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The bark of charcoal is ground into powder, mixed with porridge, and two or three bowls are consumed. The charcoal powder wraps around the iron object, which is then excreted through the large intestine. This is the first miraculous formula.

For an iron needle stuck in the throat, see the following section. Eating boiled broad beans together with Chinese chives causes the needle to be excreted along with the vegetables (if broad beans are unavailable, salted duck eggs can be used as a substitute).
Another prescription: Swallow one pair of eyes from a live fire-bellied toad (*Bufo gargarizans*) whole with cold water. The two ends of the needle will pierce the eyeballs, causing it to be vomited out immediately or excreted through the large intestine. This is highly effective. One must strictly avoid eating toads thereafter.
Another prescription: Grind charcoal bark into powder as described previously, mix with porridge, and consume. This also facilitates expulsion.

Burn sheep tibiae (specifically the patella of the foreleg) until charred, grind into powder, and take two or *qian* (approx. 6-10 grams) mixed with rice soup. It will definitely be expelled within one day. There was a case where someone swallowed a gold ring for three days...
Another prescription: Char olive pits until blackened, grind into powder, and take mixed with boiling water. It will pass naturally; this is highly effective.
Another prescription: Consuming half a *jin* (approx. 500 grams) of glutinous rice candy is also effective.
Another prescription: Take a bunch of Chinese chives, boil them in rolling water until soft without cutting them, eat them plain, and they will soon be vomited out or excreted through the large intestine.

Once such an object is swallowed, it may block the laryngeal passage or the pulmonary passage; if treatment is delayed, it becomes difficult to save the patient. In emergencies,灌ing (pouring/administering) sheep blood is most effective.

Consuming many water chestnuts (*Eleocharis dulcis*) leads to natural digestion, with unparalleled efficacy.
Another prescription: Decoct two *liang* (approx. 60 grams) of Amomum fruit (*Shaoren*, *Amomi Fructus*), and drink the decoction. This can also dissolve the object. Alternatively, treat according to the formulas for accidentally swallowing gold or silver mentioned earlier.

This condition requires urgent treatment. If food and drink cannot enter, leading to the exhaustion of Stomach Qi, it is also difficult to save. For bones from beasts, chickens, ducks, etc., stuck in the throat, hang a dog upside down to collect its saliva, and have the patient swallow it slowly. The bone will dissolve; this has been tried repeatedly with miraculous results. This is because dogs are adept at consuming various bones.
Another prescription: Grind tiger bone (*Hugu*, *Ossis Tigridis*) into powder and take mixed with water; this is also good.
Another prescription: For fish bones stuck in the throat, hang a cormorant or a duck upside down to collect saliva. Have the patient lie supine and administer the saliva frequently. All bones will dissolve.
Another prescription: A person had a fish bone lodged horizontally in the chest for half a month, unable to descend, causing pain and crying. Grinding olive pits into a thick juice and taking it mixed with boiling water cured the condition. This is truly a celestial prescription.
Another prescription: Take four *liang* (approx. 120 grams) of wheat flour, mix with cold water to form a thick paste, and apply to both knees. After about an hour, one would not know where the bone dissolved. This is a truly strange prescription that treats all bird, fish, and beast bones.
Another prescription: Someone had a bone stuck in the throat, resisting all medicines. In a dream, a person advised taking true Southern Borax (*Nan Pengsha*, *Borax*). Taking it was wonderful...
Another prescription: Eating hawthorn paste (*Shanzhigao*) is very effective. Or decocting hawthorn (*Shanzha*, *Crataegi Fructus*) into a thick juice and drinking it also works. Since chicken bones dissolve in hawthorn paste, it can treat all types of bone obstructions.
Another prescription: Roast Cyathula root (*Guanzhong*, *Cyathulae Radix*) until charred, grind into powder, and take one or two *qian* per dose. This is highly effective. Alternatively, decoct a strong liquid, hold it in the mouth, and swallow slowly.
Another prescription: Dry human fingernails, roast on tiles until charred, grind into powder, and insufflate into the throat. This is extremely effective.
Another prescription: Plug the nostrils with garlic to prevent air passage; the bone will descend naturally.
Another prescription: Hold white sugar in the mouth until it melts naturally; the bone will dissolve along with it.
Another prescription: For fish bones stuck in the throat, insert the raw eyeball of that specific fish into the crease of the ear tip. If stuck on the left, insert the left eye; if on the right, insert the right eye. Alternatively, hide it in the hair. This is highly effective.
Another prescription: Mash fresh ramie root (*Zhuma Gen*, *Boehmeriae Radix*) until pulpy, form pills the size of longan fruits. Swallow fish bones with fish soup and chicken bones with chicken soup. Drinking ramie juice is also acceptable.
Another prescription: Roast the thin inner skin of chestnuts (*Lizi*, *Castaneae Fructus*; also known as Banli) on tiles until charred but retaining medicinal properties, grind into powder, and insufflate into the throat to expel the bone.
Another prescription: Mix three *qian* each of Amomum fruit (*Shaoren*, *Amomi Fructus*), Tsaoko fruit (*Caoguo*, *Tsao-ko Fructus*), and Spirit Peony Root (*Weilingxian*, *Clematidis Radix et Rhizoma*), add one *liang* (approx. 30 grams) of white sugar, decoct in water, and drink three to four bowls continuously. This dissolves any type of bone; it is highly effective. This is a very verified celestial prescription by Linwu Shanshanren.
Another prescription: Grind prepared rush pith charcoal (*Zhi Dengxin Tan*) to an ultra-fine powder and insufflate three or four times. This is highly effective. This is another very verified prescription by Linwu Shanshanren.
Another prescription: Eat [Certain] seeds (also known as [Certain] heads, also known as [Certain] whites); they pass immediately upon ingestion.
Another prescription: Fish Gallbladder Drink: Hang Siniperca chuatsi gallbladders in the shade to dry during winter. When various bones are stuck in the throat, take one (half of a large one is also acceptable)...
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Another prescription: Decoct Evodia fruit (*Wuzhuyu*, *Evodiae Fructus*) into a thick juice and drink one bowl. Bones that have reached the abdomen will soften and pass easily.
Another prescription: On the noon hour of the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, stand facing east in a leek field without speaking, and collect earthworm mud. Apply a small amount to the outside of the throat; the bone will naturally disappear.
Another prescription: Roast carp dorsal scales on tiles until charred, grind into powder, and take with cold water. The spines will jump out naturally. This is highly effective even if they do not come out after three or four days. Scales of any color of fish can be used.
Another prescription: For bones of a specific fish stuck in the throat, use the raw eyeball of that same fish, wrap it well in tofu skin (*Doupí*, *Tofu Skin*), and swallow it forcefully. This is invariably miraculous.
Another prescription: For mild cases, form pills from glutinous rice candy and swallow them; they will pass immediately.