Diao’ao Pills

Diao’ao Pills,For cases where a bone or foreign object is lodged in the throat, preventing swallowing or speaking, and the condition is urgent.

Formulas Name : Diao’ao Pills

Chinese Name : 钓鳌丸

Drug Formulation

Root of Clematis chinensis, in any amount.

Source

From *Selected Essentials of Surgical Treatises*, Volume 7.

Processing

Soak in strong vinegar for 2 days, sun-dry, grind into a powder, and form into pills the size of a Paulownia seed using vinegar paste.

Benefits

For cases where a bone or foreign object is lodged in the throat, preventing swallowing or speaking, and the condition is urgent.

Instructions for Use

Take 1–2 pills at a time, washed down with half tea and half hot water. If the patient feels the urge to vomit, mix half a spoonful of a powder made from granulated sugar and copper carbonate, add 1–2 drops of oil, and take it mixed with tea; this will induce vomiting of the foreign object. If the medicinal effect is delayed, have the patient place both hands on the ground, then use a basin of clear water and stir it vigorously with a goose feather to induce vomiting.

Diao’ao Pills,From *Selected Essentials of Surgical Treatises*, Volume 7.,For cases where a bone or foreign object is lodged in the throat, preventing swallowing or speaking, and the condition is urgent.

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