Main Treated Disease Name
Tight Throat Wind (with Encircling Throat Wind Attached)

Song Formula
Tight throat wind is caused by the accumulation of heat in the lungs and stomach. The throat is swollen and it is difficult to make a sound. One should prick Shangyang and Shaoshang. If there are red spots on the chest, use a needle for treatment.

Introduction of Acupoints
Shangyang: Located on the inner side of the index finger of the hand, at a distance from the corner of the fingernail as wide as a chive leaf.
Shaoshang: Located on the inner side of the thumb of the hand, at a distance from the corner of the fingernail as wide as a chive leaf. If there are red spots in the center of the chest (the area of the heart 窝), prick them open with a triangular needle and the condition will be relieved.

Analysis of Etiology and Pathology
[Analysis 1]: According to the annotation in the Golden Mirror: This condition is caused by excessive rich and greasy food, resulting in the accumulation of heat in the lungs and stomach. Then, it is attacked by wind pathogens. The wind and heat combine and rush upward to congest the throat, causing swelling, pain, difficulty in making a sound, and inability to swallow soup or water. The sound of the blocked phlegm and saliva is quite like the sound of sawing. It breaks out suddenly and rapidly at the beginning. Urgently prick the Shaoshang acupoint on the inner side of the thumb of the hand to let out purple and black blood to purge the heat. If there is an immediate effect, it is a favorable sign. If the face turns blue, the lips turn black, and there is a cold nasal discharge, it is an unfavorable sign. If there is also swelling encircling the outside of the neck, it is called encircling throat wind. Although the treatment method is the same as that for this condition, it is still a dangerous and difficult-to-treat disease.

Medical Cases
[Case 1]: Mr. Yan, 38 years old, from Jiangsu Province, lives in Shulin Town, Taipei County. He suddenly suffered from tight throat wind. At the beginning of the onset, he felt aversion to cold and heat, had difficulty breathing. There was no obvious external or internal manifestation, with a slight swelling in the chest. It was difficult to eat, there was no passage of qi inside, and the outside seemed numb. On April 6, 1963 (the fifty-second year of the Republic of China), he came to our clinic for diagnosis. I immediately pricked the acupoints of Shangyang, Shaoshang, etc., and he was cured after three treatments.

[Case 2]: Ms. Wang, 38 years old, from Zhejiang Province, lives on Fulin Road, Shilin Town, Taipei County. At first, she felt a dull pain in the left kidney area. Then, the right kidney also had the same pain. Her two feet were afraid of cold, with alternating heat and cold, and the pain came and went. Her head, face, and chest were unbearably stuffy and swollen, and she had difficulty breathing. There was phlegm on her tongue, but she couldn’t spit it out. The condition was even worse when exposed to the strong sun. On July 5, 1967 (the fifty-sixth year of the Republic of China), she came to me for diagnosis and treatment. I pricked the previous acupoints and the areas on the chest where there were red spots, and let out blood with a triangular needle, and she was cured.

[Case 3]: Ms. Zhang, 45 years old, from Emei, Sichuan Province, lives on Linyi Street, Taipei City. On November 16, 1971 (the sixtieth year of the Republic of China), she came to me for diagnosis and treatment. After pricking the previous acupoints six times, she was cured.