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The *Zhubing Yuanhou Lun* (Treatise on the Pathogenesis and Manifestations of All Diseases) states: This condition arises from drinking alcohol, where heat rises to rush towards the face, and encounters cold wind qi, leading to a struggle between the two. Consequently, red macules appear on the nose and face.

The *Ge Shi Fang* (Formulas by Master Ge) for treating chronic facial lesions due to alcohol consumption:
Take powder from cormorant droppings, mix with lard rendered in the twelfth lunar month, and apply topically. Droppings from cranes are also effective.

The *Seng Shen Fang* (Formulas by Monk Shen) for treating facial macules, Tribulus Powder:
Tribuli Fructus (Jili Zi), Gardeniae Semen (Zhizi Ren), Prepared Soybean (Xiang Chi) (each 1 sheng), Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex (Mulan Pi) (0.5 jin).
Grind these four herbs into powder, mix with vinegar juice to form a paste. Apply to the affected area before sleep, and wash off with warm water the next morning.

The *Qianjin Fang* (Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold) for treating nasal macules, Gardenia Pills:
Ligusticum Chuanxiong Rhizoma (Chuanxiong) (4 liang), Rheum Palmatum Radix et Rhizoma (Dahuang), Gardeniae Semen (Zhizi Ren) (3 sheng), high-quality Fermented Soybean (Hao Chi) (3 sheng, roasted), Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex (Mulan) (0.5 jin), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao) (4 liang).
Mix the above six ingredients with honey to form pills the size of wutong seeds. Take 10 pills initially, gradually increasing to 25 pills daily. (The *Seng Shen Fang* records: Zhizi Ren 2 sheng, Xiang Chi...)

The *Duan Ju Fang* (Short Drama Formulas) for treating facial macules, Magnolia Powder:
Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex (1 jin), soak in aged vinegar for one hundred days, ensuring it is fully submerged. Remove the cortex, dry it in the sun, grind into powder. Take one fangcun bi (a square-inch measure) per dose, three times daily.

The *Xin Lu Fang* (Newly Recorded Formulas) for treating nasal macules:
Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex, Gardeniae Semen, Fermented Soybean, mixed in equal parts. Blend with vinegar into a paste, apply topically, once daily.

The *Liu Juanzi Fang* (Formulas by Liu Juanzi) Magnolia Ointment for treating nasal macules:
Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex (2 liang), Gardeniae Fructus (3 liang).
Finely chop the two ingredients, soak in vinegar overnight. The next morning, add 1 sheng of lard, boil until the dregs are removed, warm slightly, and massage onto the affected area.

The *Ruyi Fang* (Formulas Satisfying Desires) regarding the treatment of facial macules states:
The previously mentioned Jiquai Guirou Formula for treating facial macules is also applicable here.

The *Zhubing Yuanhou Lun* states: "Si Mian" refers to grain-like particles appearing on the facial skin. This occurs when wind evil invades the skin pores and collides with body fluids, causing the qi of body fluids...

The *Ge Shi Fang* for treating sudden onset of rice-grain-like eruptions on the face:
When the first frost falls in the tenth lunar month, use it to wash and wipe the face before applying medication; this is optimal.

Another formula: Akebiae Caulis (Bailian) (2 fen), Gypsum Fibrosum (Sheng Shishi) (1 fen), Halloysit Rubra (Baishizhi) (1 fen), Armeniacae Semen Amarum (Xingren) (0.5 fen). Grind into powder. Mix with albumen ovii galli (egg white) and apply before sleep.

Another variant omits Shishi and Baishizhi, using instead egg white, honey, and fresh water to wipe the area.

The *Fan Wang Fang* (Formulas by Fan Wang) for treating Si Mian:
Calcined Alumen (Fanshi), mix with wine and apply. No more than three applications are needed.

Another formula: Crush fresh Cuscutae Semen (Tusizi) to extract juice, apply topically. No more than three applications until resolution.