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Ge’s Formula: Method for treating accidental swallowing of hairpins.
Take *Allii macrostemonis Bulbus* (Xie, wild garlic), sun-dry it until wilted, boil until cooked, do not cut. Consume a large bundle, and the pin will be expelled along with the food. Fresh *Triticum aestivum* (wheat) sprouts or the nodes and strands of wheat can also be used.

Method for treating accidental swallowing of nails, arrowheads, gold needles, copper coins, iron objects, etc.
Consume plenty of fat mutton grease and other various fatty meats. The grease will wrap around the object, ensuring its expulsion.

Method for treating choking on pearls, [text missing], or iron objects lodged in the throat.
Heat the copper parts of a crossbow until red-hot, immerse them in water, and drink the resulting liquid; recovery is immediate.

Method for treating accidental swallowing of copper coins.
Consume one *Fangcunbi* (a traditional measure, approx. 2-3 grams) of burnt charcoal powder; the coin will be expelled. This matches the record in *Duanju*.
Another formula: Consume three *Sheng* (approx. 600 ml) of honey; the coin will be expelled.

Yao’s Formula: Method for treating hair swallowed during eating that wraps around the throat and cannot be expelled.
Take hair shed from a comb, burn it to ash, and consume one *Qianbi* (approx. 1 gram).

Method for treating ingestion of [text missing] or finger [text missing].
Burn several goose feathers, grind into powder, and take with water.

Method for treating swallowing of copper coins.
Consume half a *Sheng* (approx. 120 ml) of maltose made in the twelfth lunar month in one dose.
Another formula: Decoct mugwort juice strongly and consume; it is effective.

Supplementary Formulas
*Sabao Huifang*: Treats accidental swallowing of silver ingots and hairpins.
Consume half a *Liang* (approx. 15-20 grams) of mercury; upon repeated administration, the object is expelled.
Another formula: Treats children accidentally swallowing needles.
Use magnetite (*Cishi*) ground to the size of a jujube pit, polished smooth, and drilled with a hole. Thread it with silk, have the child hold it in the mouth, and the needle will be expelled naturally.
Another formula: Treats children who have swallowed copper or iron objects lodged in the throat unable to descend.
Use *Myrica rubra* root (Nanzhu Gen), char it, grind finely, mix one *Qianbi* with warm water, and administer.
Iron Xianggong’s *Qiezhong Fang*: Treats accidental swallowing of copper coins.
Take a piece of magnetite (*Cishi*) the size of a jujube, hold it in the mouth, and the coin is expelled immediately.
Another formula: Take a handful of *Artemisia argyi* (Ai Hao), chop finely, decoct in five *Sheng* of water to obtain one *Sheng*, consume in one dose, and the coin will pass.
Also cited from *Waitai Miyao*.
Take one *Jin* (approx. 400-500 grams) of maltose, eat it slowly and completely; foreign bodies and hairpins will be expelled.
Also cited from Yang Shi’s *Chanru*.
Take a handful of earwax, soak in one *Sheng* of water ten times over, and drink the water for cure.
Sun Yonghe’s Formula: Treats accidental swallowing of gold, silver, or copper coins stuck in the abdomen unable to pass.
Grind calcined gypsum (*Duanshi*) the size of an apricot pit and sulfur (*Huangqi*) the size of a soap pod together into powder, mix with wine and take, at any time.
Yao’s Formula: Treats hair swallowed during eating that wraps around the throat and cannot be expelled.
Take loose hair from one’s own head, burn to ash, mix with water, and consume one *Qianbi*.
Chen Cangqi states.
Old saws are non-toxic and primarily treat bamboo or wood swallowed into the throat causing obstruction. Burn the old saw until red-hot, steep in wine, and drink while hot; both methods are effective.