凡有此症，大便燥结，切不可用香燥药取快一时，破气而耗血，只好用稠牛乳入白糖少
许，时时炖热咽服，自然渐渐而愈。
又方∶佛手于、荸荠、莲子肉、红枣、柿饼、橄榄、桂圆、苡仁各一两，浸大麦烧酒五
斤。每日饮三次，即愈。
又方∶柿饼三枚，连蒂捣烂，酒调服，甚效。切勿以他药杂入。如无柿饼，或用干柿亦
可。
又方∶石莲肉为末，入肉豆蔻末少许，米汤调服之。
又方∶甘蔗汁七碗，姜汁一碗和匀，日日服之。
又方∶白豆蔻，白檀香，郁金各二钱，研细末。每服一钱，用姜汁，热酒调服。
猫胞衣，用新瓦放火上焙燥，研末，入朱砂末少许。每服一二分，放舌上，以温汤徐徐
服下，数服即愈。
取猫胞衣法∶猫将产，以人看守，须急急取之，稍迟则猫食矣！
又方∶用抱出鸡子壳，瓦上焙燥研末。每服二钱，热酒送下。
又方∶大橘子一个，入胆矾一钱，将橘子顶上切去一片，以胆矾纳入，仍以切下之片盖
上，外用盐和黄泥裹一大球，以炭火 之，候冷取出，去泥将橘肉灰研末。每服三分，滚水
调下。
又方∶鸡肫外黄皮（名鸡内金）取三个，用新瓦焙燥研末，用烧酒调服。
又方∶皂矾五两，用面馒头顶上开口挖空，将矾填满，以新瓦合住，外用盐和黄泥包裹
封固，放文武火内烧半日，取出去泥，枣肉为丸梧子大。每服二十丸，空心酒汤送下。
又方∶取螺蛳数斗，清水浸之，俟螺蛳吐出泥砂，去螺蛳，取水底之泥晒干。每服一钱
，酒调下。仍将螺蛳送入水中放生。立效。
又方∶蒲公英一梗两花高尺许者，掘下数尺，根大如拳旁有人形拱抱，捣法酒服，治膈
噎，其验如神。
凡是患有这种病症的，大便干燥坚硬，千万不可使用香燥的药物来追求一时的舒适，因为那样会耗散正气并损伤血液。只应当用浓稠的牛奶加入少许白糖，经常加热后慢慢咽下服用，自然就会逐渐痊愈。
另一个方子：佛手柑、荸荠、莲子肉、红枣、柿饼、橄榄、桂圆、薏苡仁各一两，浸泡在五斤大麦烧酒中。每天饮用三次，即可痊愈。
又一个方子：柿饼三枚，连同蒂部一起捣烂，用酒调匀后服用，效果很好。千万不要混入其他药物。如果没有柿饼，也可以用干柿子代替。
又一个方子：石莲子肉研成粉末，加入少许肉豆蔻粉末，用米汤调匀后服用。
又一个方子：白豆蔻、白檀香、郁金各二钱，研磨成细末。每次服用一钱，用姜汁和热酒调匀后服用。
猫胎盘（猫胞衣），放在新瓦片上在火上焙干，研成粉末，加入少许朱砂粉末。每次服用一二分，放在舌头上，用温水慢慢送服，服用几次后即可痊愈。
获取猫胎盘的方法：猫即将生产时，派人看守，必须迅速取出，稍晚一些猫就会吃掉它！
又一个方子：使用刚孵出小鸡的蛋壳，在瓦片上焙干研成粉末。每次服用二钱，用热酒送服。
又一个方子：取一个大橘子，放入胆矾一钱，将橘子顶部切去一片，把胆矾塞进去，再把切下的那片盖回去，外面用盐和黄土包裹成一个球，用炭火煨烤，等冷却后取出，去掉泥土，将橘肉灰烬研成粉末。每次服用三分，用滚水调服。
又一个方子：鸡肫外面的黄皮（名为鸡内金）取三个，放在新瓦片上焙干研成粉末，用烧酒调匀后服用。
又一个方子：皂矾五两，在面馒头的顶部开口挖空，将皂矾填满，用新瓦片盖住，外面用盐和黄土包裹封固，放在文火和武火之间烧半天，取出后去掉泥土，用枣肉做成梧桐子大小的丸药。每次服用二十丸，空腹时用酒或汤送服。
又一个方子：取几斗螺蛳，用清水浸泡，等螺蛳吐出泥沙后，捞出螺蛳，取底部的泥沙晒干。每次服用一钱，用酒调服。之后仍将螺蛳放回水中放生。立即见效。
又一个方子：选取一株蒲公英，花高约一尺，挖掘其根部数尺深，如果根部大如拳头且形状像人形拱抱，将其捣碎后用酒服用，治疗噎膈，效果神奇。
For those suffering from this condition, with dry and hard stools, one must absolutely avoid using aromatic and drying herbs for temporary relief, as such herbs deplete Qi and consume Blood. Instead, one should use thick cow's milk mixed with a small amount of white sugar, warming it frequently before swallowing slowly; the condition will naturally heal gradually.
Another prescription: *Foshou* (Citrus medica var. sarcodactylis), *Biqi* (Dioscorea esculenta), lotus seeds, red dates, dried persimmons, olives, longan fruit, and coix seed, each 1 liang, soaked in 5 jin of barley liquor. Drink three times daily until cured.
Another prescription: Three dried persimmons, including the calyx, pounded into a paste, taken with wine. This is very effective. Do not mix with other medicines. If dried persimmons are unavailable, dried persimmon slices may be used instead.
Another prescription: Stone lotus seeds (*Shelianrou*) ground into powder, mixed with a small amount of nutmeg powder, taken with rice gruel.
Another prescription: Seven bowls of sugarcane juice mixed with one bowl of ginger juice, taken daily.
Another prescription: White cardamom, white sandalwood, and turmeric, each 2 qian, ground into fine powder. Take 1 qian per dose, mixed with ginger juice and hot wine.
Cat placenta (*Maobaoyi*), baked dry on a new tile over fire, ground into powder, mixed with a small amount of cinnabar powder. Take 1-2 fen per dose, place on the tongue, and swallow slowly with warm water. A few doses will cure the condition.
Method to obtain cat placenta: When a cat is about to give birth, keep watch and retrieve the placenta immediately; otherwise, the cat will eat it.
Another prescription: Eggshells from hatched chicks, baked dry on a tile and ground into powder. Take 2 qian per dose, sent down with hot wine.
Another prescription: Take one large tangerine, insert 1 qian of alum into it. Cut off the top of the tangerine, put the alum inside, and replace the top. Wrap the whole thing tightly with salt and yellow mud into a ball. Roast it over charcoal fire. Once cool, remove the mud and grind the charred tangerine flesh into powder. Take 3 fen per dose, mixed with boiling water.
Another prescription: Take three pieces of the inner lining of the chicken gizzard (known as *Jineijin*), bake them dry on a new tile, grind into powder, and take with liquor.
Another prescription: 5 liang of green vitriol (*Zaofan*). Make a hole in the top of a steamed bun, fill it with the vitriol, cover with a new tile, wrap securely with salt and yellow mud, and roast over mild and strong heat for half a day. Remove, discard the mud, and form pills with jujube pulp, sized like wu-tzu (walnut seeds). Take 20 pills per dose, with wine or broth on an empty stomach.
Another prescription: Take several dou of river snails, soak in clear water until they expel mud and sand. Remove the snails, dry the sediment at the bottom. Take 1 qian per dose, mixed with wine. Release the snails back into the water afterward. Immediate effect.
Another prescription: Select a dandelion plant with flowers about one chi high. Dig deep (several chi) to find the root. If the root is as large as a fist and resembles a human figure embracing something, pound it and take with wine. This treats dysphagia/esophageal obstruction (*Yege*) with miraculous efficacy.