Poria, Licorice, and Schisandra Decoction plus Dried Ginger, Asarum, Pinellia, Apricot Kernel, and Rhubarb

金匱要略

If the face is hot as if drunk, this is stomach heat rushing upward and steaming the face; add Rhubarb to disinhibit it. (Jin Gui Yao Lue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet))

Poria 4 liang, Licorice 3 liang, Schisandra half sheng, Dry Ginger 3 liang, Asarum 3 liang, Pinellia half sheng, Apricot Kernel half sheng, Rhubarb 3 liang. The above eight ingredients, with 1 dou of water, decoct to obtain 3 sheng, remove dregs, take half a sheng warm, three times daily. (Shanghan Zabing Lun)

The above eight ingredients, with 1 dou of water, decoct to obtain 3 sheng, remove dregs. Take half a sheng warm, three times daily.

湯劑

Eliminate branching fluid.

Cough and qi counterflow, must lean to breathe, unable to lie down. If the face is hot as if drunk, this is stomach heat rushing upward and steaming the face.