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Liquor jaundice
酒疸 〔酒疸〕jiǔ dǎn
Jaundice arising when excessive liquor consumption gives rise to steaming depressed damp-heat that causes bile leakage. Liquor jaundice is characterized by yellowing of the body and eyes with red macules on the face, anguish, heat, and pain in the heart, dry nose, abdominal fullness with no desire to eat, and periodic desire to vomit.
Medicinal therapy: Clear heat and disinhibit damp-heat; resolve liquor toxin. If the pulse is floating and slippery and there is a pronounced desire to vomit, mechanical ejection should be used. If the pulse is sunken and slippery, and there is abdominal fullness and constipation, precipitation should be used. Liquor jaundice can be treated with formulas such as
Acumoxatherapy: Base treatment mainly on GB, SP, LI, and ST. Select
See also jaundice.
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