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Any person who previously suffered from wind-dampness and then encountered cold qi, which fought with the pathogenic factors, will experience pain throughout the body, fever, and yellowing of the body.

This is due to excessive heat in the Spleen and Stomach; the heat injures the Heart. The Heart governs blood. When heat qi is exuberant, it causes yellowing of the body and disturbs the blood (bleeding), hence this condition is named "Fa Xue" (Bleeding Eruption).

This is caused by stagnant heat residing in the Spleen and Stomach, leading to yellowing of the body. If it is complicated by toxins, it results in dysentery, hence this condition is named "Fa Li" (Dysentery Eruption).

This disease arises because heat injures the Heart, and the Heart governs blood. When heat is exuberant, blood follows the stool downward, a condition named "Xue Zhi" (Hemorrhoidal Bleeding).

All jaundice diseases are caused by excessive heat. During times of exuberant heat, one must take cooling medicines. However, if too many cooling medicines are taken, they may stir up old accumulations or masses (Pi Ji).

After suffering from jaundice, if there is difficult and painful urination accompanied by stone strangury (Shi Lin) and yellowing of the gallbladder, these are all caused by accumulated heat. Heat flows into the Small Intestine, causing difficult, scanty, and painful urination, with discharge resembling sand and stones.

After vomiting and purging for jaundice, the Stomach Qi becomes deficient and cold. If the person has a chronic condition involving cold fluid retention, vomiting will occur.

The disease of Jaundice (Dan Huang) is caused by excessive consumption of alcohol and food, leading to disharmony of the Fu and Zang organs. Water and grain mix together and accumulate in the Spleen and Stomach. Combined with the struggle against wind-dampness, the stagnation does not disperse. Heat qi stagnates and steams, causing the sensation of hunger after eating, yellowing of the body, face, nails, and urine, and a desire to lie still.

If the pulses on the body show mixed colors—predominantly red, black, or blue—it indicates alternating chills and fever along with body pain. A slightly yellow complexion, yellow dental plaque, and yellow nails indicate Dan Huang (Jaundice). If Dan Huang is accompanied by thirst, the disease is difficult to treat; if not accompanied by thirst, it is treatable. If the disease manifests in Yin regions, the person will certainly vomit; if it manifests in Yang regions, the person will experience shivering

In persons with deficiency consumptive diseases, if they drink much alcohol but eat little grain, internal heat generates in the Stomach. If they enter water or are exposed to wind while heavily intoxicated, the body and eyes turn yellow, the heart feels vexed and painful, the calves become full and swollen, the urine turns yellow, and red spots appear on the face. If treated with purgatives, over time it transforms into Black Dan (Hei Dan), characterized by a black face and eyes, a sensation in the heart as if eating minced garlic, completely black stools, and skin that is numb and insensitive to scratching. This can be known by a floating and weak pulse.

For Jiu Dan (Alcohol Jaundice), if the patient feels heat in the heart and desires to vomit, inducing vomiting will lead to recovery. If there is difficulty in urination, the symptom profile shows heat in the heart but no heat in the feet; this confirms the diagnosis.

If there is abdominal fullness, a desire to vomit, dry nose, and a floating pulse, induce vomiting first. If the pulse is deep and wiry, purge first.