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[Formula Song] Ge Kou Chuang (Thrush) presents as white spots covering the entire mouth, generated by heat in the Heart and Spleen meridians of infants. In newborns, it is often due to fetal heat; if severe, the throat swells in layers and becomes painful.

[Note] This condition is common in infants, caused by heat in the Heart and Spleen meridians; in newborns, it results from fetal heat attacking upward. White spots appear throughout the mouth with pain; severely, the throat swells in layers, making suckling difficult and causing frequent crying. The treatment method involves wrapping a piece of green gauze around the head of a chopstick, dipping it in freshly drawn cold water, and wiping away the white membrane until clean. Heavy pressure causing bleeding is acceptable. Subsequently, apply Bingpeng San (Bingpeng Powder) to the lesion, and internally administer Liangge San (Cool the Upper Jiao Powder) for recovery.

Formula: Bingpeng San (Bingpeng Powder)
Composition: Pianchuan Xiong (Borneolum Syntheticum, 5 fen), Pengsha (Borax, 5 qian), Yuanming Fen (Mirabilite, 5 qian), Zhusha (Cinnabar, 6 fen).
Grind all ingredients into an extremely fine powder. Apply a small amount to the ulcerated area. If there is throat swelling and pain, insufflate the powder using a reed tube for immediate effect.

[Formula Song] Bingpeng San treats throat swelling and pain, and white spots of oral ulcers covering the mouth. Composed of Borneol, Borax, Cinnabar, and Mirabilite, grinding them into powder and applying them yields immediate results.

Another Formula: Liangge San (See section on Facial Carbuncles)

[Formula Song] Kou Mi (Oral Mucosal Ulceration) is formed by Yin deficiency and Yang fire hyperactivity. Dampness from the Bladder overflows into the Spleen meridian; dampness and heat stagnate and薰 (mingle/steep) the Stomach opening, causing full-mouth ulceration with redness and pain.

[Note] This condition arises from excessive Yang and deficient Yin, where dampness from the Bladder overflows into the Spleen meridian. Dampness and heat stagnate, transforming into heat after long-term retention. Heat steams the Stomach opening, leading to extensive oral ulceration, worse than simple oral ulcers, with redness and pain, potentially extending to the throat and preventing eating and drinking. At the onset, Dao Chi Tang (Guide Out Redness Decoction) is suitable. For cases with bad breath and diarrhea due to Spleen deficiency and dampness, Lianli Tang (Coptis and Licorice Decoction) is suitable. If ulceration extends to the throat and worsens at night, Shaoyin Ganjie Tang (Shaoyin Licorice and Platycodon Decoction) is used. For constipation, Liangge San is administered. Externally, Jiangbai San (Ginger and Phellodendron Powder) applied to the area is effective.

Formula: Dao Chi Tang (Guide Out Redness Decoction)
Composition: Mutong (Akebiae Caulis, 2 qian each), Shengdi Huang (Rehmanniae Radix, 2 qian), Sheng Gancao (Raw Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, 1 qian), Zhuye (Bambusae Folium, 20 leaves).
Decoct with one zhong of water until half remains, take warm.

[Formula Song] Dao Chi Tang treats oral mucosal ulceration caused by Spleen dampness transforming into heat steaming the Stomach. Mutong, Rehmannia, Raw Licorice, and Bamboo Leaf decocted and taken relieve heat naturally.

Another Formula: Jiawei Lianli Tang (Modified Coptis and Licorice Decoction)
Composition: Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, earth-fried, 2 qian), Renshen (Ginseng Radix), Baifuling (Poria, 1 qian each), Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma, 1 qian), Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma, 1 qian), Zhi Gancao (Honey-fried Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, 5 fen).
Decoct with water, take hot.

[Formula Song] Lianli Tang treats Stomach heat, Spleen deficiency, and dampness; suitable for oral mucosal ulceration with odor and diarrhea. Ginseng, Scutellaria, Atractylodes, and Honey-fried Licorice, along with Ginger and Coptis, benefit the Spleen and Stomach.

Another Formula: Shaoyin Ganjie Tang (Shaoyin Licorice and Platycodon Decoction)
Composition: Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix, 2 qian), Sheng Gancao (Raw Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, 1 qian), Chuanxiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma, 6 fen each), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix, 6 fen each), Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, 6 fen each), Yuanshen (Scrophulariae Radix, 6 fen each), Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix, 6 fen each), Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix, 4 fen each), Shengma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma, 4 fen each).
Add one stalk of Congbai (Allii Fistulosi Bulbus), decoct two zhongs of water until eight fen remain, take after meals.

[Formula Song] Shaoyin Ganjie Tang treats oral mucosal ulceration. Ligusticum, Scutellaria, Notopterygium, Platycodon, Citrus peel, Scrophularia, Bupleurum, Licorice, and Cimicifuga are combined. Decocted with Allium fistulosum and water, the effect is miraculous.

Another Formula: Jiangbai San (Ginger and Phellodendron Powder)
Composition: Ganjiang (Dried Zingiberis Rhizoma), Huangbai (Phellodendri Cortex) - both ground into powder in equal parts.
Grind separately and mix uniformly. Apply dry powder to the inside of the mouth, rinse with warm water.

[Formula Song] Jiangbai San applied to oral mucosal ulceration; Phellodendron and Dried Ginger are finely ground separately, mixed in equal parts, applied to the affected area, and rinsed with warm water for efficacy like a fairy remedy.

Another Formula: Liangge San (See section on Facial Carbuncles)