Scourge jaundice

1. Any severe contagious jaundice. Scourge jaundice is attributed to heaven-current epidemic pestilence or damp-heat seasonal toxin scorching provisioning-blood. Scourge jaundice is characterized by body and eyes that are deep yellow in color, high fever, clouded spirit, urine the color of phellodendron (Phellodendri Cortex, 黄柏 huáng bǎi) juice, abdominal distension with water, rib-side pain, and blood ejection and bloody stool. In some cases, there are maculopapular eruptions. The tongue is red or crimson; the pulse is surging and rapid.

Medicinal therapy: Clear provisioning, cool the blood, and open the orifices.

See acute jaundice.

2. Acute jaundice.