治风热上壅，咽喉肿痛，或生痈疮，如有腐肉者。
牛蒡子（二钱） 玄参 升麻 桔梗 犀角 黄芩 木通 甘草（各一钱） 水煎，食
远服。
治少阴咽痛。又治咽喉肿痛，燥热喉痹，神效。
甘草（一钱） 桔梗（三钱） 加防风、荆芥、薄荷、黄芩、鼠粘子、连翘、射干。水
煎，食远
一方 治咽喉干燥，痛或不痛。用四物汤加桔梗、荆芥、知母、黄柏煎服，立已。
一方 治咽喉牙关紧急。熏法，巴豆去壳，纸包，以竹管压取油，在纸上就将此纸作捻
子，如点灯法，吹灭，以烟熏入鼻中，一霎时，口鼻涎流，牙关开矣。
一方 治声音不清。
诃子肉（三钱，半生半熟） 木通（三钱，半生半熟） 桔梗（五钱） 甘草（三钱，
半生半炒）
生地黄（三钱） 水煎，食远服。
治咽喉热毒肿痛，痰涎壅盛。
防风 荆芥 薄荷 桔梗 黄芩 黄连（各一钱半） 山栀 连翘 玄参 大黄 朴硝
牛蒡子 甘草（各七分）
上水煎，食远徐徐温服。
一方 诸物刺喉成疮，肿痛危急者。
黄 （蜜炙，一钱）诃子（去核，七分） 苍术（一钱） 五味子（二十粒） 黄连（五
分） 乌梅（
多属痰痛，有可吐可下者。
《脉诀举要》曰∶头痛阳弦，浮风紧寒，风热洪数，湿细而坚。气虚头痛，虽弦必涩。
痰厥则滑，肾厥坚实。
Treats wind-heat congestion upward, causing soreness and swelling of the throat, or formation of sores and ulcers resembling putrid flesh.
Bai Pu Zi (Arctii Fructus, 2 qian), Xuan Shen (Scrophulariae Radix), Sheng Ma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma), Jie Geng (Platycodonis Radix), Xi Jiao (Rhinocerotis Cornu), Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix), Mu Tong (Akebiae Caulis), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (each 1 qian). Decoct in water and take far from meals.
Treats Shaoyin sore throat. Also treats soreness and swelling of the throat, dry-heat obstructing the throat (Hou Bi), with miraculous efficacy.
Gan Cao (Licorice Root, 1 qian), Jie Geng (Platycodon Root, 3 qian), add Fang Feng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Jing Jie (Schizonepetae Spica), Bo He (Menthae Haplocalycis Herba), Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix), Shu Niu Zi (Arctii Fructus), Lian Qiao (Forsythiae Fructus), She Gan (Belamcandae Rhizoma). Decoct in water and take far from meals.
Another prescription: Treats dryness and pain in the throat, whether painful or not. Use Si Wu Tang (Four Substances Decoction) added with Jie Geng (Platycodonis Radix), Jing Jie (Schizonepetae Spica), Zhi Mu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma), Huang Bai (Phellodendri Cortex). Decoct and take; relief will be immediate.
Another prescription: Treats stiffness and urgency of the jaw due to throat conditions. Moxibustion/Fumigation method: Remove shells of Ba Dou (Crotonis Fructus), wrap in paper, press oil out using a bamboo tube. Place this oil-stained paper on another sheet to form a wick, like lighting a lamp. Extinguish it, and use the smoke to fumigate into the nose. In an instant, saliva flows from mouth and nose, and the jaw opens.
Another prescription: Treats unclear voice.
He Zi Rou (Terminalia Chebula Retius Pericarpium, 3 qian, half raw half cooked), Mu Tong (Akebiae Caulis, 3 qian, half raw half cooked), Jie Geng (Platycodonis Radix, 5 qian), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, 3 qian, half raw half stir-fried), Sheng Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix, 3 qian). Decoct in water and take far from meals.
Treats heat-toxin soreness and swelling of the throat with excessive phlegm and saliva.
Fang Feng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Jing Jie (Schizonepetae Spica), Bo He (Menthae Haplocalycis Herba), Jie Geng (Platycodonis Radix), Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix), Huang Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma) (each 1.5 qian), Shan Zhi (Gardeniae Fructus), Lian Qiao (Forsythiae Fructus), Xuan Shen (Scrophulariae Radix), Da Huang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma), Po Xiao (Natrii Sulfas), Niu Zi (Arctii Fructus), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (each 0.7 qian).
Decoct in water, take slowly and warm far from meals.
Another prescription: For wounds caused by foreign objects piercing the throat, resulting in urgent soreness and swelling.
Huang Qi (Astragali Radix, honey-fried, 1 qian), He Zi (Terminalia Chebula Retius Fruit, pitted, 0.7 qian), Cang Zhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma, 1 qian), Wu Wei Zi (Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus, 20 grains), Huang Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma, 0.5 qian), Wu Mei (Mume Fructus)... [Text missing here]
Most belong to phlegm-related pain, where emesis or purgation may be applicable.
"Mai Jue Ju Yao" states: Headache with Yang pulse is wiry; floating indicates wind, tight indicates cold, surging and rapid indicate wind-heat, fine and firm indicate dampness. Qi-deficiency headache, though wiry, must be choppy. Phlegm-jue presents with slippery pulse; Kidney-jue presents with firm and solid pulse.