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Treats Shaoyin throat pain (throat pain associated with the Shaoyin channel).
Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix) and Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), in equal parts. Take five qian per dose, decocted in water for oral administration.

Treats acute and chronic Hou Bi (obstruction of the throat characterized by swelling and difficulty swallowing), where the throat is swollen and blocked, preventing free passage.
Penxiao (Natrii Sulfas), four qian; Bai Jiangcan (Bombyx Batryticatus), lightly stir-fried, mouthparts removed, powdered, eight qian; Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), raw and powdered, eight qian; Qingdai (Indigo Naturalis), eight qian; Mabo (Fomes Officinalis), powdered, three qian; Puhuang (Pollen Typhae), five qian; Shexiang (Moschus), one qian; Longnao (Borneolum Syntheticum), one qian. Grind all ingredients into a fine powder, store in a porcelain box. For use, take one qian, mix with fresh cold water, and swallow. If it is Hou Bi, suppuration and bleeding will occur, leading to cure; if not Hou Bi, the condition will naturally dissipate. For various heat-induced swellings, apply half a qian of the powder on the tongue and swallow the saliva.

Highly effective for treating sore throat.
Tiandougen (Radix Dolichoris), one liang; Pengsha (Borax), two qian; Longnao (Borneolum Syntheticum), a small amount; Shexiang (Moschus), a small amount. Grind into a fine powder, bind with venomous fish gallbladder juice to form pills the size of mung beans. Take three to five pills per dose, hold in the mouth to dissolve, and swallow the saliva.

Treats Hou Bi.
Jiangcan (Bombyx Batryticatus), straight ones, ten pieces; Yazao (Gleditsiae Sinensis Fructus Spina), one pod, skin and membranes removed; Quanxie (Scorpio), ten pieces, complete head and horns, detoxified; Pengsha (Borax); Xionghuang (Realgar); Mingfan (Alumen), each one qian; Danwan (Gallbladder Pill), five fen. Grind into a fine powder. For use, take an amount equivalent to "one character" (approx. 0.5-1g), insufflate into the throat for immediate relief.
Another prescription:
Treats Ru E (swollen tonsils resembling a teat). Crush wild mustard greens to extract juice, mix with vinegar, insert a goose feather probe into the throat to induce vomiting of phlegm/saliva for cure.
Alternative method:
Take a piece of white alum, hollow out the center, insert one seed of Badou (Crotonis Tiglium), heat over fire until boiling, remove the seed, grind the remaining alum into powder, and insufflate a small amount into the throat.

Effective for various throat diseases and swelling/toxicity in the cheeks.
Lqiao (Forsythiae Fructus), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Beimu (Fritillariae Cirrhosae Bulbus), Jingjie (Schizonepetae Spica), Xuanshen (Scrophulariae Radix), Zhike (Aurantii Fructus), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Baijiezi (Sinapis Semen), Chishao (Paeoniae Radix Rubra), Tianhuafen (Trichosanthis Radix), Jiegeng (Platocodonis Radix), Niubangzi (Arctii Fructus), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), Shegan (Belamcandae Rhizoma). Add Dengxincao (Junci Medullia), decoct in water, and take orally.
Another prescription:
Treats Chan Hou Feng (strangling wind/acute laryngeal obstruction). Mix five fen of fine white alum powder with one black-bone chicken egg, blend well, and instill into the throat for immediate effect, saving many lives.

Treats sore throat and swelling, inability to swallow food, and sores on the mouth and tongue.
Longnao (Borneolum Syntheticum), five fen; Pengsha (Borax), one qian; Zhusha (Cinnabaris), three qian; Mayaxiao (Natrii Sulfas Crystallisatus), five fen; Hanshuishi (Halloysitum Rubrum), calcined, two qian. Grind uniformly. For use, take an amount equivalent to "one character," sprinkle on the tongue, and swallow with saliva.