夫口者。脾脉之所通。舌者。心气之所主。若经络否涩。气血壅滞。则生于热。热毒之
气。
治心脾风热积滞。口舌生疮。齿龈内烂。经久不瘥。宜服升麻散方。
川升麻（半两） 黄连（半两去须） 羚羊角屑（半两） 甘草（一分炙微赤锉） 玄
参（半两）
黄
微炒） 牛
蒡
上件药。捣筛为散。每服三钱。以水一中盏。煎至六分。去滓。不计时候。温服。
治口数生疮。连年不瘥。蔷薇根散方。
蔷薇根（一两去泥土） 黄芩（三分） 地骨皮（三分） 桔梗（三分去芦头） 白蔹
（三分）
川大
分锉）
黄（三分锉） 葛根（三分） 石龙芮（三分） 栝蒌根（一两）
上件药。捣细罗为散。每服一钱。以米饮调下。日三四服。
治口疮久不瘥。牛蒡子散方。
牛蒡子（一两微炒） 甘草（一分炙微赤锉）
上件药。捣筛为散。每服三钱。以水一中盏。煎至六分。去滓。稍热细细含咽之。
又方。
浮萍草（一分末） 黄丹（一分） 麝香（一钱细研）
上件药。都研为末。炼蜜和丸。如弹子大。每服。含化一丸。
治口疮久不瘥。疼痛不可忍。硫黄煎方。
硫黄（一分细研） 麝香（一分细研） 雄黄（一分细研） 朱砂（一分细研） 干姜
（一分炮
裂研
上件药。都研令匀。其蜜用水一大盏。调以蜜。绢滤过。于汤碗内。与诸药相和。入重
汤内
治口舌久生疮。含药取瘥。虾蟆散方。
赤背虾蟆（二分涂酥炙微赤） 地龙（三分微炒） 麝香（一钱）
上件药。都捣细罗为散。每取少许含。有津勿咽之。虾蟆地龙。端午日者良。兼治疳疮。
治恶口疮久不瘥。白矾散方。
白矾（一分烧灰） 黄药末（一分） 腻粉（一分） 麝香（一钱）
上件药。都细研为散。每取一字。掺在疮上。以意加减用之。
治口舌生疮。久不瘥。浮萍煎膏方。
浮萍草（一两） 川升麻（一两） 黄柏（一两） 甘草（一两半生用）
上件药。细锉。和匀。以猪脂一斤。同于银锅中。以文火煎至半斤。滤去滓。膏成。每
服
治久口中疮疼痛。吃食不得。含杏仁丸方。
杏仁（三十枚汤浸去皮尖双仁） 甘草（一分生用） 黄连（一分去根）
上件药。捣细罗为散。每取如杏仁大。绵裹含之。有涎即吐之。日三服。夜一服。以瘥
为度
治口舌上疮。久不瘥。芦荟散方。
芦荟（二分） 土盐绿（三分） 胡粉（三分） 真珠末（半两） 蜗牛壳（半两 炒
令黄色）
波斯
上件药。捣细罗为散。都研令匀。先用甘草汤漱口洗疮。以帛裹干。然后掺药于上。或
以蜜
治口疮久不瘥。宜用此方。
牛膝（三两去苗） 生 荷根〔二（三）两〕 侧柏叶（一两）
上件药。细锉。以绵裹。用酒三升。浸一宿。微火煎三五沸。温含冷吐。
又方。
石胆（一分） 雄黄〔一（半）分〕 腻粉（一分）
上件药。都细研。以蟾酥和丸。如芥子大。临卧时含一丸。吐津口中热。痛勿讶。
治口疮久不瘥。及口舌肿痛。含化丸方。
白矾 黄丹 附子（生末） 舍上黑煤（以上各一分）
上件药。同细研。入白蜜拌和。如煎。用竹筒盛。饭甑上蒸之。饭熟为度。每取樱桃大。
含
又方。
杏仁（半两汤浸去皮尖双仁生用） 腻粉（一钱） 石胆（一分细研）
上件药。用蟾酥一钱。以汤浸润。和丸。如绿豆大。每度净嗽口了。含一丸。吐出涎。
即瘥
治久口疮。及内疳疮。石胆膏方。
石胆（一分细研） 密陀僧（半两细研） 蜜（三两）
上件药。相和。于银器中。慢火熬成膏。每用少许。涂疮上。咽津立效。
治口疮多痰涎久不瘥。含化雌黄丸方。
雌黄（一分细研） 蟾酥（半分）
上件药相和。以瓷器盛。于饭甑内蒸一炊。熟久候冷。看得所。丸如粟米大。绵裹一丸。
含
治口疮。经久肿痛赤烂。不能下食。石胆散方。
石胆（半分） 麝香（半钱） 杏仁（一分汤浸去皮尖双仁生研） 腻粉（一钱）
上件药。同研令匀。每取少许。掺于疮上。良久。吐出涎水。瘥。
治口疮久不瘥。乳香含化丸方。
乳香 麝香 白胶香 黄丹 细辛 川升麻 垢腻头发 生干地黄（烧灰） 皂荚（烧
灰）
雄
上件药。捣罗为末。先以油三合。入头发煎令化。用绵滤过。再煎油令热。下黄蜡。次
下诸
又方。
蟾酥（半分） 麝香（半分）
上件药。同细研为丸。如粟米大。用绵裹一丸含之。有涎即吐却。
治口疮久不瘥。石胆丸方。
石胆（一分） 乳香（一分） 黄丹（半分） 密陀僧（一分）
上件药。细研罗为末。炼蜜和丸。如酸枣大。每服一丸。绵裹含之。
又方。
人中白（半两烧赤） 腻粉（半两）
上件药同研为末。炼蜜和丸。如皂荚子大。每取一丸。绵裹含之。有津即吐之。
治积年口疮。五灵脂含化丸方。
五灵脂（一两） 杏仁（四十九枚汤浸去皮尖双仁） 黄丹（半两炒令紫色）
上件药。捣细罗为散。用生蜜调令得所。每取少许。涂于疮上。有涎即吐之。
治口生疮久不瘥。至咽喉当中者。角蒿散方。
角蒿烧灰。每取少许。敷于疮上。有汁咽之。不过一宿瘥。
The mouth is the orifice through which the Spleen Meridian (Foot-Taiyin) communicates. The tongue is the organ governed by the Heart Qi. If the meridians and collaterals are obstructed and unsmooth, and Qi and Blood are stagnant and congested, heat will arise. The pathogenic factor of Heat-Toxin...
To treat sores in the mouth and tongue caused by Wind-Heat accumulation and stagnation in the Heart and Spleen, with ulceration inside the gums that persists for a long time without healing, it is appropriate to take Shengma San (Cinnabar Root Powder).
Chuan Sheng Ma (Rhizoma Cimicifugae, half liang), Huang Lian (Radix Coptidis, half liang, remove stamens), Ling Yang Jiao Jie (Cornu Saigae Tataricae shavings, half liang), Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae, one fen, honey-fried until slightly red and crushed), Xuan Shen (Radix Scrophulariae, half liang), Huang Qin (Radix Scutellariae, half liang, lightly stir-fried), Niu Bang Zi (Fructus Arctii, half liang, lightly stir-fried).
Crush and sieve the above ingredients into a powder. Take three qian per dose. Add one zhong zhan (approx. 200ml) of water, decoct until reduced to six parts. Strain off the dregs. Take warm at any time.
For sores appearing repeatedly in the mouth that persist for years without healing, use Qiangwei Gen San (Rose Root Powder).
Qiang Wei Gen (Radix Rosae Rugosae, one liang, remove soil), Huang Qin (Radix Scutellariae, three fen), Di Gu Pi (Cortex Lycii, three fen), Jie Geng (Radix Platycodi, three fen, remove radix head), Bai Lian (Radix Ampelopsis, three fen), Chuan Da Huang (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei, three fen, crushed), Huang Bo (Cortex Phellodendri, three fen, crushed), Ge Gen (Radix Puerariae, three fen), Shi Long Rui (Herba Ranunculi Ternati, three fen), Gua Lou Gen (Radix Trichosanthis, one liang).
Crush and sieve the above ingredients finely into a powder. Take one qian per dose, mixed with rice drink. Take three to four times daily.
For mouth sores that persist for a long time without healing, use Niu Bang Zi San (Arctium Fruit Powder).
Niu Bang Zi (Fructus Arctii, one liang, lightly stir-fried), Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae, one fen, honey-fried until slightly red and crushed).
Crush and sieve the above ingredients into a powder. Take three qian per dose. Add one zhong zhan of water, decoct until reduced to six parts. Strain off the dregs. Keep warm and slowly suck and swallow.
Another prescription.
Fu Ping Cao (Herba Lemnae, one fen, powdered), Huang Dan (Lithargyrum, one fen), She Xiang (Moschus, one qian, finely ground).
Grind the above ingredients together into a fine powder. Mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a bullet. Suck and dissolve one pill per dose.
For mouth sores persisting for a long time without healing, accompanied by unbearable pain, use Liu Huang Jian (Sulfur Decoction).
Liu Huang (Sulfur, one fen, finely ground), She Xiang (Moschus, one fen, finely ground), Xiong Huang (Realgar, one fen, finely ground), Zhu Sha (Cinnabar, one fen, finely ground), Gan Jiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis, one fen, roasted until cracked and ground).
Grind the above ingredients together evenly. Take one large zhong zhan of water, mix with honey, and filter through silk cloth. Place in a soup bowl, mix with the medicinal powders, and heat in a double boiler (heavy soup pot).
For chronic sores on the mouth and tongue, seeking cure by holding medicine in the mouth, use Xia Ma San (Toad Powder).
Chi Bei Xia Ma (Bufo bufo gargarizans or B. melanostictus with red back, two fen, coated with butter and fried until slightly red), Di Long (Pheretima, three fen, lightly stir-fried), She Xiang (Moschus, one qian).
Crush and sieve the above ingredients finely into a powder. Take a small amount and hold in the mouth; do not swallow saliva. Toads and earthworms collected on the Dragon Boat Festival (Duanwu Day) are best. Also treats gan sores (nutritional deficiency ulcers).
For malignant mouth sores persisting for a long time without healing, use Bai Fan San (Alum Powder).
Bai Fan (Alumen, one fen, calcined to ash), Huang Yao Mo (Powdered Yellow Medicine, one fen), Ni Fen (Calomelas, one fen), She Xiang (Moschus, one qian).
Grind the above ingredients finely into a powder. Apply a "yi zi" (a measure approx. 1-2g) of powder to the sore surface. Adjust dosage as needed.
For sores on the mouth and tongue persisting for a long time without healing, use Fu Ping Jian Gao (Lemna Decoction Paste).
Fu Ping Cao (Herba Lemnae, one liang), Chuan Sheng Ma (Rhizoma Cimicifugae, one liang), Huang Bo (Cortex Phellodendri, one liang), Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae, one and a half liang, raw).
Finely crush and mix evenly. Add one jin (approx. 500g) of lard, place in a silver pot, and decoct over gentle fire until reduced to half a jin. Filter off the dregs. When the paste is ready, take an appropriate amount per dose.
For chronic oral sores causing pain and inability to eat, use Xing Ren Wan (Apricot Seed Pill).
Xing Ren (Semen Armeniacae Amarum, thirty seeds, soaked in hot water, skin and pointed ends removed, double-kernel), Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae, one fen, raw), Huang Lian (Radix Coptidis, one fen, remove roots).
Crush and sieve the above ingredients finely into a powder. Take an amount the size of an apricot seed, wrap in cotton, and hold in the mouth. Spit out saliva when produced. Take three times daily and once at night, until healed.
For sores on the mouth and tongue persisting for a long time without healing, use Lu Hui San (Aloe Powder).
Lu Hui (Resin Aloe, two fen), Tu Yan Lv (Green Earth Salt, three fen), Hu Fen (Lead Carbonate/White Lead, three fen), Zhen Zhu Mo (Concha Margaritifera, half liang), Wo Niu Ke (Shell of Helix Aspersa, half liang, stir-fried until yellow).
Crush and sieve the above ingredients finely into a powder, grinding them evenly. First rinse the mouth and wash the sore with Licorice decoction, dry with a cloth, then apply the powder to the sore, or mix with honey for application.
For mouth sores persisting for a long time without healing, this formula is suitable.
Niu Xi (Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae, three liang, remove sprouts), Sheng He Gen (Root of Lotus Leaf, two to three liang), Ce Bai Ye (Folium Platycladi, one liang).
Finely crush, wrap in cotton, soak in three sheng (approx. 600ml) of wine overnight. Simmer over gentle fire for three to five boils. Hold warm in the mouth and spit out when cool.
Another prescription.
Shi Dan (Melanterite, one fen), Xiong Huang (Realgar, half fen), Ni Fen (Calomelas, one fen).
Grind the above ingredients finely together. Mix with Chan Su (Toad Venom) to form pills the size of mustard seeds. Hold one pill before sleep. Spit out saliva; heat and pain in the mouth are normal reactions, do not be alarmed.
For mouth sores persisting for a long time without healing, and swelling/pain of the mouth and tongue, use Hua Hua Wan (Dissolving Pill).
Bai Fan (Alumen), Huang Dan (Lithargyrum), Fu Zi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata, raw ground powder), She Shang Mei (Black Coal from Roof Eaves, each one fen).
Grind the above ingredients together finely. Mix with white honey like a decoction paste. Store in a bamboo tube. Steam in a rice steamer until the rice is cooked. Take a cherry-sized amount and suck/dissolve.
Another prescription.
Xing Ren (Semen Armeniacae Amarum, half liang, soaked in hot water, skin and pointed ends removed, raw), Ni Fen (Calomelas, one qian), Shi Dan (Melanterite, one fen, finely ground).
Take one qian of Chan Su (Toad Venom), moisten with hot water, and mix to form pills the size of mung beans. After rinsing the mouth cleanly, hold one pill. Spit out saliva, and it will heal.
For chronic mouth sores and internal gan sores, use Shi Dan Gao (Melanterite Paste).
Shi Dan (Melanterite, one fen, finely ground), Mi Duo Seng (Litharge, half liang, finely ground), Mi (Honey, three liang).
Mix the above ingredients and slowly boil in a silver vessel until a paste forms. Apply a small amount to the sore. Swallow saliva for immediate effect.
For mouth sores with excessive phlegm-saliva persisting for a long time without healing, use Ci Huang Wan (Orpiment Pill).
Ci Huang (Orpiment, one fen, finely ground), Chan Su (Toad Venom, half fen).
Mix the above ingredients, store in a porcelain vessel, and steam in a rice steamer for the duration of cooking a meal. Cool thoroughly after cooking. Form pills the size of millet grains. Wrap one pill in cotton and hold/suck.
For mouth sores persisting for a long time without healing, with chronic swelling, pain, redness, and ulceration preventing eating, use Shi Dan San (Melanterite Powder).
Shi Dan (Melanterite, half fen), She Xiang (Moschus, half qian), Xing Ren (Semen Armeniacae Amarum, one fen, soaked in hot water, skin and pointed ends removed, raw ground), Ni Fen (Calomelas, one qian).
Grind the above ingredients together evenly. Apply a small amount to the sore. After a while, spit out saliva, and it will heal.
For mouth sores persisting for a long time without healing, use Ru Xiang Hua Hua Wan (Frankincense Dissolving Pill).
Ru Xiang (Olibanum), She Xiang (Moschus), Bai Jiao Xiang (Pistacia Resin), Huang Dan (Lithargyrum), Xi Xin (Radix et Rhizoma Asari), Chuan Sheng Ma (Rhizoma Cimicifugae), Gou Ni Tou Fa (Dirty Hair), Sheng Gan Di Huang (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, calcined to ash), Zao Jia (Fructus Gleditsiae Sinensis, calcined to ash).
Grind the above ingredients into powder. First, add three he (approx. 60ml) of oil and fry the hair until melted. Filter through cotton. Reheat the oil, add Huang La (Yellow Beeswax), then add the other medicinal powders.
Another prescription.
Chan Su (Toad Venom, half fen), She Xiang (Moschus, half fen).
Grind the above ingredients finely together and form pills the size of millet grains. Wrap one pill in cotton and hold in the mouth. Spit out saliva if produced.
For mouth sores persisting for a long time without healing, use Shi Dan Wan (Melanterite Pill).
Shi Dan (Melanterite, one fen), Ru Xiang (Olibanum, one fen), Huang Dan (Lithargyrum, half fen), Mi Duo Seng (Litharge, one fen).
Grind and sieve the above ingredients into powder. Mix with refined honey to form pills the size of sour jujube seeds. Take one pill per dose, wrap in cotton, and hold in the mouth.
Another prescription.
Ren Zhong Bai (Urinae Humanae Depuratum, half liang, fired until red), Ni Fen (Calomelas, half liang).
Grind the above ingredients together into powder. Mix with refined honey to form pills the size of locust bean pods. Take one pill, wrap in cotton, and hold in the mouth. Spit out saliva when produced.
For chronic mouth sores persisting for years, use Wu Ling Zhi Hua Hua Wan (Trogopterus Dung Dissolving Pill).
Wu Ling Zhi (Faeces Trogopterori, one liang), Xing Ren (Semen Armeniacae Amarum, forty-nine seeds, soaked in hot water, skin and pointed ends removed), Huang Dan (Lithargyrum, half liang, stir-fried until purple).
Crush and sieve the above ingredients finely into a powder. Mix appropriately with raw honey. Apply a small amount to the sore. Spit out saliva when produced.
For mouth sores persisting for a long time without healing, extending to the middle of the throat, use Jiao Hao San (Sophora Flavescens Powder).
Jiao Hao (Radix Sophorae Flavescentis) calcined to ash. Apply a small amount to the sore. Swallow any juice produced. It will heal within one night.