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Secret Method: If one initially feels a sensation of blockage in the throat, immediately use a paper twist to induce sneezing by stimulating the nasal cavity, or blow powder of *Gleditsiae Sinensis Fructus* (Sapodilla/Soap Pod) into the nose to induce sneezing; this can dissipate heat.

Throat Bi (from *Jin Nang*): Take the juice of *Sophorae Tonkinensis Radix* (Dou Gen), hold it in the mouth and swallow; this will open the obstruction. For patients who cannot take medicine, urgently grasp both arms of the patient and rub them dozens of times to gather blood in the thumbs. Tie the base of the thumb with hair rope, prick the edge of the nail bed to bleed, similar to Sha therapy (bloodletting). Do this on both hands; the throat will then feel loose.

Honey-Fried Aconite Method (from *San Yin Fang*): Treats cold-induced throat closure preventing swallowing. Take one large *Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata* (Fu Zi), raw, remove skin and navel, slice into large pieces. Coat with honey and roast until yellow. Use one piece at a time, hold in mouth and swallow saliva. When the sweet taste is exhausted, replace with another piece. Continue until effective.

Throat Bi: Grind *Vitriolum Rubrum* (Blue Vitriol/Duck-bill Chalcanthite) into fine powder, mix with vinegar, and administer; this induces vomiting of sticky phlegm.

Throat Bi Double-Single Eo (Tonsillitis): Roast *Daturae Radix* (Di Gu Pi) on a yin-yang tile, grind into fine powder, and blow into the throat using a reed tube; this induces expectoration of sputum.

Throat Bi Breast Eo (Acute Tonsillitis): Grind *Lycii Cortex* (Ha Ma Yi) and *Pteridis Multifidae Herba* (Feng Wei Cao) finely. Add salted plum flesh and a little wine, boil, mix evenly, and grind again. Wrap in cloth and squeeze out the juice. Apply to the affected area with a goose feather brush; expectoration of phlegm leads to resolution.

Throat Bi Throat Eo (from *Ji Jiu Fang*): Wrap a slug inside *Mume Fructus* (Wu Mei) pulp, size like a longan seed. Wrap in silk and hold in mouth; this cures the condition.

Throat Bi: *Cyclosorus interruptus* web (Bi Qian, i.e., spider web, seven webs, roasted on new tile), *Borax* (5 fen), *Borneolum Syntheticum* (Bing Pian, 1 fen). Grind into fine powder and store tightly. First rinse mouth with decoction of *Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix* (Tu Niu Xi), then blow a small amount of powder into the throat.

Throat Bi Double-Single Eo: Fill a pig gallbladder with glutinous rice, dry in shade, pound together into powder. Add *Borneolum Syntheticum*, grind extremely fine, and blow into throat three times; expectoration of phlegm leads to cure.

Throat Closure (Zhou Hexian Formula): Treats Chan Hou Feng (winding throat wind), Ji Hou Bi (acute throat bi), and Double-Single Eo where soups and medicines cannot pass. *Crotonis Fructus* (Ba Dou, 7 seeds: 3 raw, 4 roasted over lamp wick until charred but retaining properties), Realgar (size of a soap pod), *Curcumae Aromatica Rhizoma* (Yu Jin, 1 piece, preferably cicada-abdomen sized). Grind into fine powder. Use half dose each time, mixed with clear tea. If teeth are clenched and throat blocked, blow powder into throat via bamboo tube. After a moment, vomiting of phlegm leads to cure. As long as medicine can be administered, there is no case that cannot be saved.

For those suffering from Throat Bi in remote areas without access to medicine: Urgently lay the patient supine on the ground. One person grabs the patient's hair with both hands, while another steps on the patient's shoulders. Pulling vigorously disperses the pathogenic qi.

Another Formula: Stir-fry table salt until red, grind into powder. Blow into throat five or six times via bamboo tube; expectoration of sputum brings relief.

Treating Throat Bi Breast Eo, swelling and pain in throat and pharynx, inability to swallow liquids, life-threatening. Remove shells from *Crotonis Fructus*, grind into powder, add a little *Asari Radix et Rhizoma* (Xi Xin), grind together. Roll in paper into strips, cut into segments, pierce a hole with a needle. If lesion is on left, occlude right nostril; if on right, occlude left nostril; if bilateral, occlude both nostrils. Pharynx opens immediately.

Another Formula: Seven spider webs from wall containing two live spiders, knead into a ball. Melt 7 fen of raw Alum (*Alumen*) in a silver pot. Place webs into melted alum, roast until charred but retaining properties, grind into powder. Blow into throat via bamboo tube; immediate effect. Even near-death patients can revive. Avoid hot and hard foods.

Another Formula: True Toad Venom (Chan Su) ground into powder. Apply to the corner of the mouth opposite the lesion using chopstick tip; resolves instantly.

Another Formula: *Alumen* (White Alum), *Coptidis Rhizoma* (Huang Lian), *Gleditsiae Sinensis Fructus* (Zhu Ya Zao Jiao) in equal parts. Roast on new tile until dry, grind into powder. Use 5 fen each time, blow into throat. Pus and blood discharge shortly after leads to cure.

Another Formula: Indigofera tinctoria leaf powder blown into Throat Bi Breast Eo works miraculously.

Another Formula: *Vitriolum Cupri* (Dan Fan, 2 qian), *Borneolum Syntheticum* (Bing Pian, 2 li). Mix evenly and apply; resolves instantly.

Another Formula: Administer 1 he of raw Sesame Oil.

Another Formula: Dig up red earthworms from leek beds, grind with vinegar into juice, administer; vomiting of phlegm and blood leads to cure.

Another Formula: Calcined White Alum powder blown into throat. Immediately administer oil residue from lamp wick; resolves instantly.

Another Formula: *Polyporus Umbellatus* (Ma Pi Bo) ground into powder and blown into throat; immediate effect.

Another Formula: Extract juice from *Larvae Meloides* (Qi Cao) and drip in; patency achieved upon swallowing.

Another Formula: Burn cow horn thoroughly, grind into powder. Take 2-3 qian each time, mixed with wine.

Another Formula: *Kalimeris Indica* leaves with a little sesame oil, pounded into juice, applied topically; resolves instantly.

Another Formula: Raw leek pounded and applied to the neck; immediate effect.

Another Formula: Hold *Borax* in mouth and swallow; greatly clears heat, benefits diaphragm, reduces swelling, clears throat, transforms phlegm.

Throat Bi and Heat Pain in Throat with Oral Ulcers: Juice of *Sydneya cumingii* (Hao Xi Ni) drunk frequently; eating the herb is also beneficial.

Er Sheng San (Two Raw Powder): Treats Throat Closure and blowing for breast abscess swelling and malignant sores. Raw Alum and Raw Realgar in equal parts. Grind to extremely fine powder. Blow into Throat Closure to expel toxic water, three times daily. For sores, mix with vinegar or cool water for external application.

Throat Bi Throat Wind: *Catechu*, *Borax*, *Vitriolum Cupri* (Dan Fan) in equal parts. Melt in iron spoon until calcined, scrape down when cool, grind fine, and blow.

Throat Bi: Gall of Black Carp (dried and powdered, stored well), Spider Web (roasted), Snails from Rice Seedling Roots (use sharp ones). Equal parts, grind fine and blow. If not opened after three applications, it is incurable.

Throat Bi Throat Wind with Obstructive Swelling: 1 liang of straight Silkworm (*Bombyx Batryticatus*), 1 bunch of green onion. Decoct and wash the lower neck; wind-heat dissipates. Then apply powder.