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Jaundice arising when spleen qì vacuity causes damp-heat to become depressed and stagnant.

Medicinal therapy: Disinhibit damp-heat using Virgate Wormwood and Poria Five Powder (茵陈五苓散 yīn chén wǔ líng sǎn). After jaundice abates, fortify the spleen. For yellow face and eyes with vacuity swelling, supplement the spleen and fortify the stomach using variations of Six Gentlemen Decoction (六君子汤 liù jūn zǐ tāng).

Acumoxatherapy: To abate jaundice, base treatment mainly on GB, SP, LR, 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), GV-9 (Extremity of Yáng, 至阳 zhì yáng), ST-44 (Inner Court, 内庭 nèi tíng), and SP-6 (Three Yīn Intersection, 三阴交 sān yīn jiāo); needle with drainage. To fortify the spleen after jaundice abates, select BL-20 (Spleen Transport, 脾俞 pí shù), BL-21 (Stomach Transport, 胃俞 wèi shù), CV-12 (Center Stomach Duct, 中脘 zhōng wǎn), LR-13 (Camphorwood Gate, 章门 zhāng mén), and ST-36 (Leg Three Lǐ, 足三里 zú sān lǐ); needle with supplementation and add moxa.

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