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The *Ge Shi Fang* (Prescriptions of Master Ge) treats the condition of throat and pharyngeal ulceration (throat rot) and sores on the tongue caused by consecutive days of drinking alcohol.
Crush one sheng of hemp seeds, grind into powder, add two liang of Phellodendri Cortex (Huangbai), and mix with honey to form pills for administration.

The *Ge Shi Fang* treats excessive thirst after drinking alcohol.
Trichosanthis Fructus (Gualou, 3 liang); Ophiopogonis Radix (Maidong, 3 liang, heart removed); Morus Albae Radicis Cortex (Sangbaipipi, 3 liang, sliced and stir-fried).
Add six sheng of water, decoct until three sheng remain. Divide into two doses. If symptoms persist, prepare another dose.

The *Ge Shi Fang* treats persistent diarrhea after drinking alcohol.
Twenty sheets of Zhili paper (a type of medicinal paper), soaked in water; if unavailable, use three liang of Coptidis Rhizoma (Huanglian); four liang of Ostreae Concha (Muli), ground into powder; one jin of Cervus Elaphus meat jerky (Lifu); if unavailable, use deer meat; if deer is also unavailable, use four liang each of Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui) and Longgu (Fossilized Bones). Add fifteen sheng of water, decoct once until eight sheng remain. Divide into three or four doses. If symptoms persist, prepare another dose. Another prescription states: taking Longgu powder alone is also effective, or it can be decocted and drunk alone.

The *Qianjin Fang* (Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold) records a prescription for abdominal fullness and indigestion after drinking alcohol:
Insert salt into the large opening of the anus using a small bamboo tube.

The *Zhubing Yuanhou Lun* (Treatise on the Pathogenesis and Symptoms of All Diseases) states: Wine is the essence of water and grain. Its qi is fierce and highly toxic. Upon entering the stomach, it causes distension and rebellious qi, filling the chest. It scorches the Liver and Gallbladder, causing Liver Qi to float and Gallbladder Qi to become horizontal, leading to madness, rebellion, anger, and loss of normal temperament. Hence, it is termed "hating wine."
The *Qianjin Fang* treats aversion to wine and irritability:
Take grass growing upside down in an empty well and consume it without letting the patient know.
Another prescription: Take the dust from the top of Sorghum inflorescences, mix with wine, and drink.
Su Jing's *Bencao Zhu* (Commentaries on Materia Medica) treats the disease of hating wine:
Consume white ash from eagle droppings, taken with wine in a dose of one cun bi (square inch spoon), without informing the drinker.

The *Qianjin Fang* prescribes a method to prevent drunkenness.
Two he of Semen Platycladi (Bairen) and two he of Cannabis Fructus (Maziren). One dose allows for triple the amount of alcohol intake.
Another prescription: Collect leaves or flowers of Vigna angularis (Xiaodou), dry them in the shade for one hundred days, grind into powder, and take.
It also states a method to eliminate the smell of alcohol after drinking:
Take fourteen roots of Brassica rapa var. trilocularis (Wujing), steam three times, grind into two qian of powder, and take with water after drinking.
The *Ge Shi Fang* provides a method to make it difficult to get drunk when drinking, thereby preventing bodily harm:
Mix dried flowers of Puerariae Lobatae Radix (Ge Hua) and Vigna angularis flowers, grind into powder, and take three cun bi.
Another prescription: Eat one he of salt before drinking alcohol to double the effect.
Another prescription: Drink juice from Puerariae Radix (Gegen) or Apii Radix (Qingen).
Another prescription: Sesame (Huma) can neutralize alcohol toxicity.
The *Zhenzhong Fang*, quoting Laozi: To drink without getting drunk, take three soybeans beforehand; then drink alcohol without becoming intoxicated.
The *Lingqi Fang* prescribes a remedy to stop drunkenness:
On the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, collect Vigna angularis flowers, dry them for one hundred days, and grind into powder. Before drinking, place equal amounts of Asparagi Radix (Mendong, fourteen pieces) and the powder in the mouth, and swallow with morning well water, ensuring no intoxication occurs.