What should be done if a newborn has high jaundice?

Patient's question:

Patient: Male, 50 days old
1. Jaundiced 3 days after birth, lasted for 50 days.
2. Normal temperature.
3. Normal feeding, urination, and defecation.
Help needed: How to completely treat jaundice

Doctor's answer:

The liver enzyme system of newborns is not fully developed, making them prone to jaundice. Normal babies typically develop physiological jaundice 2-3 days after birth, reaching its peak between 4-6 days, and then subsiding on their own within 7-14 days. If a baby exhibits jaundice too early, a rapid daily increase in jaundice levels, excessively high jaundice values, prolonged duration, or a recurrence after subsidence, it is considered pathological jaundice. Elevated jaundice levels require treatment to reduce jaundice, with a commonly used medication being Yin Zhi Huang. Exposing the baby to sunlight regularly can also be beneficial.