Main Treated Disease Name
Dry Swallowing of Saliva with Nothing in the Throat

Song Formula
When there is nothing in the throat but dry swallowing of saliva, it feels itchy rather than painful and there are many choking coughs. Prick Yemen, Lieque, and follow with Zhaohai, as well as Erjian and Zusanli, and the therapeutic effect of acupuncture is remarkable.

Introduction of Acupoints
Yemen: Located in the depression between the metacarpal bones of the little finger and the ring finger of the hand. It can be located by making a fist.
Lieque: Located one cun and five fen above the lateral side of the wrist. When the two hands are crossed, it is at the tip of the index finger.

Zhaohai: Located four fen below the medial malleolus of the foot. There are tendons in front and behind, and the acupoint is in the middle.
Erjian: Located at the tip of the transverse crease in front of the metacarpophalangeal joint of the index finger, at the junction of the red and white flesh.
Zusanli: Located three cun below the patella, on the outer edge of the tibia, in the depression between the two tendons.

Analysis of Etiology and Pathology
[Analysis 1]: This disease is caused by the upward gathering of the fire of the Heart, Spleen, and Lung Meridians.

Ancient People’s Treatment Experience
The Secret Song of Celestial Star Points by Chang Sangjun: For toothache, headache, and throat blockage, first prick Erjian and then Zusanli.
The Ode of Lanjiang: For locked – mouth throat wind, prick Zhaohai, and let out blood with a three – edged needle, and the patient will be relieved immediately.

Sun Peirong’s Clinical Experience
[Experience 1]: According to my experience, when patients have a feeling in the throat that is itchy rather than painful, numb rather than spicy, and often have choking coughs, it is mostly caused by the upward rush of the fire of the Lung, Stomach, and Triple Energizer. They feel dryness in the throat and often feel uncomfortable, with continuous choking coughs and constant swallowing of saliva. Sometimes, there are phenomena such as restlessness and irritability in the heart.

Medical Cases
[Case 1]: Mr. Zhang, 44 years old, from Guangrao County, Shandong Province, lives on Aiguo East Road, Taipei City. He suffered from the disease of dry swallowing of saliva with nothing in the throat. Since getting this disease, it has been more than eight months. He often felt that there was something in his throat, but there was nothing to swallow down or spit out. It was itchy rather than painful, numb rather than spicy, and he felt uncomfortable from time to time with continuous choking coughs. On September 3, 1966 (the fifty – fifth year of the Republic of China), he came to seek treatment. After pricking the acupoints of Lieque, Zhaohai, Erjian, Zusanli, etc. successively three times, he was cured.