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In cases where this condition suddenly manifests with an enlarged tongue, blocked throat, and immediate cessation of breath,
urgently use vitriol (Sulfate of Iron), heat it on a new tile until red-hot, remove it to the ground to cool, grind into powder, pry open the jaw with forceps, frequently apply the medicine to the tongue, and then take three qian of soot from burning straw (Baicaoshuang), mixed with wine for oral administration.

Combine Natrii Sulfas (Piaoxiao) and Alumen (Bai Fan), grind into powder, and apply topically. Alternatively, roast five qian of Alumen (Bai Fan) until red, let it cool, grind into powder, and apply to the tongue.
For stiff tongue with bleeding: Rinse mouth with decoction of Equiseti Herba (Muzei).

Chong She (Double Tongue) refers to a small tongue growing under the main tongue; Chong (referring to palate swelling) refers to the upper palate skin overlapping like a blister; Chong Yin (Double Gums) refers to swelling of the gum bed.
All these conditions are treated by pricking the affected area and purple veins with a large needle to release bad blood, then wiping with raw Polygoni Multiflori Caulis Powder (Sheng Puhuang). (Also treats tongue swelling filling the mouth and sublingual membrane traction; applicable to children as well.)

Blockage of the mouth leads to death.
Rinse hot with decoction of Red Peony Root (Hong Shaoyao) and Licorice Root (Gancao). Or, press castor seeds (Bimazi) between paper to extract oil, burn the paper to smoke the tongue; if there is bleeding on the tongue, smoking the nose will stop it.

Stir-fry Polygoni Multiflori Caulis Powder (Puhuang) into powder, sprinkle on the lesion; Sophorae Flos (Huaihua) can also be used. Or, burn hair to ash, mix with vinegar, and apply.

Boil stir-fried black soybeans in wine, rinse mouth frequently. Or, dry-roast old ginger on a tile, rub together with calcined Alum (Shu Mingfan).
Another prescription: Take a small amount of Calomel (Qingfen) and one clove of garlic, mash and apply to the depression below the thumb (near the pulse on the palmar side); apply to the right hand if pain is on the left, to the left hand if pain is on the right, or both if bilateral pain; effective immediately. Note that applying to the right will cause a small blister at the application site; it must be punctured and the fluid wiped away, otherwise the blister may cause slight pain for several days. This is an immortal prescription that can cure the root cause.

Heat one liang of fine silver until red-hot, quench in one cup of distilled spirits (Shaojiu), rinse mouth hot and drink.

Decoct the white bark of Lycii Radicis Cortex (Gouqigen Baipi) with vinegar to rinse the mouth; parasites will emerge.
Another prescription: Smoke teeth with roasted Leptospermi Semen (Jiucaizi); parasites will also emerge.

When a person without illness suddenly experiences elongated teeth, gradually progressing to difficulty eating, it is called Marrow Overflow Disease (Suiyi Bing).
Rinse mouth frequently with decoction of Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma (Baizhu). If the tooth extends one cun...

Grind one liang of Galla Chinensis (Wubeizi) until charred but retaining efficacy (Cun Xing), make into powder, and apply topically; or apply powder of Baicaoshuang.
Another prescription: Chew Portulacae Herba (Machixian) to extract juice and hold in mouth, or apply soybean dregs (residue from tofu shop soybean paste extraction). (This is the primary prescription for treating persistent bleeding from interdental spaces.)