Vacuity jaundice

Jaundice with vacuity signs such as withered-yellow facial complexion, bland taste in the mouth, fearful throbbing, limp legs, mild heat effusion and aversion to cold, disfluent voidings of turbid urine, low food intake, sloppy stool, pale tongue, and a weak fine pulse. Vacuity jaundice develops as a result of enduring jaundice or spleen vacuity and blood depletion depriving the skin of nourishment.

Medicinal therapy: Support the vacuity and secure the root, taking care to avoid excessively cold formulas. Appropriate formulas include Chinese Angelica and Astragalus Center-Fortifying Decoction (归芪建中汤 guī qí jiàn zhōng tāng), Ginseng Provisioning-Nourishing Decoction (人参养荣汤 rén shēn yǎng róng tāng), and Eight-Ingredient Rehmannia Pill (八味地黄丸 bā wèi dì huáng wán).

Acumoxatherapy: Base treatment mainly on CV, back transport points, GB, ST, and SP. Select CV-12 (Center Stomach Duct, 中脘 zhōng wǎn), CV-6 (Sea of Qì, 气海 qì hǎi), BL-20 (Spleen Transport, 脾俞 pí shù), BL-19 (Gallbladder Transport, 胆俞 dǎn shù), ST-36 (Leg Three Lǐ, 足三里 zú sān lǐ), SP-6 (Three Yīn Intersection, 三阴交 sān yīn jiāo), and GB-34 (Yáng Mound Spring, 阳陵泉 yáng líng quán). Needle with supplementation and add moxa.