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Equisetum herba (Mu Zei Cao) 5 qian, ground into fine powder. Take 5 fen each time, mixed with boiling water on an empty stomach. For cases of recent onset, one course will eliminate the condition; for long-standing cases, no more than two courses are needed for complete recovery. Repeated trials show miraculous efficacy.

This syndrome includes several types: Qi Ge (Qi Obstruction), Shi Ge (Food Obstruction), Jiu Ge (Wine Obstruction), Tan Ge (Phlegm Obstruction), and Chong Ge (Parasite Obstruction). Among these, Qi Ge and Ge Shi in the elderly are difficult to treat. However, if treated with appropriate methods, they can also be cured.

For those suffering from Ge Shi, after the recovery from Gu Zhang (Drum Distension), one must abstain from killing living beings and practice releasing life to prevent recurrence. This is extremely important, extremely important.

Niu Xian Wan (Ox Saliva Pills): Specifically treats Ge Shi. Mix glutinous rice flour with saliva from an old ox to form small pills. Cook and eat them; the effect is miraculous. Alternatively, mix ox saliva with water and drink it, which is also wonderful. Method to obtain ox saliva: Clean the mouth of an old ox with water, apply salt, and saliva will naturally flow out after a short while. After recovery, beef must be avoided for life. [Note: The text describes a method involving "Niu Fan Cao" (Cow Regurgitated Grass), where grass is regurgitated by the cow, eaten again, and retrieved by children pretending to snatch it, though this part contains some narrative complexity regarding retrieval.]

Another prescription: Lu Du Cao (Deer Stomach Grass - obtained by dissecting a live deer and taking the grass inside its stomach), Chen Cang Mi (Aged stored rice - only rice aged over five years should be used, the older the better... [text fragmentary]).

Another prescription: Zhu Fei Guan (Pig Lung Tubes) 4 liang, fresh Ou (Lotus Root) 4 liang (if fresh lotus root is unavailable, dried Ou Jie (Lotus Root Nodes) can be used), one old Luo Di (bottom of a winnowing basket used in flour mills)... [text fragmentary]. This prescription has saved many lives with unpredictable miraculous effects; cherish and guard it. Also, avoid eating tofu, bean sprouts, and taro for one month.

Another prescription: Yi Er Tai Fa (Human Infant Lanugo/Vellus Hair) one tuán, roasted on Yin-Yang tiles until carbonized but retaining medicinal properties, ground into fine powder, taken with aged wine. Extremely effective.

Another prescription: First, take one rooster, remove feathers and viscera, wash clean, place in a large bowl, seal with several layers of paper, and steam over rice until cooked. Remove, pierce a hole in the paper with a goose quill or small bamboo tube, insert one end into the mouth, and let the heat rush into the throat to open the obstruction. Pre-prepare one dou of sheep manure, soak in a clay pot for three days (one day in hot summer weather). Stir once daily at dawn with a bamboo branch, clarify, and take the clear liquid... [text fragmentary].

Another prescription: Pure Niu Ru (Cow's Milk) (best if freshly milked), add a little white sugar, warm frequently and drink. For those suffering from Ye Ge (Dysphagia/Regurgitation) and dry stool, taking... [text fragmentary].

Another prescription: Lv Niao (Donkey Urine) (black donkey urine is better), drink 2-3 he while hot. Extremely effective. This urine is toxic and should not be consumed in excess. For severe cases, efficacy appears after seven days... [text fragmentary].

Another prescription: Use human feces from flat ground or beside walls (must be dry and solid, not loose; east-facing is best). Bring back, roast on dark tiles until charred... [text fragmentary].

Another prescription: Zhi Huang Qu (Processed Yellow Maggots) 1.5 qian (ground), Zhen Xi Song Luo Cha (True Fine Pine Network Tea) 0.75 qian 5 li, Guang Mu Xiang (Costus Root) 0.15 qian 5 li, Zhi Dou Kou (Processed Cardamom) 0.45 qian 5 li... [text fragmentary].

Another prescription: Zhu Mao Lian Cu Pi Ji Ti Jian (Pig Hair with Coarse Skin and Hoof Tips), any amount, dry thoroughly, place on a clean stone, ignite with open fire, burn until resembling ointment paste. Extinguish fire, cool, grind to fine powder. Take 3 qian each time with boiling water. For patients under fifty, this prescription is 100% effective, truly a celestial prescription... [text fragmentary]. One instance mentions Yan You (Slugs) dissolving completely without leaving water, expelled upon vomiting. Only one dose is needed to resume eating immediately.

Another prescription: Use 49 inner eggshells (Bai Pi), add 1 jin of Hu Jiao (Black Pepper), steam in good Shao Jiu (Brewed Wine) for 49 days, sun-dry 49 times, store in a porcelain bottle. For Ge Shi patients, swallow 3 qian of Hu Jiao with boiling water every morning. Cured in three doses, miraculous effect.

Another prescription: Sheng Jiang (Fresh Ginger) any amount. On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month at noon, pack in a cloth bag, immerse in a cesspit that sees no sunlight for 49 days. Retrieve, wash with running water, hang to dry thoroughly, grind to powder. For illness lasting two years, use 3 fen of ginger powder; for one year, use 2 fen. Add She Xiang (Musk) 1 li, brew with boiling water and drink. Cured in one dose. Avoid meat, fish, salt, and soy sauce for 50 days to prevent recurrence. This prescription is extremely effective. Those with compassionate hearts should prepare it in advance to save others, accumulating boundless merit. The cesspit must not contain urine or feces from women.

Another prescription: Chen Pi (Aged Tangerine Peel) (the older the better), stir-fry with Chen Bi Tu (Old Wall Earth) aged decades, remove earth, grind Chen Pi to powder, take with wine 1-2 qian... [text fragmentary].

Another prescription: Shan Zhi (Gardenia Fruit) 5 qian (stir-fried until scorched, ground), taken with wine. Cured in one dose, regardless of age, extremely miraculous. Not suitable for those with Wei Han (Stomach Cold)... [text fragmentary].

Another prescription: During a solar eclipse, starting from the initial partial phase, take 2 jin of Bai Gan Mian (White Dry Flour), knead with water until smooth, shape into pills against the sun like longan seeds, stop when the eclipse ends. Sun-dry the flour pills. One pill per year of age, boiled and eaten on an empty stomach. Plain yet miraculous. The pill is solid outside and hollow inside, which is peculiar. Do not neglect. Making extra can help others; it is cheap and powerful. Ineffective if not exposed to the sun.

Another prescription: Sheng Ou Zhi (Fresh Lotus Root Juice), Sheng Jiang Zhi (Fresh Ginger Juice), Li Zhi (Pear Juice), Gane Zhi (Sugarcane Juice), Feng Mi (Honey), Luo Bo Zhi (Radish Juice), Bai Guo Zhi (White Walnut Juice), Zhu Li (Bamboo Sap) each one zhan. Mix well, steam over rice, drink as desired.

Another prescription: Jiu Zhi (Chive Juice), Li Zhi (Pear Juice), Sheng Jiang Zhi (Fresh Ginger Juice), Ren Ru (Human Milk) each one zhan. Steam over rice, take. Repeat after three days. Extremely effective.

Another prescription: Tian Sheng Quan Shui (Natural Spring Water), boil and drink frequently. Extremely effective.

Another prescription: Bai Mi (White Honey), mixed with boiling water. Take 1 liang each time. Self-cures after several doses.

Another prescription: Hei Sha Tang (Brown Sugar) 1 jin, Sheng Jiang (Fresh Ginger) 1 jin. Pound together into paste, seal in a porcelain jar, bury in dry ground for seven days. Retrieve, mix with boiling water and take daily. Extremely effective for Tan Ge (Phlegm Obstruction) and Shi Ge (Food Obstruction).

Another prescription: Zha Guo Zao (Residue from Rice Candy Factory Extraction) 1 jin, Sheng Jiang (Fresh Ginger) 4 liang. Pound together, make into thin cakes, sun-dry, grind to powder, store in porcelain jar. Take 2 qian mixed with boiling water every morning. Tastes best, can replace tea.

Another prescription: Gu Shu Zi (Gu Tree Seeds, also known as Chu Shu or Gou Shu) decocted in water and drunk. Most effective for Ge Shi caused by consuming sweet foods.

Another prescription: A person suffered from Ge Shi, unable to eat or drink. Hua Tuo examined him and diagnosed She Jia (Snake Mass). Prescribed drinking 2-3 bowls of vinegar-soaked Da Suan (Garlic) juice (aged is better) and eating much garlic. Later, a large snake was vomited up, and the patient recovered.

Another prescription: You Tou Mu Shu (Oil-permeated Wooden Comb) one piece, burned to ash, ground to powder, taken with wine one zhong. Able to eat and drink within half a day. This prescription has saved countless lives; do not underestimate it.

Another prescription: Cases with Gan Wang Pi Ruo (Hyperactive Liver and Weak Spleen), vomiting immediately after eating, unresponsive to repeated treatments, are due to Wood overcoming Earth. Treat with herbs that soothe the Liver and tonify Qi; they will surely recover. Do not misdiagnose as Ge Shi.

Another prescription: Patients with this syndrome may have parasites hidden in the chest and diaphragm, extending and contracting periodically. When extended, food intake is difficult; or vomiting occurs shortly after eating. This indicates parasitic involvement. Use Dian Qing Ye (Indigo Leaf) crushed for juice; if leaves are unavailable, Lan Dian (Indigo Dye) can be used. Mix with light wine and drink. Cured immediately. For cases unresponsive to hundred medicines, this prescription is most miraculous. Spontaneous resolution allows food intake. Permanently avoid Goose and Beef. A monk suffered from Ge Shi; before dying, he told his disciple: "There is an obstruction in my chest, dissect me after death." The disciple found a bone. Later, goose blood accidentally dripped on the bone, causing it to dissolve. The disciple also contracted the disease and was cured by drinking goose blood. Repeated trials show miraculous efficacy.