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Take a small amount of *Bai Fan* (Alumen, 白矾) and *Peng Sha* (Borax, 硼_sha_) ground into powder, blow it into the nasal cavity; let it dissolve naturally to cure.

Blow *Long Gu* (Fossilized Bones, 龙骨) powder into the nasal cavity to cure immediately.

Take one raw *Wu Tou* (Aconite Root, 乌头), cut it while moist into the size of a jujube pit, and insert it into the ear. Insert in the morning and replace at night; after three to five days, it will heal. Otherwise, if left for too long, it may lead to deafness.

*Bí Ma Zi* (Ricinus Seed, 蓖麻子) (100 seeds), *Da Zao* (Jujube Fruit, 大枣) (15 pieces, pitted).
Pound them together until mushy, mix with breast milk from a male infant, and form into pellets shaped like jujube pits. Wrap one pellet in silk cotton, insert it into the ear, and stop when heat is felt in the ear. Replace once daily; recover in twenty days.

Drip fresh juice of *Jiu Cai* (Chinese Chive, 韭菜) three times daily.
Sudden swelling of the tongue resembling a pig's bladder, filling the mouth: if untreated, death occurs within moments.
*Qian Jin Fang* (Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold): Use *Bai Cao Shuang* (Soot from burning weeds, 百草霜), mix with wine, apply under the tongue; immediate recovery. (Preferably use soot from burning weeds in rural areas.)

Frequently sprinkle *Pu Huang* (Lygodii Spora, 蒲黄). If caused by cold, add equal parts of *Gan Jiang* (Dried Ginger, 干姜) powder.

Take a small cup of blood from the comb of a rooster, soak the affected area; it will subside immediately.

Decoct *Mu Zei* (Equiseti Herba, 木贼) in water, gargle to cure.

Formula for treating eighteen types of throat disorders:
*Shi Qing* (Azurite, 石青), *Qing Dai* (Indigo Naturalis, 青黛), *Zhu Sha* (Cinnabar, 朱砂), *Bai Peng Sha* (White Borax, 白硼砂) (each 1 liang), *Dan Fan* (Chalcanthite, 胆矾), *Ren Zhong Bai* (Calcinated Human Excrement, 人中白) (dose unspecified), *Yuan Ming Fen* (Mirabilite, 元明粉) (each 5 qian), *Zhen Bing Pian* (Natural Borneol, 真冰片) (3 fen), *Shan Dou Gen* (Sophorae Tonkinensis Radix et Rhizoma, 山豆根) (2 qian).
Grind all into fine powder, store in a jar with the mouth sealed. In emergencies, use 2-3 fen, blow into the throat to cure; extremely effective.

The Zhao family in Changshu possessed an ancestral secret formula for *Chan Hou Feng* (Throat-winding Wind, 缠喉风) that was very effective. One day, Mr. Zhao's son was drinking with his friend Zhang. When Zhang asked about the formula, Mr. Zhao did not answer. During the drinking, Mr. Zhao suddenly suffered unbearable throat pain and shouted loudly, "Bring me *Zhu Ya Zao Jiao* (Gleditsia Sinensis Fruit, 猪牙皂角)." Upon arrival, it was finely pounded, mixed with vinegar into a paste, and introduced into the throat. After gargling four or five times, large amounts of phlegm were expectorated, and the pain stopped immediately. Zhang told others about this repeatedly, leading to its dissemination. People then used *Zhu Ya Zao Jiao* powder mixed with vinegar applied to the outer neck; when dry, it was replaced. The swollen flesh-like growths would rupture and heal.

Wrap cotton around the tip of a chopstick, dip in salt, and dab onto the fleshy growth. Do this five to six times a day. The swelling will subside naturally, then take the following medicine.

*Ku Jie Geng* (Platycodon Root, 苦桔梗), *Chuan Huang Lian* (Coptis Rhizome, 川黄连) (double dose), *Zhi Shi* (Immature Bitter Orange, 枳实) (stir-fried), *Qian Hu* (Peucedani Radix, 前胡), *Lian Qiao* (Forsythiae Fructum, 连翘) (heart removed), *Chen Pi* (Tangerine Peel, 陈皮), *Fang Feng* (Saposhnikoviae Radix, 防风), *Zhi Ban Xia* (Pinelliae Rhizoma Preparatum, 制半夏), *Chai Hu* (Bupleuri Radix, 柴胡), *Nan Xing* (Arisaema Cum Bile, 南星), *Bai Fu Zi* (Typhonii Rhizoma, 白附子), *Niu Bang Zi* (Arctii Fructus, 牛蒡子) (stir-fried and ground), *Yuan Shen* (Scrophulariae Radix, 元参), *Chi Shao* (Red Peony Root, 赤芍), *E Zhu* (Curcuma Zedoaria Rhizoma, 莪术) (roasted), *Gan Cao* (Licorice Root, 甘草) (equal parts). Decoct in water and take orally.