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Sugar Pills,Fishbone stuck in the throat.

Formulas Name : Sugar Pills

Chinese Name : 砂糖丸

Drug Formulation

Sugar, white charcoal ash, perilla leaves, and talc, each in equal parts.

Source

*Selected Essentials of Surgical Treatises*, Volume 7.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder and form into pills the size of a water caltrop.

Benefits

Fishbone stuck in the throat.

Instructions for Use

Hold in the mouth and swallow with saliva. The bone will pass immediately.

Sugar Pills，*Selected Essentials of Surgical Treatises*, Volume 7.，Fishbone stuck in the throat.

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Terminology Proofreading: [Cheng Bo] | August 31, 2026
Reviewed by: [Wang Zhongxiang, Associate Chief TCM Physician (China)] | August 31, 2026

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