Concept

Grain jaundice

穀疸gu dan

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In the Golden Cabinet (《金匮要略》) tradition, grain jaundice (穀疸) is a disease/condition described in the Essential Prescriptions (金匮要略, ch.15) — a diet-related type of jaundice — by dizziness on eating, undigested grain, blocked urination, and a fully yellowed body. A historical disease-category for reference, not a diagnostic or treatment guide.

Source

Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet)《金匮要略·黄疸病脉证并治第十五》条2（金匮要略2021【原文】定位入口）

References

金匮要略第十五篇穀疸界说句（条2「名曰穀疸」，剔趺陽差脉引子），自撰英文非逐字。name_en=Grain jaundice 通行/Wiseman 译名，WHO 无金匮三疸头词故不挂 WHO citation

Full definition

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

風寒相搏，食穀即眩，穀氣不消，胃中苦濁，濁氣下流，小便不通，陰被其寒，熱流膀胱，身體盡黄，名曰穀疸。

Citations

Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《金匮要略·黄疸病脉证并治第十五》条2（金匮要略2021【原文】定位入口）Cited from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) for its definition.