1. With jaundice, yellow eyes and short and red urine, it is often used with Gardenia, Cortex Phellodendri and Radix et Rhizoma Rhei.

2. Jaundice is more important than heat. Poria cocos and Polyporus are commonly used in Chen Yin.

3. If the spleen and stomach of patients with jaundice are cold, wet and stagnant, Yang Qi should not be overcast and yellow, and Chen Yin often uses aconite and dried ginger.

4. If there are symptoms of wet sores and itching due to damp heat, use Herba Artemisiae Scopariae with Cortex Phellodendri, Radix Sophorae Flavescentis and Fructus Kochiae.