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Take ash from firewood (Chaihui) mixed with water, drink several cups, and the effect will be immediate.

Grind raw Pinellia Rhizome (Sheng Banxia) into powder, blow it into the nasal cavity; efficacy is achieved when saliva flows out.
Another prescription: Swallow two grains of Coix Seed (Yiyiren), which is beneficial. This also treats throat abscess (Houyong).

Crush Yellow Tea (Huangcha) and Chrysanthemum Flower (Juhua) to extract juice, mix with half a cup of cool water, and take cold.
Another prescription: Burn rush stem (Dengcao) to ash and blow it into the affected area.

Pulverize Hibiscus Leaf (Furongye) to extract juice, boil an egg, apply one to the anterior fontanelle (Ximen) and one to the umbilicus (Shenque).

Cut off one end of a cucumber and remove the pulp. Place 1.5 taels of Saltpeter (Huoxiao) and 1.5 taels of Raw Alum (Sheng Baifan) ground into powder inside the cucumber. Hang it in a shaded eaves area away from direct sun. When dry, white frost will form. Sweep it down, grind finely, store in a porcelain bottle, and blow into the throat. (Some use watermelon instead: for every jin of watermelon, use 2 liang each of saltpeter and alum; replace the cut top of the cucumber/watermelon and secure it with a stick.) (This prescription is contraindicated for sore throat caused by deficiency fire; it can also be applied to sores with heat-toxin, and mixed with human milk for eye conditions, both are effective.)

Use seven stalks of Chinese Tamarisk Pod (Zhuya Zao) (remove edges), add two zhong of water, decoct until reduced to six-tenths, strain, and add a little honey. Alternatively, add a little egg white, take warm, and phlegm will be vomited up. Externally, mix tamarisk pod powder with rice vinegar, apply to the neck and chin; reapply when dry. This causes tonsillar hypertrophy (Rumei) to rupture spontaneously.

Decoct 3 qian of White Silkworm (Bai Jiangcan) in water and swallow; efficacy is immediate upon swallowing. Alternatively, grind into fine powder and blow into the throat.

Place Indigofera Tinctoria Leaf (Landian) inside a pig gallbladder, tie tightly, and hang in a place without sunlight, smoke, or rain. After one year, take it down, grind into fine powder, and store in a porcelain bottle. For symptoms, use a small amount, mix with Borneol (Bingpian), grind together, and blow into the throat. (This treats various throat disorders; benevolent practitioners should combine it to help others.)

For tonsillar hypertrophy (Rumei): Take a small amount of Tung Oil (Tongyou); entering the throat induces vomiting of saliva, leading to recovery.

Swallow twenty-one grains of Sparrow Dropping (Maque Shi) formed into three pills with a little rock sugar, wrapping one pill in thin cotton for each dose. Even severe cases may be cured with three pills.

Plug a single-clove garlic (Dutou Suan) into the nose; the obstruction will discharge itself.
Another miraculous prescription: Fill a bowl with cold water. Dip the middle finger in the water and draw circles in the air above the patient's head while silently chanting "Dragon transforms water." Repeat as many times as needed, then pour the water away to dissolve the obstruction.

Sprinkle Powder of Chinese Gall (Wubeizi) into the throat; the obstruction dissolves immediately.
Another prescription: Drink juice of Narcissus Bulb (Shuixianhua Gen); or crush Ramie Root (Zhuma Gen) to extract juice and administer with a tea spoon; or drink juice of Hosta Plantaginea Root (Yuzanhua Gen).