Alcoholic jaundice, or feverless delirium, slight abdominal distension and fullness, nausea, and dry nose. If the pulse is floating, induce vomiting first; if deep and wiry, induce purgation first.

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This elaborates on the pathology of alcoholic jaundice. Alcohol is damp in nature and hot in property, and excessive drinking inevitably generates dampness-heat, leading to jaundice. "Feverless" means no external heat; "delirious speech" and "dry nose" indicate internal heat; "slight abdominal distension and fullness" suggests dampness-heat accumulating in the bladder; "nausea" signifies dampness-heat brewing in the stomach. A floating pulse indicates alcohol-heat in the channels, so vomiting is induced first to resolve the exterior. A deep and wiry pulse indicates alcohol retention internally, so purgation is induced first to resolve the interior.

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• Li Wen said: The stomach meridian of Foot Yangming originates at the junction of the nose at the radix nasi, hence the dry nose.