夫足太阴为脾之经。其气通于口。足阳明为胃之经。手阳明为大肠之经。此二经脉。并
夹于
肥疮
治口吻生疮。杏仁散方。
杏仁（一分汤浸去皮尖双仁） 铅霜（半分） 麝香（少许）
上件药。先研杏仁令细。次入铅霜麝香。研令匀。用少许敷疮上瘥。
又方。
乱发（烧灰一分） 故絮（烧灰一分） 黄连末（一分） 干姜末（半分）
上件药。细研为末。每用少许敷疮上。不过三四度瘥。
又方。
黄连（一分去须捣为末） 腻粉（半分）
上件药。都研令匀。每用少许敷疮上瘥。
治口吻恶疮。黄连散方。
黄连（一分去须） 干姜（半分炮裂）
上件药。捣罗为末。每用少许敷疮上。不过三上瘥。
又方。
以楸树叶炙干。碾为末。用敷疮上瘥。
又方。
用黄柏以蜜涂炙。碾罗为末。敷疮上效。
治口吻生白疮。宜用此方。
上用槟榔二枚。烧灰细研。敷疮上立瘥。
又方。
上用人中白。和少许麝香。同研令细。敷疮上瘥。
又方。
上用楸树白皮。湿捣贴疮上。三四度瘥。
又方。
上掘取经年葵根欲腐者。烧作灰。及热敷之。
夫口臭者。由五脏六腑不调。壅滞之气。上攻胸膈。然腑脏之燥腐不同。蕴积胸膈之间。
而
治口臭细辛散方。
细辛（一两） 甘草（一两炙微赤锉） 桂心（一两）
上件药。捣细罗为散。每服不计时候。以熟水调下一钱。
又方。
桂心（一两） 木兰皮（一两） 芎 （一两半） 沉香（一两） 陈橘皮（半两汤浸
去白瓤焙）
上件药。捣细罗为散。每于食前。以暖酒调下一钱。
治口臭。去热毒瓦斯。调和脏腑。含香丸方。
鸡舌香（一两） 藿香（半两） 零陵香（三分） 甘松香（半两） 当归（半两）
心（半两）
木
芷（半
两）
上件药。捣罗为末。入麝香研匀。炼蜜和丸。如楝实大。常含一丸。咽津。
治口臭令香。止烦散气。宜服此方。
肉豆蔻（一两去壳） 丁香（一两） 藿香（一两） 零陵香（一两） 木香（一两） 白
芷（一
两）
上件药。捣罗为末。炼蜜和捣三二百杵。丸如弹子大。常含一丸。咽津。
治口气升麻散方。
川升麻（三两） 甘草（半两炙微赤锉） 防风（三分去芦头） 本（半两） 细辛
（一分）
白芷
香（三分）
甘松
上件药。捣细罗为散。每取一钱。以绵裹含咽津。
治口气五香丸方。
沉香（三分） 丁香（三分） 薰陆香（三分） 黄连（三分去须） 鬼臼（半两去须）
麝香
（一分
角屑
（三分）
上件药。捣罗为末。炼蜜和捣三二百杵。丸如梧桐子大。每服以清浆水十丸。日三四服。
治口臭秽。常服丁香丸方。
丁香（半两） 甘草（一两半炙微赤锉） 细辛（二两半） 桂心（三分） 芎 （一
两）
上件药。捣罗为末。炼蜜和捣三二百杵。丸如梧桐子大。每服。不计时候。煎竹叶汤下
二十
又方。
芎 （一两） 白芷（一两） 陈橘皮（一两汤浸去白瓤焙） 桂心（一两）
上件药。捣罗为末。以枣肉兼入。少炼了蜜和。丸如梧桐子大。每于食前。以温水下二
十丸
又方。
甘草（一两炙微赤锉） 芎 （一两） 白芷（半两）
上件药。捣罗为末。每用一钱。以绵裹含咽津。日三五度瘥。
又方。
甘草（一两炙微赤锉） 松根皮（一两） 瓜子仁（一两微炒）
上件药。捣罗为末。煮枣肉和丸。如梧桐子大。每服。以熟水下二十丸。
治口臭及 齿。升麻散方。
川升麻（一两半） 细辛（半两） 本（半两） 防风（半两去芦头） 芎 （半两）
甘草
（半两
上件药。捣罗为末。每用少许敷齿龈上。即瘥。
治口臭及 齿肿痛。丁香散方。
丁香（二十枚） 白矾（一两半烧灰） 香附子（三分）
上件药。捣罗为末。先以盐揩齿。后用药少许涂之。
又方。
上用细辛煮取浓汁。热含冷吐瘥。
又方。
香薷（一斤）
上锉。以水一斗。煎取三升。热含冷吐。
又方。
上用干甜瓠子。捣罗为末。蜜和为丸。如半枣大。每日空心。净漱口了。含一丸。兼取
少许
又方。
上用大豆。熬令焦。及热以醋沃。取汁含之。效。
The Foot-Taiyin Spleen Meridian is the meridian of the Spleen. Its Qi connects to the mouth. The Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian is the meridian of the Stomach. The Hand-Yangming Large Intestine Meridian is the meridian of the Large Intestine. These three meridians run along both sides of the face and oral cavity.
Various formulas for treating sores on the corners of the mouth:
Xingren San (Almond Powder) Formula:
Xingren (Almond, 1 fen, soaked in hot water, skin and tips removed, discard double-kernel ones), Qianshuang (Lead Frost, 0.5 fen), Shexiang (Musk, a small amount).
Grind the Xingren finely first. Then add Qianshuang and Shexiang, grinding until uniform. Apply a small amount of the powder to the sore; it will heal.
Another formula:
Luafa (Tangled Hair, 1 fen, burnt to ash), Guxu (Old Cotton Wadding, 1 fen, burnt to ash), Huanglian Mo (Coptis Powder, 1 fen), Ganjiang Mo (Dried Ginger Powder, 0.5 fen).
Grind all ingredients into a fine powder. Apply a small amount to the sore each time. It will heal within three or four applications.
Another formula:
Huanglian (Coptis Rhizome, 1 fen, remove roots and grind to powder), Nifen (Calomel/Light Red Mercury Chloride, 0.5 fen).
Grind all ingredients uniformly. Apply a small amount to the sore; it will heal.
Huanglian San (Coptis Powder) for treating malignant sores on the corners of the mouth:
Huanglian (Coptis Rhizome, 1 fen, remove roots), Ganjiang (Dried Ginger, 0.5 fen, processed/cracked).
Pulverize and sieve the ingredients. Apply a small amount to the sore each time. It will heal within three applications.
Another formula:
Roast Qiu Ye (Catalpa Leaves) until dry, grind into powder, and apply to the sore; it will heal.
Another formula:
Coat Huangbai (Phellodendron Bark) with honey, roast it, grind and sieve into powder, and apply to the sore; this is effective.
For treating white sores on the corners of the mouth, use this formula:
Burning two Binglang (Areca Nut) pieces to ash, grinding finely, and applying to the sore brings immediate healing.
Another formula:
Renzhongbai (Calcined Human Urine Deposit), mixed with a small amount of Shexiang (Musk), ground extremely fine, and applied to the sore; it heals.
Another formula:
Qishu Baipi (White Bark of Catalpa Tree), pounded wet and applied as a paste to the sore. It heals after three or four applications.
Another formula:
Excavate Kuigen (Kui Root, Abelmoschus manihot) that has been in the ground for a year and is about to rot. Burn it to ash and apply while hot.
Bad breath originates from the disharmony of the Zang-Fu organs. Stagnant Qi attacks upward to the chest and diaphragm. However, the dryness and putrefaction of different Zang-Fu organs accumulate between the chest and diaphragm, leading to foul breath.
Xixin San (Asarum Powder) for treating bad breath:
Xixin (Asarum, 1 liang), Gancao (Licorice Root, 1 liang, honey-fried until slightly red and chopped), Guixin (Cinnamon Twig Heart, 1 liang).
Pulverize and sieve the ingredients into a powder. Take 1 qian at any time, mixed with boiled water.
Another formula:
Guixin (Cinnamon Twig Heart, 1 liang), Mulanpi (Magnolia Bark, 1 liang), Xiongqiong (Ligusticum Chuanxiong Rhizome, 1.5 liang), Chenxiang (Agarwood, 1 liang), Chenjupi (Aged Tangerine Peel, 0.5 liang, soaked in water, white pith removed, dried).
Pulverize and sieve the ingredients into a powder. Take 1 qian before meals, mixed with warm wine.
Hanxiang Wan (Incense-Holding Pill) for treating bad breath, removing heat-toxic Qi, and harmonizing Zang-Fu organs:
Jitixiang (Cloves/Syzygium Aromaticum, 1 liang), Huoxiang (Patchouli, 0.5 liang), Linglingxiang (Lingnan Incense/Pogostemon Cablin, 3 fen), Gansongxiang (Nardostachys Root, 0.5 liang), Danggui (Angelica Sinensis, 0.5 liang), Xin (Ox Heart, 0.5 liang), Baizhi (Angelica Dahurica, 0.5 liang).
Pulverize and sieve the ingredients, add Shexiang (Musk), and grind uniformly. Mix with refined honey to form pills the size of Melia Azadirachta fruits. Hold one pill in the mouth frequently and swallow the saliva.
To make breath fragrant and relieve irritability and stagnant Qi, take this formula:
Roudoukou (Nutmeg, 1 liang, shell removed), Dingxiang (Cloves, 1 liang), Huoxiang (Patchouli, 1 liang), Linglingxiang (Lingnan Incense, 1 liang), Muxiang (Aucklandia Root, 1 liang), Baizhi (Angelica Dahurica, 1 liang).
Pulverize and sieve the ingredients. Mix with refined honey and pound 200-300 times. Form pills the size of marbles. Hold one pill in the mouth frequently and swallow the saliva.
Shengma San (Cimicifuga Powder) for treating halitosis:
Chuan Shengma (Cimicifuga Rhizome, 3 liang), Gancao (Licorice Root, 0.5 liang, honey-fried until slightly red and chopped), Fangfeng (Saposhnikovia Root, 3 fen, remove root head), Ben Cao/Loben (Ligusticum Sinense Rhizome, 0.5 liang), Xixin (Asarum, 1 fen), Baizhi (Angelica Dahurica, 3 fen), Gansong (Nardostachys Root, 3 fen).
Pulverize and sieve the ingredients into a powder. Take 1 qian, wrap in cotton, hold in the mouth, and swallow the saliva.
Wuxiang Wan (Five-Ingredient Incense Pill) for treating halitosis:
Chenxiang (Agarwood, 3 fen), Dingxiang (Cloves, 3 fen), Xunluxiang (Frankincense/Olibanum, 3 fen), Huanglian (Coptis Rhizome, 3 fen, remove roots), Guijiu (Podophyllum Rhizome, 0.5 liang, remove roots), Shexiang (Musk, 1 fen), Niujiao Xie (Buffalo Horn Shavings, 3 fen).
Pulverize and sieve the ingredients. Mix with refined honey and pound 200-300 times. Form pills the size of Sophora Japonica seeds. Take 10 pills per dose with clear fermented grain water, three to four times daily.
Dingxiang Wan (Cloves Pill) for frequent use to treat foul breath:
Dingxiang (Cloves, 0.5 liang), Gancao (Licorice Root, 1.5 liang, honey-fried until slightly red and chopped), Xixin (Asarum, 2.5 liang), Guixin (Cinnamon Twig Heart, 3 fen), Xiongqiong (Ligusticum Chuanxiong Rhizome, 1 liang).
Pulverize and sieve the ingredients. Mix with refined honey and pound 200-300 times. Form pills the size of Sophora Japonica seeds. Take 20 pills per dose at any time, with decoction of Bamboo Leaves.
Another formula:
Xiongqiong (Ligusticum Chuanxiong Rhizome, 1 liang), Baizhi (Angelica Dahurica, 1 liang), Chenjupi (Aged Tangerine Peel, 1 liang, soaked in water, white pith removed, dried), Guixin (Cinnamon Twig Heart, 1 liang).
Pulverize and sieve the ingredients. Add date flesh and a little refined honey. Form pills the size of Sophora Japonica seeds. Take 20 pills before meals with warm water.
Another formula:
Gancao (Licorice Root, 1 liang, honey-fried until slightly red and chopped), Xiongqiong (Ligusticum Chuanxiong Rhizome, 1 liang), Baizhi (Angelica Dahurica, 0.5 liang).
Pulverize and sieve the ingredients. Take 1 qian, wrap in cotton, hold in the mouth, and swallow the saliva. Do this three to five times daily until healed.
Another formula:
Gancao (Licorice Root, 1 liang, honey-fried until slightly red and chopped), Songgenpi (Pine Root Bark, 1 liang), Guazi Ren (Melon Seeds, 1 liang, lightly stir-fried).
Pulverize and sieve the ingredients. Boil date flesh and mix to form pills the size of Sophora Japonica seeds. Take 20 pills per dose with boiled water.
Shengma San (Cimicifuga Powder) for treating bad breath and gum swelling/pain:
Chuan Shengma (Cimicifuga Rhizome, 1.5 liang), Xixin (Asarum, 0.5 liang), Loben (Ligusticum Sinense Rhizome, 0.5 liang), Fangfeng (Saposhnikovia Root, 0.5 liang, remove root head), Xiongqiong (Ligusticum Chuanxiong Rhizome, 0.5 liang), Gancao (Licorice Root, 0.5 liang).
Pulverize and sieve the ingredients. Apply a small amount to the gums; it heals immediately.
Dingxiang San (Cloves Powder) for treating bad breath and gum swelling/pain:
Dingxiang (Cloves, 20 pieces), Baijian (Alum, 1.5 liang, burnt to ash), Xiangfuzi (Cyperi Rhizome, 3 fen).
Pulverize and sieve the ingredients. First brush teeth with salt, then apply a small amount of the powder.
Another formula:
Boil Xixin (Asarum) to obtain a thick decoction. Hold in the mouth while hot, spit out when cold; it heals.
Another formula:
Xiangru (Mosla Chinensis, 1 jin).
Cut into pieces. Decoct in 10 dou of water to yield 3 sheng. Hold in the mouth while hot, spit out when cold.
Another formula:
Dry Tianhu Zi (Sweet Bottle Gourd), pulverize and sieve into powder. Mix with honey to form pills the size of half a jujube. On an empty stomach daily, rinse mouth thoroughly, hold one pill in the mouth, and apply a small amount to the affected area.
Another formula:
Da Dou (Soybeans), roasted until scorched. Pour vinegar over them while hot. Collect the juice and hold in the mouth; this is effective.