治口气臭 用白矾、麝香为末,擦牙齿上。
又方 用香薷一把,水一斗,煮三升。稍稍含之。
又方 用甜瓜子为末,蜜丸如枣核大。每旦洗漱毕,含一丸,亦以揩齿。
又方 用丁香二钱,甘草炙一钱,川芎二钱,香白芷半钱,为末,炼蜜丸如弹子大。绵
裹,
又方 用细辛煮浓汁,含漱。
治因热取凉睡着,有蛇入口中,挽不出 用刀破蛇尾,入生椒二三粒裹定。须臾,即自
出。
治飞丝入口 用紫苏叶细嚼,白汤送下,即无恙。
治野狼烟入口 即用好醋饮少许解之。
治心脾热舌头生疮 用黄柏蜜涂炙、青黛各一分为末,入龙脑一字,研匀掺疮上,有涎
即吐
治舌上忽出血如簪孔者 用香薷一握浓煎汁服。亦治心烦去热。
治舌肿 用百草霜为末,好醋调敷。
又方 用乱发烧灰,水调方寸匕服。
治重舌 用锈锁烧红打下锈,为末。水调一钱,噙服。
又方 用百草霜为末,蜜调敷患处,立效。
治心脾壅热生木舌肿胀 用玄参、升麻、大黄、犀角各七钱半,甘草半两,为末。每服
三钱
治重舌 用生白矾、黄丹飞过、五倍子等分为末。蜜调涂舌上,少顷以水漱之,再涂,
以瘥
又方 用蒲黄少许,擦舌上即消。
治舌肿硬 用百草霜、食盐等分,井花水调涂舌上愈。
治重舌喉闭 用朴硝、白矾为末,掺入口中。
又方 用好醋磨胆矾噙,吐出涎愈。
治舌忽胀退场门外 用雄鸡冠上刺血,瓦盏盛,浸舌就咽下即缩。
To treat halitosis (bad breath), use Baimian (Alumen, 白矾) and Moschus (Musk, 麝香) ground into powder, applied to the teeth.
Another prescription: Use a handful of Elsholtziae Herba (Xiangru, 香薷), one dou of water, boiled down to three sheng. Hold slowly in the mouth.
Another prescription: Use Benincasae Semen (Tian Guazi, 甜瓜子) ground into powder, formed into pills with refined honey the size of a jujube pit. Every morning after washing and rinsing, hold one pill in the mouth, or also use it to brush the teeth.
Another prescription: Use Dingxiang (Caryophylli Flos, 丁香) two qian, Zhi Gancao (Prepared Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, 炙甘草) one qian, Chuanxiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma, 川芎) two qian, Xiang Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix, 香白芷) half a qian, ground into powder, formed into pills the size of a bullet with refined honey. Wrap in silk cotton [and hold in mouth].
Another prescription: Boil Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma, 细辛) to make a concentrated decoction, for holding and gargling.
To treat a situation where, due to heat followed by sleeping while seeking coolness, a snake enters the mouth and cannot be pulled out: Cut open the snake's tail, insert two or three grains of raw Sichuan pepper (Zanthoxyli Pericarpium, 花椒) to wrap it. In a short while, it will come out on its own.
To treat foreign filaments entering the mouth: Chew Perillae Folium (Zisuye, 紫苏叶) finely, swallow with warm water, and you will be safe.
To treat inhaling wild wolf smoke/toxic dust: Immediately drink a small amount of good vinegar to resolve it.
To treat sores on the tongue caused by heat in the Heart and Spleen: Use Huangbai (Phellodendri Cortex, 黄柏) coated with honey and roasted, and Qingdai (Indigo Naturalis, 青黛), each one fen, ground into powder. Add Longnao (Borneolum Syntheticum, 龙脑) in an amount of "one zi", grind evenly, and sprinkle onto the sores. Spit out saliva when produced.
To treat sudden bleeding from the tongue resembling needle holes: Decoct a handful of Elsholtziae Herba (Xiangru, 香薷) strongly and drink the juice. This also treats mental restlessness and removes heat.
To treat tongue swelling: Use Baicaoshuang (Fuliginis Mass, 百草霜) ground into powder, mixed with good vinegar for application.
Another prescription: Burn tangled hair to ash, mix with water, and take an amount equivalent to a square-inch spoonful.
To treat double tongue (Chong She): Scorch a rusty lock until red-hot, scrape off the rust, grind into powder. Mix with water, take one qian, and hold in the mouth.
Another prescription: Use Baicaoshuang (Fuliginis Mass, 百草霜) ground into powder, mixed with honey for application to the affected area; effective immediately.
To treat wooden tongue swelling caused by stagnation and heat in the Heart and Spleen: Use Xuanshen (Scrophulariae Radix, 玄参), Shengma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma, 升麻), Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, 大黄), and Xijiao (Rhino-Ceris Cornu, 犀角), each seven qian and half, and Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, 甘草) half a liang, ground into powder. Take three qian per dose.
To treat double tongue: Use Sheng Baimian (Raw Alumen, 生白矾), Feiguo Hongdan (Calcined Minium, 黄丹飞过), and Wubeizi (Galla Chinensis, 五倍子) in equal parts, ground into powder. Mix with honey, apply to the tongue, rinse with water after a short while, reapply, until healed.
Another prescription: Use a small amount of Puhuang (Typhae Pollen, 蒲黄), rub on the tongue to eliminate swelling.
To treat swollen and hard tongue: Use Baicaoshuang (Fuliginis Mass, 百草霜) and Yanshi (Sodium Chloratum, 食盐) in equal parts, mix well with Jinghua Water (well water drawn at dawn, 井花水), apply to the tongue to cure.
To treat double tongue with throat obstruction: Use Xiaomiao (Natrii Sulfas, 朴硝) and Baimian (Alumen, 白矾) ground into powder, insufflate into the mouth.
Another prescription: Grind Danfan (Chalcanthitum, 胆矾) with good vinegar, hold in the mouth, spit out saliva to heal.
To treat sudden massive tongue swelling protruding outside the gate: Pierce the comb of a rooster to draw blood, collect in a clay bowl, immerse the tongue in it and swallow; the tongue will retract.