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The cold and heat of the Zang-Fu organs are out of harmony. The Qi moves up and down abnormally, causing a sensation of choking, roughness, and knotting in the throat, leading to difficulty in swallowing. It may be due to Cold stagnation or Qi/Fire congestion, thus resulting in throat discomfort (Yan Hou Bu Li).

For treating chest and heart Qi stagnation, throat obstruction (Ye Sai), and chest fullness/discomfort, it is suitable to take Mutong San Decoction.
Herbs: Tongmu Root (Mutong, *Akebiae Caulis*), one tael, chopped; Red Poria (Chi Fuling, *Poria*), one tael; Antelope Horn Powder (Lingyangjiao Xie, *Saigantae Cornu*); Chuan Shengma (Chuan Shengma, *Bupleuri Radix*); Malian Flower (Malian Hua, *Iris lactea* flower); Qianhu (Qianhu, *Peucedani Radix*).
Preparation and Administration: Pound and sieve the above herbs into a powder. Take five qian per dose. Add one large cup of water, decoct until reduced to half a cup. Strain and remove the dregs. Take warm at any time.

For treating the throat attacked by toxic factors, with irregular breathing, chest restlessness, and stuffiness, it is suitable to take Xijiao San Decoction.
Herbs: Rhinoceros Horn Powder (Xijiao Xie, *Rhinocerotis Cornu* - note: substitute with legal alternatives in practice), one tael; Chuan Shengma (Chuan Shengma, *Bupleuri Radix*), one tael; Mutong (Mutong, *Akebiae Caulis*), three taels, chopped; Shegan (Shegan, *Belamcandae Rhizoma*); Qianhu (Qianhu, *Peucedani Radix*), one and a half taels, removed rhizome head.
Preparation and Administration: Pound and coarsely sieve the above herbs into a powder. Take two qian per dose. Add one medium cup of water and fourteen bamboo leaves (Zhu Ye, *Phyllostachys nigra* leaf), decoct until reduced to six-tenths. Strain and remove the dregs, then add Natrii Sulfas (Puxiao, *Natrii Sulfas*) [text incomplete].

For treating spleen and lung congestion with toxic factors, throat discomfort, swelling, pain, restlessness, and heat, it is suitable to take Sheng Gan Dihuang San Decoction.
Herbs: Raw Dried Rehmannia Root (Sheng Gan Dihuang, *Rehmanniae Radix Preparata*), one and a half taels; Jimiao Herb (Jisu Miao, *Elsholtziae Herba*); Red Poria (Chi Fuling, *Poria*), three fen; Shegan (Shegan, *Belamcandae Rhizoma*), three fen; Rhinoceros Horn Powder (Xijiao Xie, *Rhinocerotis Cornu*), three fen; Ophiopogon Tuber (Mendong, *Ophiopogonis Tuber*) [text incomplete].
Preparation and Administration: Pound and coarsely sieve the above herbs into a powder. Take three qian per dose. Add one medium cup of water and fourteen bamboo leaves (Zhu Ye, *Phyllostachys nigra* leaf), decoct until reduced to six-tenths. Strain and remove the dregs. Take at any time [text incomplete].

For treating spleen and lung congestion with heat, aiming to generate body fluids and benefit the throat, it is suitable to take Longnao Wan Pills.
Herbs: Borneol (Longnao, *Borneolum Syntheticum*), one qian, finely ground; Calculus Bovis (Niuhuang, *Bovis Calculus*), one qian, finely ground; Cinnabar (Zhusha, *Cinnabaris*), half a tael, finely ground and washed with water; Red Poria (Chi Fuling, *Poria*), one tael; Antelope Horn Powder (Lingyangjiao Xie, *Saigantae Cornu*) [text incomplete].
Preparation and Administration: Pound and sieve the above herbs into powder. Mix thoroughly with the previously ground ingredients. Blend with refined honey to make pills, sized like Sophora seeds. Take ten pills per dose at any time, swallowed with warm water [text incomplete].

For treating throat discomfort due to wind-heat, pain, dry throat, and rough tongue, it is suitable to take Shegan Jian Syrup.
Herbs: Shegan (Shegan, *Belamcandae Rhizoma*), one tael; Chuan Shengma (Chuan Shengma, *Bupleuri Radix*), one tael; Rhinoceros Horn Powder (Xijiao Xie, *Rhinocerotis Cornu*), one tael; Angelica Root (Danggui, *Angelicae Sinensis Radix*), one tael; Apricot Seed (Xingren, *Armeniacae Semen Amarum*), one tael, soaked in water, skin and pointed ends removed, double kernels, stir-fried with bran until slightly yellow) [text incomplete].
Preparation and Administration: Pound and sieve the above herbs into powder. Fry with half a jin of lard over low heat for three cycles of boiling and cooling. Strain and remove dregs. Add four taels of white honey, mix well, and store in a porcelain container [text incomplete].

For treating upper jiao congestion, wind-cold injuring the lungs, qi blockage in the airway, and throat discomfort, it is suitable to take Hanhua Xingren Wan Pills.
Herbs: Apricot Seed (Xingren, *Armeniacae Semen Amarum*), one tael, soaked in water, skin and pointed ends removed, double kernels, stir-fried with bran until slightly yellow); Shegan (Shegan, *Belamcandae Rhizoma*), one tael; Ginseng Root (Renshen, *Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma*), one tael, removed rhizome head; Aconite Root (Fuzi, *Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata*), half a tael) [text incomplete].
Preparation and Administration: Pound and sieve the above herbs into powder. Blend with refined honey to make pills, sized like corn kernels. Wrap one pill in new cotton, hold in the mouth, swallow saliva, until relief is achieved.

Another prescription:
Prick the nail of the little finger on the affected side (left or right) to let blood flow out. This is effective.

For treating throat discomfort, swelling and blockage, and unobstructed airway, use this method.
Mash fresh mugwort leaves (Ai Ye, *Artemisiae Argyi Folium*) and apply to the swollen area; it will subside immediately. In winter, use processed mugwort (Shu Ai), mash with water to extract juice, and apply. This is also good.