Vinegar Decoction

傷寒論

-- In Shaoyin disease, when there is injury in the throat, sores, inability to speak, and the voice cannot emerge, Kujiu Tang governs it. (Shang Han Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage))

Fourteen pieces of Banxia, washed and broken into pieces like jujube pits; one chicken egg, remove the yolk, put bitter wine into the eggshell. For the above two ingredients, put Banxia into the bitter wine; place the eggshell in a knife ring, set it on the fire, and bring to three boils; remove the dregs. Sip and swallow little by little; if there is no improvement, make three more doses. (Shang Han Za Bing Lun)

For the above two ingredients, put Banxia into bitter wine (vinegar); place the eggshell in a knife ring, set it on the fire, and bring to three boils; remove the dregs, and sip and swallow little by little. If there is no improvement, make three more doses. (Modern usage: Use a clay pot to first decoct 15 g of ginger-prepared Banxia in an appropriate amount of rice vinegar for about five minutes; then add an equal amount of egg white. When it turns white and turbid, remove from the fire, place in a porcelain bowl, let cool, and take frequent small sips.)

湯劑

Dry dampness and Resolve Phlegm, invigorate blood and remove stasis, reduce swelling and relieve pain.

When the throat is injured, sores form, pain extends to the sides of the throat, and one cannot speak or produce voice.