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According to *Zhu Bing Yuan Hou Lun* (Treatise on the Pathogenesis and Symptoms of All Diseases): In patients with deficiency consumption (*Xu Lao*), if they drink excessively and consume insufficient grains, internal heat will generate in the stomach. If one enters water or is exposed to wind while heavily intoxicated, it leads to jaundice characterized by yellowing of the body and eyes, mental restlessness and pain in the epigastrium, fullness and swelling of the lower legs, yellow urine, and red macules on the face. If purgative methods are used, over time this may transform into black jaundice (*Hei Dan*), presenting with bluish-black discoloration around the eyes and face, a sensation in the heart as if eating minced garlic, completely black stools, skin numbness where scratching does not elicit sensation, and a floating and weak pulse, which allows for diagnosis. For wine jaundice (*Jiu Dan*), if there is mental heat and a desire to vomit, emetic therapy should be employed, and recovery follows vomiting. If urination is difficult, the signs should include mental heat and heat under the feet; this constitutes the syndrome differentiation. If there is abdominal fullness and a desire to vomit, along with nasal dryness and agitation, and a floating pulse, emetic therapy should be applied first; if the pulse is deep and wiry, purgative therapy should be applied first. (From Volume 12)

In Zhang Zhongjing's *Shanghan Lun* (Treatise on Cold Damage), the symptoms of wine jaundice include mental restlessness and distress (*Ao Nu*), or heat and pain in the epigastrium. The primary formula is Gardenia, Immature Bitter Orange, Fermented Soybean, and Rhubarb Decoction (*Zhizi Zhishi Chi Dahuang Tang*).
Ingredients: Gardenia Fruit (*Gardeniae Fructus*, 7 units); Immature Bitter Orange (*Zhi Shi*, 5 units); Prepared Fermented Soybean (*Dan Dou Chi*, 1 sheng); Rhubarb Root (*Rhei Radix et Rhizoma*, 1 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Cut the four ingredients. Boil in 6 sheng of water until reduced to 2 sheng. Strain the dregs. Take 7 he of the decoction warm, three times daily. (Same as recorded in *Zhouhou Beiji Fang* and *Qianjin Fang*, from Volume 14)

*Zhouhou Beiji Fang* treats wine jaundice with symptoms of mental restlessness and pain, fullness of the lower legs, yellow urine, red macules and yellow-black jaundice on the face after drinking, caused by exposure to wind and water while heavily intoxicated. The primary formula is Astragalus Powder (*Huangqi San*).
Ingredients: Astragalus Root (*Astragali Radix*, 2 liang); Bark of Magnolia Officinalis (*Mulan Pi*, 1 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the two ingredients into powder. Administer with wine, one fangcun bi per dose, three times daily. (Same as recorded in *Beiji Fang* and Wenzhong's works)

The Mugwort Decoction for Wine Jaundice from *Shenshi Fang*:
Ingredients: Fresh Mugwort Leaves (*Ai Ye*, 1 bundle); Ephedra Herb (*Ephedrae Herba*, 2 liang, nodes removed); Rhubarb Root (*Rhei Radix et Rhizoma*, 6 fen); Soybean Seed (*Soyntae Semen*, 1 sheng).
Preparation and Administration: Cut the four ingredients. Boil in 5 sheng of clear wine until reduced to 2 sheng. Divide into three doses. (From Volume 30)

Yinchen Decoction from *Qianjin Fang*: Primarily treats jaundice, wine jaundice, and wine accumulation (*Jiu Pi*), with symptoms of complete yellowing of the body and face. This formula was provided by Imperial Physician Xiaowei Shi Tuo.
Ingredients: Capillaris Herb (*Artemisiae Scopariae Herba*, 3 liang); Rhubarb Root (*Rhei Radix et Rhizoma*, 2 liang, another version uses 1 liang); Gardenia Fruit (*Gardeniae Fructus*, 14 units); Scutellaria Root (*Scutellariae Radix*, 3 liang, another version uses 1 liang); Ginseng Root (*Ginseng Radix*, half liang, another version uses 1 liang); Coptis Rhizome (*Coptidis Rhizoma*, 2 liang, another version uses 1 liang); Licorice Root (*Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma*, 1 liang, prepared by roasting).
Preparation and Administration: Cut the seven ingredients. Boil in 1 dou of water until reduced to 3 sheng. Divide into three doses. Avoid pork, cold water, seaweed, and pak choi. (Same as recorded in Wenzhong's works and *Fan Wang Fang*)

Furthermore, regarding patients suffering from jaundice: some have no fever, speak calmly and clearly, yet have abdominal fullness and a desire to vomit; or it is wine jaundice with mental heat and a desire to vomit, which is cured by emesis.
Take the Sophora Root Powder (*Kushen San*) from *Qianjin Yi Fang* for effective emesis. This refers to one of the seven formulas mentioned in the section on general whole-body yellowing.

Regarding flesh jaundice (*Rou Dan*): drinking is scarce but urination is frequent, urine is white like rice washings, caused by alcohol consumption. The primary formula is Aragonite Powder (*Han Shui Shi San*).
Ingredients: Aragonite (*Han Shui Shi*, 5 fen); Halloysite (*Baishi Zhi*, 5 fen); Trichosanthes Root (*Trichosanthis Radix*, 5 fen); Dodder Seed (*Cuscutae Semen*, 3 fen, soaked in wine); Anemarrhena Rhizome (*Anemarrhenae Rhizoma*, 3 fen); Cassia Twig (*Cinnamomi Ramulus*, 3 fen).
Preparation and Administration: Pound and sieve the six ingredients. Administer with wheat gruel, five fen bi per dose, three times daily. Improvement is seen within five days. Avoid raw green onions. (Same as recorded in *Gujin Luyan*, *Shenshi Fang*, etc.)

*Gujin Luyan* treats wine accumulation and excessive drinking with Yellow Jaundice Powder (*Huangdan San*).
Ingredients: Genkwa Flower (*Genkai Flos*); Pepper Seeds (*Jiaomu*) (equal parts).
Preparation and Administration: Pound and sieve the two ingredients into powder. Take one qianbi at dawn. Elderly and children take half a dose. The medicine attacks the hypochondriac region, and upon evacuation, the patient recovers. Repeat administration every other day, reducing the dosage slightly as before, continuing until the root cause is eliminated. (Same as recorded in *Shenshi Fang*, from Volume 27)