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*Waitai Mi Yao* cites *Duan Ju* discussing the treatment of children who accidentally swallowed iron beads, the size of a civet cat's bean. After a year, it caused no harm, but later the child became emaciated and weak, food failed to nourish the flesh and muscles, and there were frequent episodes of dysentery or alternating chills and fever. Taking various medicines for self-treatment only worsened the condition without effect. A physician diagnosed: "This is due to the indigestion of the swallowed foreign body. According to standard methods, taking various medicines will not expel the swallowed object, so the illness will not resolve." Upon inquiry, the family observed that the child had been playing with sixteen iron beads in recent years and noticed one missing, suspecting ingestion, though they had not doubted this over the years. After the physician examined the child, he confirmed this was the cause of the illness and prescribed a decoction, after which the patient recovered. Subsequent treatment restored the child's flesh and skin to a plump and lustrous state. The formula was forgotten, but the case is recorded here.

In another household, a girl of about six or seven suffered from abdominal pain. Her mother massaged her abdomen and felt a horizontal object lying flat within the flesh. Asking the child, she wondered how a needle could be in the flesh. Surprised, they undressed the child to inspect; the skin was intact with no puncture marks. Pressing did not cause needle-like pain, only deep abdominal pain. The mother pressed firmly with her fingernails, causing the horizontal object to break into two pieces under her nails, without pain on either side. A physician was summoned to diagnose and examine together. If an infant had swallowed an iron thorn, there would typically be no sensation of obstruction. It is more likely that while nursing, the mother carried a needle against the child's body, piercing the skin. Although the child cried from pain, feeding and resting stopped the crying, leading to unconsciousness of the injury. Now, the pain during massage revealed it. Iron rusts and decays when exposed to wood and moisture; a needle inside human flesh, nourished by blood and qi over several years, also corrodes. Thus, it breaks when pressed, causing abdominal discomfort. Treating the abdominal pain with a warming middle-jiao decoction resolved the heart and abdominal pain. Later, the girl married and gave birth without any complications from the needle site, hence this record.

*Qian Jin Fang* treats accidental swallowing of needles by children.
Take magnetite (Cishi) the size of a jujube pit, swallow or hold it in the mouth; the needle will emerge immediately. *Taiping Shenghui Fang* grinds magnetite to the size of a jujube pit, drills a hole, threads it with silk, and administers it orally to attract and expel the needle.

*Qian Jin Fang* prescription for accidental swallowing of iron and other objects.
Take one bunch of mugwort herb (Ai Ye), chop it, boil in five sheng of water until reduced to one and a half sheng, and administer; it will be expelled.

*Qian Jin Fang* prescription for swallowing coins.
Take five liang of mugwort herb (Ai Ye), boil in five sheng of water until reduced to one sheng, take in one dose; it will be expelled.

*Qian Jin Fang*, another prescription.
Take charcoal powder (Mutan), administer with wine using a measure of one cun bi; water administration is also acceptable.

*Qian Jin Fang*, another prescription.
Administer two sheng of honey; it will be expelled.

*Qian Jin Fang* prescription for swallowing gold/silver rings and hairpins.
Take two jin of white sugar, eat slowly in one sitting; consuming more is beneficial.

*Qian Jin Fang*, another prescription.
Swallow one liang of quicksilver (Shuiyin); repeat the dose.

*Qian Jin Fang* prescription for expelling swallowed rings or finger rings.
Burn two to seven goose feathers, grind to powder, and administer. Goose feathers are also suitable. *Taiping Shenghui Fang* uses rice broth to mix and administer half a qian.

*Qian Jin Fang* prescription for swallowing hairpins.
Wither leeks by sun-drying, steam until cooked but do not cut; eat one bundle to expel. Alternatively, raw wheat leaf veins similar to shallots can be used; simply consume generously to dissolve naturally.

*Qian Jin Fang* prescription for choking on swallowed copper/iron.
Heat a bronze crossbow trigger until red-hot, immerse in wine, and drink; cure is immediate. (*Yingru Shu* suggests drinking the sediment from water.)

*Qian Jin Fang* prescription for swallowing nails, needles, and arrowheads.
Eat plenty of fatty meat until full; it will wrap around and pass naturally.

*Qian Jin Fang* prescription for swallowing needles.
Take powdered suspended-magnetite (Xuanzhen Cishi), administer with water using a measure of one cun bi; it will be expelled. (Ancient edition of *Lu Yan Fang* states: If the needle is stuck in the throat, taking magnetite powder into the stomach may allow holding crushed stones in the mouth to attract the needle out.)

*Waitai Mi Yao* cites *Zhou Hou Bei Ji Fang* for treating children swallowing plums or peaches.
Moisten the child's mouth with a little water, have them drink with their head lowered; it will be expelled effectively.

*Waitai Mi Yao* cites *Jin Xiao Fang* for treating children with coins stuck in the throat.
Take bran-charcoal powder, flick into the throat with a finger; the child should cough it up immediately.

Ri Hua Zi's prescription for children swallowing needles or coins.
Grind magnetite (Cishi) with fascia/meat into powder, ensuring it is not broken apart, and swallow with a small amount of magnetite.

*Yao Xing Lun* prescription for children with malignant sores swallowing coins that won't come out.
Decoct winter okra root (Dong Kui Gen) and drink; effect is miraculous.

*Taiping Shenghui Fang* prescription for children swallowing copper/iron objects stuck in the throat.
Take southern candleberry root (Nan Zhu Gen), burn to ash, grind finely, mix with warm water, and administer one qian; cured.

*Taiping Shenghui Fang*, another prescription.
Burn tapir tooth bone (Mo Chi Gu) to ash, grind to fine powder, mix with whetstone water, and administer one qian per dose.

*Taiping Shenghui Fang* prescription for children swallowing hair tangled in the throat.
Burn combed hair to ash, grind to fine powder, mix with rice broth, and administer half a qian.

*Taiping Shenghui Fang* prescription for children swallowing hooks and cords.
If a child swallows a hook and cord, and the cord remains in hand, do not pull. Instead, thread a bead or coix seed through the cord, push gently towards the hook, and lightly pull to extract.

*Taiping Shenghui Fang*, another prescription.
Take one bunch of Chansi grass heads, add one large cup of water, crush and squeeze juice, divide into three or four doses to drink; effective.

*Taiping Shenghui Fang* prescription for children swallowing hooks.
Thread an amber bead onto the hook/cord, push forward to the hook's location, then pull back to extract.

*Ling Yuan Fang* Yu Cuo San treats adults and children with bone splinters or bamboo/wood sticks stuck in the throat.
Castor seed (Bima, 1 liang, husked) and Halloysitum Rubrum (Hanshuishi, ground to powder).
Place castor seeds in a mortar, grind into paste, then gradually add Halloysitum Rubrum powder, grinding until dry and powdery. For obstruction, take a pinch, place deep at the root of the tongue, and swallow with cold water; the obstruction disappears. Test with a bamboo stick deep in the tongue; effect is immediate.

*Yingru Shu* prescription for children swallowing coins.
Take [missing character] one bunch, two sheng of water, rinse the herb in water ten times, drink the water; effect is immediate.

*Yingru Shu* prescription for children swallowing needles.
Administer charcoal powder with water; expelled immediately.

*Yingru Shu* Banxia San for children with bone splinters or swallowed coins.
Pinellia ternata (Banxia, 2 fen, washed) and Ampelopsis japonica (Bailian, 1 fen).
Grind to powder, administer with wine or ginger juice using one cun bi; repeat dose for immediate effect.

*Yingru Shu* prescription for children with hair tangled in throat from eating/drinking.
Burn combed hair to ash, administer one qian; cured.

Zhang Huan's Tongqi San treats coins, hooks, and cords stuck in the throat.
Ivory powder (Ya Xiang, calcined to retain nature), Goose feather ash (E Mao, calcined, each 1 qian), Magnetite (Cishi, size of a soap pod, calcined).
Grind and sieve to fine powder. Administer half a qian mixed with fresh well water.

*Zhuang Shi Jia Chuan* prescription for swallowing coins.
Grind lime (Duanshi) to powder, mix with wine and administer.

*Zhuang Shi Jia Chuan* Shenying Wan for children swallowing coins.
Cinnabar (Zhusha, 3 qian, finely ground), Pinellia ternata (Banxia, 3 large bulbs, boiled in starch water, ground), Naphtha (Shinao, real quality, adjust viscosity to mix with Zhusha and Banxia, do not make too thin, add drop by drop to mortar).
Grind all three ingredients in a mortar until smooth and uniform, roll into pills the size of pea seeds. Take three pills before meals and empty stomach with wine. Three doses a day; expelled naturally with stool within 1-4 days. This medicine is highly effective. Do not induce vomiting or seek sensation; just follow the coin down.

*Zhuang Shi Jia Chuan*, another prescription (relieves chest/throat oppression, allowing food intake).
Sheep shin bone charcoal (Yang Jing Tan), amount unspecified, grind and sieve extremely fine, then grind in mortar until smooth. Take three large coins' worth, mix with brown sugar and warm water,不限 time, five doses daily, plus one before sleep.

*Zhuang Shi Jia Chuan*, another prescription.
Use twenty pairs of old hemp ropes used for threading coins (must be original hemp, prepare fresh as needed). Burn in an ironing pan with charcoal fire, blowing away ash, until rope turns to ash. Grind in mortar until extremely fine. Mix with brown sugar and warm water, three large coins' worth,不限 time, five doses daily. Ropes with a bluish tint are superior.

*Yu Shi Shou Ji* prescription for children swallowing coins into the abdomen.
Take fresh elm bark (Yu Bai Pi), mash into paste, mix with fresh water, take half a spoonful; expelled naturally. Dried bark, mashed and sieved, is also acceptable.