夫谷贼者。禾裹有短穗。而强涩者是也。误作米而食之。则令喉裹肿结不通。致风热气
冲于
杀人
治咽喉生谷贼肿痛方。
芸苔（半两赤色者） 大鳖子仁（半两） 川大黄（半两锉碎微炒） 马牙硝（半两） 半
夏
（一分
上件药。捣罗为末。炼蜜和丸。如樱桃大。以绵裹一丸。含咽津。
治咽喉生谷贼肿痛。含化射干丸方。
射干（半两） 山柑皮（半两） 山豆根（二分） 黄药（一分） 川升麻（半两） 硝
石（一分）
甘
上件药。捣罗为末。炼饧和丸。如樱桃大。不计时候。绵裹一丸。含化咽津。
治咽喉生谷贼。若不急治。亦能杀人。宜含乳香丸方。
乳香（半分） 砂（一分） 琥珀（半两） 松脂（半两）
上件药。捣研为末。化黄蜡和丸。如鸡头实大。常含一丸咽津。以瘥为度。
又方。
上以针刺破。令黑血出后。含马牙硝一小块子。咽津即瘥。
又方。
上以马牙硝细研。绵裹半钱。含化咽津。以瘥为度。
夫六腑不和。血气不调。风邪客于喉间。为寒所折。气壅而不散。故结而痈成也。凡结
肿。
治咽喉中生痈疮。肿痛。宜服犀角散方。
犀角屑（一两） 玄参（三分） 黄 （一两锉） 黄芩（三分） 络石（三分） 败
酱（三分）
白蔹
上件药。捣粗罗为散。每服三钱。以水一中盏。煎至六分。去滓。入川朴硝一钱。搅令
匀。
治喉中有疮。唾血。不下食。宜服此方。
黄 （一两锉） 露蜂房（半两微炙） 蔷薇根（一两锉） 络石（一两） 射干（一
两） 羚羊
角屑
上件药。捣粗罗为散。每服四钱。以水一中盏。煎至六分。去滓。不计时候。温服。
治咽喉卒生痈肿。饮食不通方。
上烧秤锤令赤。纳一盏醋中令沸。沸止。饮之。
又方。
上以炊帚烧灰。细研为散。每服。以浆水调下一钱。
又方。
上以韭一把。捣熬。乘热以熨肿上。冷复易之。以醋和涂亦佳。
又方。
上以白颈地龙十四条。捣研。以涂喉外。亦治痈发喉中。
又方。
上以赤小豆一合。捣罗为末。以醋调涂之瘥。
又方。
荆木烧取沥。稍稍咽之瘥。
又方。
薏苡仁一两。以水一大盏。煎至五分。去滓。顿服。
Guzei (Grain Husk/Sharp Grain) refers to the short, hard, and rough awns or husks found on cereal spikes. If mistakenly consumed as rice, it causes swelling and obstruction in the throat, leading to the upward rush of wind-heat qi, which can be fatal.
Formula for treating throat swelling and pain caused by Guzei:
Brassica rapa var. oleifera (0.5 liang, red variety preferred), Big Softshell Turtle Egg Yolk (0.5 liang), Rhubarb from Sichuan (0.5 liang, crushed and lightly stir-fried), Halite/Malachite (Ma Ya Xiao) (0.5 liang), Pinellia Tuber (1 fen).
Crush and sieve the above herbs into powder. Mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a cherry. Wrap one pill in silk gauze, hold in the mouth, and swallow the saliva gradually.
Formula for treating throat swelling and pain caused by Guzei: "Han Hua Shegan Wan" (Betel Leaf Lozenge Pill):
Belamcanda Chinensis Root (Shegan) (0.5 liang), Citrus reticulata 'Chachi' Peel (Shan Gan Pi), Sophora Flavescens Root (Shan Dou Gen) (2 fen), Curcuma Aromatica Rhizome (Huang Yao), Cimicifuga Herba (Chuan Sheng Ma) (0.5 liang), Natrii Sulfas (Xiao Shi), Licorice Root (Gan Cao - inferred from context "Gan").
Crush and sieve the above herbs into powder. Mix with refined maltose syrup to form pills the size of a cherry. Take at any time, wrap one pill in silk gauze, hold in the mouth to dissolve, and swallow the saliva gradually.
For treating Guzei in the throat; if not treated urgently, it can also cause death. It is suitable to use "Han Ruxiang Wan" (Frankincense Lozenge Pill):
Frankincense (Ru Xiang) (0.5 fen), Cinnabar/Borax (Sha - original text ambiguous, kept as Sha), Amber (Hu Po) (0.5 liang), Pine Resin (Song Zhi) (0.5 liang).
Crush and grind the above herbs into powder. Melt yellow beeswax and mix to form pills the size of a corn kernel. Constantly hold one pill in the mouth and swallow the saliva until cured.
Another formula:
First, puncture the affected area with a needle to allow dark blood to drain. Then, hold a small piece of Halite/Malachite (Ma Ya Xiao) in the mouth and swallow the saliva until cured.
Another formula:
Finely grind Halite/Malachite (Ma Ya Xiao), wrap half a qian weight in silk gauze, hold in the mouth to dissolve, and swallow the saliva until cured.
When the six fu-organs are disharmonious and qi and blood are unregulated, wind pathogen lodges in the throat and is constrained by cold. The qi becomes stagnant and fails to disperse, thus condensing to form an abscess. Any condition involving nodular swelling...
Formula for treating sores and abscesses in the throat with swelling and pain: "Xi Jiao San" (Rhinoceros Horn Powder):
Rhinoceros Horn (Xi Jiao) (1 liang), Scrophularia Root (Xuan Shen) (3 fen), Astragalus Root (Huang Qi - inferred from "Huang"), Scutellaria Root (Huang Qin) (3 fen), Trachelospermum Vine (Luo Shi), Patrinia Root (Bai Jiang), Ampelopsis Radix (Bai Lian).
Coarsely crush and sieve the above herbs into a powder. For each dose, take 3 qian, add one zhong zhan (approx. 200ml) of water, decoct until reduced to 6 fen (approx. 120ml). Strain the dregs, add 1 qian of Glauber's Salt (Pu Xiao), and stir well.
Formula for treating sores in the throat with hemoptysis and dysphagia:
Astragalus Root (Huang Qi) (1 liang), Honeycomb (Lu Feng Fang) (0.5 liang, lightly roasted), Rosa Multiflora Root Bark (Qiang Wei Gen), Trachelospermum Vine (Luo Shi) (1 liang), Belamcanda Chinensis Root (Shegan) (1 liang), Antelope Horn (Ling Yang Jiao).
Coarsely crush and sieve the above herbs into a powder. For each dose, take 4 qian, add one zhong zhan of water, decoct until reduced to 6 fen. Strain the dregs. Take warm at any time.
Formula for treating sudden throat abscess with inability to eat or drink:
Heat a metal weight until red-hot, then immerse it in one zhan of vinegar to make it boil. Once boiling stops, drink the vinegar.
Another formula:
Burn cooking brushes to ash, finely grind into powder. For each dose, mix 1 qian with fermented grain juice (Jiang Shui) and take orally.
Another formula:
Take one bunch of Chinese Chive, crush and heat it. Apply hot compress to the swollen area while hot; replace when cool. Applying a mixture with vinegar is also effective.
Another formula:
Take 14 earthworms with white necks (Di Long), crush and grind, and apply externally to the throat. This also treats abscesses originating in the throat.
Another formula:
Take one he of Adzuki Beans, crush and sieve into powder. Mix with vinegar and apply topically until cured.
Another formula:
Burn Cornus Tree wood to obtain the distillate (Li). Swallow it slowly until cured.
Another formula:
Take 1 liang of Coix Seed (Yi Yi Ren), decoct in one large zhan of water until reduced to 5 fen. Strain and take in one dose.