Formula
Poria, Licorice and Schisandra Decoction plus Ginger, Asarum, Pinellia, Apricot Kernel and Rhubarb
苓甘五味加姜辛半杏大黄汤ling gan wu wei jia jiang xin ban xing da huang tang
1 source
8 herbs·from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet)
In the《Jingui Yaolue》tradition, this formula is described for a face hot and flushed as if tipsy, taken as stomach heat surging upward to steam the face. A historical indication, not a modern diagnostic or treatment recommendation.
Source
传统主治（traditional context, not a modern clinical claim）：若面熱如醉，此爲胃熱上衝熏其面，加大黄以利之。…
Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet)《金匮要略》痰饮咳嗽病脉证并治第十二·苓甘五味加姜辛半杏大黄汤证（40条）
References
- Self-authored English rendering of the classical formula name (pinyin + sense translation); not a verbatim excerpt, no modern proprietary source.
Composition
- Poria四兩
- Licorice三兩
- Schisandra (Wu wei zi)半升
- Dried Ginger (Gan jiang)三兩
- Asarum (Xi xin)三兩
- Pinellia (Ban xia)半升
- Apricot Kernel (Xing ren)半升
- Rhubarb Root三兩
Citations
- Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《金匮要略》痰饮咳嗽病脉证并治第十二·苓甘五味加姜辛半杏大黄汤（组成·40）Cited from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) for its composition.
- Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《金匮要略》痰饮咳嗽病脉证并治第十二·苓甘五味加姜辛半杏大黄汤证（40条）；hash 锚公版逐字子片段Cited from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) for its traditional indications.
- Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《金匮要略》痰饮咳嗽病脉证并治第十二·苓甘五味加姜辛半杏大黄汤（煎服法·40）；hash 锚公版逐字子片段Cited from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) for its preparation & usage.