Poria, Licorice and Schisandra Decoction plus 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 fumigating the face; add Rhubarb (Da Huang) to drain it. (Jin Gui Yao Lue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet))

Poria four liang; Licorice three liang; Schisandra fruit half a sheng; Dried Ginger three liang; Asarum three liang; Pinellia half a sheng; Apricot kernel half a sheng; Rhubarb three liang. The above eight ingredients: with one dou of water, boil and reduce to three sheng, remove the dregs, take half a sheng warm, three times a day. (Shang Han Za Bing Lun)

The above eight ingredients: with one dou of water, boil and reduce to three sheng, remove the dregs. Take half a sheng warm, three times a day.

湯劑

Remove supporting rheum.

Cough with counterflow; must sit propped up to breathe and cannot lie down. If the face is hot as if drunk, this is Stomach heat rushing upward and fumigating the face.