Jaundice ⁽⁵⁾

I. Overview of Gallbladder Carcinoma and Bile Duct Carcinoma Biliary tract cancers mainly include two types: gallbladder carcinoma and bile duct carcinoma. Primary gallbladder carcinoma is one of the most common malignant tumors of the biliary system, accounting for 1%–2% of biliary surgical patients. Among…

Yinchenhao Tang comes from Zhang Zhongjing's Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) of the Han Dynasty. The formula is composed of: Yinchenhao (Artemisiae Scopariae Herba) 6 liang (one Han-Dynasty liang converts to 15 g today), Zhizi (Gardeniae Fructus) 14 pieces, Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma,…

Jaundice is a clinical sign characterized by yellow staining of the sclera, skin and mucous membranes, body fluids, and other human tissues, caused by elevated serum bilirubin. In some patients the jaundice is not visible to the naked eye, but serum tests show bilirubin above…

The Waitai Miyao (Arcane Essentials from the Imperial Library) contains a formula called Yinchen Decoction, composed as follows: Yinchen (Herba Artemisiae Scopariae) 4 liang (12 g), Huangqin (Radix Scutellariae) 2 liang (6 g), Zhizi (Fructus Gardeniae) 3 liang (9 g), Shengma (Rhizoma Cimicifugae) 3 liang…

The patient, Mr. Meng, a 40-year-old male with liver cancer, first visited the clinic on June 8, 1992. That January, the patient had undergone a partial resection of the right lobe of the liver through a combined thoracoabdominal incision at a certain hospital; postoperative pathology…