Mr. Feng, male, 31 years old. The patient reported the onset of illness since yesterday, with fever and chills, without sweating, yellowing of the face and eyes, scanty and yellow urine, itchy skin, six pulse conditions floating and rapid, tongue coating thin and yellow. The illness is characterized by exterior cold and internal dampness-heat, indicative of the initial stage of jaundice. The treatment should focus on releasing the exterior and draining dampness, with Ephedra, Forsythia and Rice Bean Decoction as the main prescription:
Ephedra 6g (decocted to remove foam) Forsythia 6g Bitter Apricot Seed 9g Rice Bean 31g Mulberry Bark 9g Liquorice Root 3g Chinese Date 9g Fresh Ginger Rhizome 9g
3 doses, decocted with water, taken in 3 doses per day, one dose per day. After taking the medicine, sweating occurred, fever and chills resolved, and the yellowing of the face and eyes subsided, leading to recovery.