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To treat deficiency of Qi in the Spleen and Lung, excessive worry and overthinking leading to disharmony between Ying (Nutritive) and Wei (Defensive) Qi, resulting in dry and tight cracking of the lips, or sores at the corners of the mouth, with a withered and haggard complexion. For men suffering from seminal emission and depletion of Zi Blood (substance related to reproduction), this formula is suitable.

Chrysanthemi Flos (Gan Ju Hua), Cistanche Herba (Rou Cong Rong) (soaked in wine, washed and sliced), Lycii Fructus (Gou Qi Zi), Morinda Officinalis Radix (Ba Ji Tian) (core removed). All ingredients in equal parts.
Grind into powder, mix with refined honey to make pills, size of *Cotinus coggygria* seeds. Take 30-50 pills per dose, swallowed with rice soup.

To treat wind-heat accumulating in the Spleen Meridian, causing dry, deep cracking of the lips with lack of luster.

Angelicae Dahuricae Radix (Bai Zhi), Cimicifugae Rhizoma (Sheng Ma), Aurantii Fructus (Zhi Qiao) (pulp removed, stir-fried with bran), Scutellariae Radix (Huang Qin), Saposhnikoviae Radix (Fang Feng) (radicle removed), Pinelliae Rhizoma Preparatum (Ban Xia) (soaked in boiling water seven times), Dendrobii Caulis (Shi Hu) (roots removed). Each ingredient [dose implied as half unit based on context].
Cut into coarse pieces for decoction. Take 4 qian per dose, with 1.5 sheng of water and 5 slices of fresh ginger, decoct and take at any time.

To treat wind-induced swelling in the Spleen, twitching of the lips and mouth, or formation of nodules, or edema.

Coicis Semen (Yi Yi Ren), Stephaniae Tetrandrae Radix (Fang Ji), Phaseoli Semen Rubrum (Chi Xiao Dou) (stir-fried), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gan Cao) (roasted). Each ingredient takes 3 fen.
Cut into coarse pieces for decoction. Decoct as above.

To treat tight, dry, cracked lips with sores.
Take an unspecified amount of Oleae Fructus (Olive), burn to ash, grind into powder, mix with Porcine Adipose (Zhu Zhi) and apply to the affected area.

To treat tightness of the mouth and shrinking of the lips, inability to open and close, difficulty in eating and drinking; if not treated urgently, it may lead to death. This is also a rare disease, effectively treated by this formula, named Chun Lip (or Jin Chun/Shen Lip). Make a wick from white cloth, about the thickness of a finger, place it on the edge of an axe blade. Ignite the wick until sweat (condensate) appears on the blade, wipe and collect it, then apply to the lips once daily. Green cloth is also acceptable, or green cloth ash taken with wine, or mixed with porcine adipose for application. Alternatively, rub the area with snake skin, burn to ash, and apply. Also, use larvae of scarab beetles (Qi Chang) ground into powder, mixed with porcine adipose. Another method: burn human hair, beehives, and hairs of six domestic animals to ash, mix with fat for application. Amaranth Seed (Xian Shi Tiao), also known as Portulaca Oleracea (Ma Chi Xian), boiled juice can be drunk.
Acupuncture therapy: For tight lips unable to open and close, moxa at Hegu (LI4), left side for males, right side for females. Also moxa Chengjiang (CV24) three moxibustion cones; the point is located anterior to the chin, below the lower lip, intersection of Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian.

To treat deficiency-heat of Heart and Spleen attacking upwards, causing sores on the tongue, stiffness of the tongue root, and swelling and pain on both sides of the cheeks.

Bupleuri Radix (Chai Hu), Cimicifugae Rhizoma (Sheng Ma), Paeoniae Radix Alba (Shao Yao), Gardeniae Fructus (Zhi Zi Ren), Akebiae Caulis (Mu Tong) (each 1 liang), Scutellariae Radix (Huang Qin), Isatidis Folium (Da Qing), Armeniacae Semen Amarum (Xing Ren) (skin and tip removed, each 3 fen), Gypsum Fibrosum (Shi Gao) [dose missing in text].
Cut into coarse pieces for decoction. Take 4 qian per dose, decoct with 5 slices of ginger, take after meals. (If cold signs are severe, use Bazheng San. See Formula Section for Accumulated Heat.)