治风寒伤于心脾,令人憎寒发热,齿浮舌肿。(方见大方科伤寒阳证类。)
治中风舌本强,难转,语言不正,神妙。
蝎梢(去毒,一分) 茯神木(锉 炒,一两) 龙脑 薄荷(焙干,二两)
上为末。每服一二钱,温酒调,食后服。
治风湿寒,舌强不能语。
枯矾 桂心(各二分)
上为末。每用一钱,安舌下。或用正舌散治之。
治木舌肿满,口中气不得吐。
上用腊茶、陈白梅、巴豆七粒去壳,同捣如膏,薄荷水调稀,羽刷口中,得下咽,片时
泄泻
又方
上以釜底黑煤研匀,内外涂舌,良久平。又方,真蒲黄、海螵蛸为末。内外皆涂之。
又方 治大人小儿重舌,肿起舌下。
上用朴硝研水敷咽喉外,其内用成块者含,涎出乃平。一方,地鳖虫和薄荷研汁,帛包
蘸舌
蘸水
去矣
治血热,舌忽然肿破。
上以釜底煤醋调,敷舌上下,脱去更敷。能先决出血竟,敷之尤佳。一法,用盐等分调。
治舌上生白苔,干涩,语话不真。
白蜜 薄荷自然汁(各等分)
上以生姜片先蘸水揩洗,竟,用朱砂、雄黄、硼砂、脑、麝为末敷之良。未效,更加玄
明粉
To treat Wind-Cold injuring the Heart and Spleen, causing aversion to cold, fever, floating teeth, and swollen tongue. (Formula see Large Formula Section, Cold Damage Yang Syndrome Category.)
To treat stiff tongue root due to Stroke, difficulty in movement, and abnormal speech; miraculous efficacy.
Scorpion tail (remove toxicity, 1 fen) *Poria cocos* wood (crushed and stir-fried, 1 liang) Borneol Mint (baked dry, 2 liang)
Grind all into powder. Take 1-2 qian per dose, mix with warm wine, take after meals.
To treat swollen and ulcerated lips and tongue with sores, accompanied by irritability and thirst. (Formula see Small Formula Section, Rash and Pox Category.)
To treat stiffness of the tongue and inability to speak due to Wind-Dampness and Cold.
Alum Calcined Cinnamon heart (each 2 fen)
Grind all into powder. Use 1 qian each time, place under the tongue. Alternatively, use Zhengshe San to treat it.
To treat "Wood Tongue" (swollen tongue filling the mouth), where breath cannot be expelled from the mouth.
Take the above ingredients along with wax tea, aged white plum, and 7 seeds of Croton tiglium (Shelled), pound together into a paste. Dilute with Mint water, brush inside the mouth with a feather. If swallowed, diarrhea will occur after a while.
Another prescription
Grind soot from the bottom of the cauldron evenly, apply internally and externally on the tongue. After a long time, it will flatten. Another method: use true *Polygonum multiflorum* seed powder and cuttlefish bone powder. Apply both internally and externally.
Another method: To treat double tongue (swelling under the tongue resembling a second tongue) in adults and children.
Dissolve Mirabilite in water and apply externally to the throat. Internally, hold a solid piece in the mouth. When saliva flows out, the swelling subsides. Another method: grind ground beetle with Mint to extract juice, wrap in silk, and dip/swipe the tongue. Dip in water and remove.
To treat sudden swelling and ulceration of the tongue due to Blood Heat.
Apply soot from the bottom of the cauldron mixed with vinegar to the upper and lower parts of the tongue. Reapply when it falls off. It is even better if blood is first drained by pricking before application. One method: mix with equal parts of salt.
To treat white coating on the tongue, dryness and roughness, and unclear speech.
White honey Mint natural juice (equal parts)
First wipe and clean the tongue surface with ginger slices dipped in water. Then apply powder made from Cinnabar Realgar Borax Borneol Musk to the affected area for good effect. If ineffective, add Natrii Sulfas Exsiccatus.
To treat heat accumulation on the tongue causing bleeding like a spring.
Gallnut (washed) White rosin Oyster shell powder (equal parts)
Grind all into powder. Apply a small amount to the affected area. Alternatively, heat an iron grate and cauterize the hole.