1. From The Origin and Indicators of Disease (诸病源候论 zhū bìng yuán hòu lùn, jí huáng hòu). Jaundice is mostly caused by damp-heat toxin evil scorching provisioning-blood and characterized by sudden yellowing together with fullness in the heart region and panting that threaten the patient’s life. The body swiftly turns to the color of tangerines, and, in severe cases, there is clouded spirit and delirious raving, high fever, vexation and thirst, fullness in the chest and abdominal distension, blood ejection and spontaneous external bleeding, bloody stool, and ascites. The pulse is stringlike, slippery, and rapid. The tongue is red or crimson with a dry yellow fur.
Medicinal therapy: Clear heat and resolve toxin; cool the blood and open the orifices. Use Coptis Toxin-Resolving Decoction (黄连解毒汤huáng lián jiě dú tāng) or Spirit-Like Rhinoceros Horn Elixir (神犀丹shén xī dān).