Liquor jaundice

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 Gardenia and Rhubarb Decoction (栀子大黄汤 zhī zǐ dà huáng tāng) from Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet (金匮要略 jīn guì yào lüè), and Pueraria Flower Liquor-Resolving Decoction (葛花解酲汤 gé huā jiě chéng tāng).

Acumoxatherapy: Base treatment mainly on GB, SP, LI, and ST. Select BL-19 (Gallbladder Transport, 胆俞 dǎn shù), GB-34 (Yáng Mound Spring, 阳陵泉 yáng líng quán), LR-3 (Supreme Surge, 太冲 tài chōng), SP-9 (Yīn Mound Spring, 阴陵泉 yīn líng quán), LI-11 (Pool at the Bend, 曲池 qū chí), ST-44 (Inner Court, 内庭 nèi tíng), SP-6 (Three Yīn Intersection, 三阴交 sān yīn jiāo), ST-36 (Leg Three Lǐ, 足三里 zú sān lǐ), and GV-9 (Extremity of Yáng, 至阳 zhì yáng); needle with drainage. For pronounced heat, add GV-14 (Great Hammer, 大椎 dà zhuī).

See also jaundice.