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Cao San (Grass Powder)
Indicated for wind-induced gingival swelling and pain.
Take Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma) and Cao (Herba Siegesbeckiae) (each 0.5 fen).
Grind the above herbs into a fine powder, add a small amount of Shexiang (Musk), and use 1.5 qian per dose. Decoct with one cup of water until reduced to 0.8 cup. Hold the warm liquid in the mouth and spit it out when cool.

Wutonglü San (Euonymus Powder)
Indicated for loose teeth, receding gums, and continuous bleeding.
Take Wutonglü (Fructus Euonymi), Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma), Digupi (Cortex Lycii), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix) (each 1 liang), Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix) (0.5 liang), Cao (Herba Siegesbeckiae), and Xiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma) (each 1 liang).
Grind the above herbs into a fine powder. Use 0.5 qian per dose to rub on the teeth. After meals, rinse the mouth and spit out the liquid when cool.

Chenxiang San (Agarwood Powder)
Indicated for severe cold toothache in the elderly that is unbearable.
Take Chenxiang (Aquilariae Lignum Resinatum), Chuan Shengma ( Cimicifugae Rhizoma), Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma), Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix), Digupi (Cortex Lycii) (each 1 liang), and Hei Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata - raw) (1 fen).
Grind the above herbs into a fine powder. Use 1 qian per dose with white boiled water. Spit out when the temperature becomes lukewarm and cool.

Dihuang San (Rehmannia Powder)
Indicated for loose teeth and pain triggered by hot or cold drinks.
Take Gan Dihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata), Shengma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma), Qingyan (Halitum), Lvhui (Aloe), and Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix) in equal proportions.
Finely chop and mix the above herbs evenly. Use 1 liang of the mixture per dose, decoct with one large cup of water and one cup of wine until reduced to 1.5 cups. Strain and hold the hot liquid near the loose teeth for a long time before spitting out.

Da Wutonglü San (Large Euonymus Powder)
Indicated for all types of wind causing tooth mobility and pain, and for strengthening teeth.
Take Wutonglü (Fructus Euonymi), Chuanxiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix) (each 0.5 liang), Sheng Gan Dihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Recens), Binglang (Arecae Semen), and Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma) (each 2 fen), Dingxiang (Caryophylli Flos), and Xionghuang (Realgar) (each 1 fen).
Grind the above herbs into a fine powder, add Xionghuang (Realgar), and grind again to ensure uniformity. After each meal and before sleep, first rinse the mouth with warm water, then apply a small amount of the powder to the painful area. It can be used at other times as well.

Treatment for Toothache
Take Badou (Crotonis Fructus) (one bean, burnt until charred, ground with peel) and Hujiao (Piperis Longi Fructus) (seven beans, ground into fine powder, mixed with Badou).
Rub the powder onto the painful area to stop pain immediately. Alternatively, mix with wax, roll into a stick, and insert into the tooth gap to relieve pain.

Throat Region

Wuyou San (Carefree Powder)
Indicated for various diseases caused by heat-toxin rushing up to the throat.
Take Choulou Jinxiancao (Paris Polyphyllae Rhizoma), Tiantiao (Natrii Sulfas Crystallisatus), Banlangen (Isatidis Radix), Fuling (Poria), Puhuang (Typhae Pollen), Zihewan (Placentae Humanae), Baiyaojian (Fermentum Medicinale), Guanzhong (Cyathulae Rhizoma), Lianzixin (Nelumbinis Plumula), Bai Jiangcan (Bombyx Batryticatus), and Xiaodou (Vigna Angularis Semen Rubrum).
Grind the above herbs into a fine powder. Take 1-2 qian per dose after meals, mixed with honey water. It can also be formed into honey pills for sucking.

Xijiao San (Rhinoceros Horn Powder)
Indicated for toxic qi accumulation in the throat causing unceasing pain and inability to swallow liquids.
Take Xijiao (Rhinocerotis Cornu), Chenxiang (Aquilariae Lignum Resinatum), Mayaxiao (Natrii Sulfas Crystallisatus), Jishexiang (Styrax), Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix), Xunluxiang (Olibanum), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix) (each 0.5 liang), and Chuan Shengma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma).
Crush the above herbs into coarse powder. Take 3 qian per dose, decoct with one cup of water and fourteen Zhuoye (Phyllostachys Nigra Folium) leaves until reduced to 0.6 cup. Strain and take warm at any time.

Foshou San (Buddha's Hand Powder)
Indicated for various diseases of sore and swollen throat, also known as Wuyou San.
Take Longnao (Borneolum Syntheticum), Bohe (Menthae Haplocalycis Herba), Baiyaojian (Fermentum Medicinale), Yanxiao (Natrii Sulfas Crystallisatus) (each 2 fen), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Qingdai (Indigo Naturalis) (each 4 fen), Mapibo (Polyporus Umbellatus), and Puxiao (Natrii Sulfas) (each 0.5 liang).
Grind the above herbs into a fine powder. Apply dry powder directly to the affected area. Also treats red mouth ulcers; use 3-5 times a day. (Alternatively, dry Lashiteng (Trichosanthes Kirilowii Caulis) in shade, grind into powder, decoct with water, and gargle for severe sore throat.)

Sheng Dihuang San (Fresh Rehmannia Powder)
Indicated for sores inside the throat and continuous blood in saliva.
Take Sheng Dihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Recens), Maimendong (Ophiopogonis Radix) (each 1.5 liang), Jisu miao (Elsholtziae Spica), Chi Fuling (Poria cum Rubro), Xuanshen (Scrophulariae Radix) (each 1 liang), and Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (0.5 liang).
Crush the above herbs into coarse powder. Take 3 qian per dose, decoct with one cup of water and 1 fen of Zhuru (Bambusae Caulis in Taenia) until reduced to 0.6 cup. Strain and drink warm at any time.

Qiangweigen San (Rose Root Powder)
Indicated for oral and lingual ulcers caused by stagnant heat qi.
Take Qiangweigenpi (Rosae Rugosae Cortex) (1 liang), Chuan Shengma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma) (3 fen), Sheng Gan Dihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Recens), Huangbai (Phellodendri Cortex) (each 0.5 liang), and Qianbaishuang (Plumbi Subcarbonas) (1 qian).
Grind the above herbs into a fine powder, add Qianbaishuang (Plumbi Subcarbonas), and grind uniformly. Take 2 qian per dose, decoct with one large cup of water and half a spoonful of honey until reduced to 0.7 cup. Gargle thoroughly and spit out when cool. If ineffective, continue using the powder.

Shensheng Chuihou San (Divine Throat-Blowing Powder)
Indicated for rapid-onset throat closure (Zouma Hou Bi) and throat swelling/pain, with immediate effect.
Take Lu'erqing (Atropi Fructus), Bai Jiangcan (Bombyx Batryticatus), Yanxiao (Saltpeter), and Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (each 2 liang).
Grind the above herbs into a fine powder. Take one ox gall from December, extract the juice, mix with the medicine, refill into the gallbladder, and dry in a ventilated place for 100 days. Remove, grind finely, and blow into the throat each time.

Chuihou San (Throat-Blowing Powder)
Indicated for throat obstruction.
Take Tonglü (Cupri Acetas), Danfan (Alumen), Bai Jiangcan (Bombyx Batryticatus), and Puxiao (Natrii Sulfas).
Equal parts, finely ground in a mortar, and blown into the throat. Miraculous effect.

Pengsha San (Borax Powder)
Indicated for throat closure with obstruction.
Take Pengsha (Borax), Kufan (Alumen Ustumsn), Shepi (Serpentis Cutis), and Zaojiaoci (Gleditsiae Sinensis Spina) (burned, each 0.5 liang).
Grind the above herbs into a fine powder. Blow a small amount into the throat each time. Bleeding indicates efficacy.

Xiao Pengsha San (Small Borax Powder)
Indicated for sore and swollen throat, throat closure with airway obstruction, and critical condition.
Take Pengsha (Borax), Mayaxiao (Natrii Sulfas Crystallisatus) (each 1 liang), Baifan (Alumen), and Longnao (Borneolum Syntheticum) (a little).
Grind the above herbs uniformly, mix with bile from a crucian carp caught in December, fill into pig bladder skin, dry in shade, remove, and grind into fine powder. Blow a "yi zi" amount into the throat. Crucian carp bile is not strictly necessary if unavailable.

Xiaodu San (Detoxification Powder)
Indicated for sore throat and ulcers in adults and children, and for promoting eruption and detoxifying the skin in pediatric exanthems.
Take Niubangzi (Arctii Fructus) (6 liang), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (2 liang), Jingjie Sui (Schizonepetae Spica) (1 liang).
Grind the above herbs into a fine powder. Take 1 qian per dose, decoct with a small cup of water until reduced to 0.7 cup. Take warm at any time.

Xionghuang San (Realgar Powder)
Indicated for Chan Hou (winding throat) wind patterns.
Take Wugong (Centipedae Corpus) (one, remove feet and head, grind into powder) and Xionghuang (Realgar) (1 fen, ground).
Grind together into a fine powder. Take a "yi zi" or half a qian per dose, mix with cold water, dip a chicken wing feather, and sweep the throat. This is the primary treatment for all throat diseases and rotten, bleeding teeth in the entire mouth.

Treatment for Chan Hou Feng (Winding Throat Wind)
Take Bai Jiangcan Mo (Powder of Bombyx Batryticatus).
Mix with Jiangzhi (Zingiberis Recens Juice) to form a paste, then mix with warm wine for administration.

Treatment for Throat Closure with Inability to Breathe
Take raw Badou (Crotonis Fructus), keep the peel, sharpen to expose the flesh, pierce with a wooden needle, bite down to close lips, allowing air to escape through the hole made by the Badou needle. The obstruction will gradually clear.

Lufengfang San (Honeycomb Powder)
Indicated for heat-toxin blockage in the throat during febrile diseases, causing swelling and pain.
Take Lufengfang (Vespa Nidus), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Shegan (Belamcandae Rhizoma), Chuan Shengma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma), Chuan Puxiao (Natrii Sulfas), and Xuanshen (Scrophulariae Radix) (each 0.5 liang).
Crush the above herbs into coarse powder. Take 3 qian per dose, decoct with one cup of water until reduced by 0.5 cup. Strain and take warm at any time.

Qianshuang San (Lead Frost Powder)
Indicated for sore and swollen throat with difficulty swallowing during febrile diseases.
Take Qianshuang (Plumbi Subcarbonas), Pengsha (Borax), Mayaxiao (Natrii Sulfas Crystallisatus) (each 1 fen), Chuan Shengma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma), Huangyao (Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Rhizoma), Dilong (Pheretima), Hanshuishi (Hydrocerussite), Shetuipi (Serpentis Cutis), Niuhuang (Bovis Calculus), and Taiyin Xuanjingshi (Mineralum Nigrum).
Grind the above herbs into a fine powder. Take 1 qian per dose at any time, mixed with fresh drawn water.

Pengsha Wan (Borax Pill)
Indicated for sore and swollen throat, difficulty swallowing, and oral/lingual ulcers.
Take Hanshuishi (Hydrocerussite) (50 liang), Pengsha (Borax) (10 liang), Naoli (Camphora) (2 fen), Shexiang (Moschus) (1 liang), Yanxiao (Natrii Sulfas Crystallisatus) (2 liang), Meihua Naoli (Camphora) (1 fen).
Grind the above herbs into a fine powder, mix with Gancao Gao (Licorice Paste) to form pills. Each liang makes 400 pills. Suck one pill per dose, swallowing the saliva. Regular use resolves phlegm, benefits the diaphragm, generates fluids, and relieves thirst.

Treatment for Swollen and Blocked Throat
Take one Badou (Crotonis Fructus), remove peel, insert into green onion stem, roast over fire until cooked. Remove bean, discard onion, cut bean into two halves.
Insert the right half into the right nostril and the left half into the left nostril.

Another Prescription for Throat Obstruction
Take Baifan Mo (Powder of Alumen) and Danfan Mo (Powder of Alumen Vitriol).
Equal parts, ground together extremely finely. Blow into the throat using a brush tube. Alternatively, mix with water to a thick consistency and smear on the root of the tongue. Pus and blood will break out and heal.

Jinbo San (Gold Leaf Powder)
Indicated for throat closure, winding throat wind, and various foreign bodies stuck in the throat.

First Furnace
Mituo seng (Litharge), Huangdan (Minium) (each 1 liang), Shuiyin (Mercurius), Jinbo (Folium Auricum) (two leaves).
First, seal the furnace with salt mud. Place one leaf of gold foil under the furnace. Grind the above herbs extremely finely, spread them in the furnace, cover with another leaf of gold foil, and use high fire.

Second Furnace
Daizhe (Haematitum) (0.5 liang), Baifan (Alumen), Sha (Arsenolite) (each 3 zhu), Xiaoshi (Nitrums) (1.5 liang, pure), Shetui (Serpentis Exuvies) (3 zhu, placed at the bottom of the furnace).
Follow the previous method, use high fire until red hot, remove, let cool for a long time.

Third Usage Method
Roll the medicines obtained from the two furnaces in a mortar until uniform. Store in a brush tube. Blow a small amount into the throat. Blow again after one meal. Saliva and foreign bodies will come out naturally. All throat pains are treated with immediate effect.

Chuantianxiao San (Sweet Nitrate Powder)
Indicated for unpredictable throat diseases.
Take Chuantianxiao (Natrii Sulfatis), Choulou Jinxiancao (Paris Polyphyllae Rhizoma), Banlangen (Isatidis Radix), Bai Fuling (Poria), Puhuang (Typhae Pollen), Zihewan (Placentae Humanae), Baiyejian (Fermentum Medicinale), Guanzhong (Cyathulae Rhizoma) (each 0.5 liang), and Lianzixin (Nelumbinis Plumula).
Grind the above herbs into a fine powder. For throat congestion, swelling, or winding throat wind, apply dry powder and swallow saliva at any time.

Another Prescription
Take Guanzhong (Cyathulae Rhizoma), Fuling (Poria), Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix), Mapibo (Polyporus Umbellatus), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Ejiao (Colla Corii Asini), and Baiyaojian (Fermentum Medicinale) in equal proportions.
Mix with honey to form a paste for sucking. Take an amount the size of a soap nut at any time.