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Upper prescription: Hold Ji She Xiang (Amomi Fructus / Clove) in the mouth. Baopuzi records that Ying Shao, serving as a Shizhong (Attendant Gentleman) in the Han Dynasty, was old and suffered from halitosis; others gifted him Ji She Xiang to hold in his mouth. Rihua Zi records that Ji She Xiang treats bad breath; hence the allusion of "Sanxing" (Three Reflections), where Langguan (Censors) held Ji She Xiang daily so that their breath would be fragrant when presenting memorials and responding to inquiries.

For treating spleen heat causing chapped, dry, and unmoistened lips.
Ingredients: Raw Sheng Di Huang汁 (Rehmanniae Radix Juice), Raw Sheng Tian Men Dong汁 (Asparagi Radix Juice) (each 0.5 sheng); Raw Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogonis Radix, heart removed), Wei Rui (Polygonati Odorati Rhizoma) (each 2 liang); Huang Qi (Astragali Radix), Sheng Ma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma) (each 1.5 liang); Xi Xin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma), Chuan Xiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, raw) (each 1 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Finely chop the above herbs, wrap them in silk, and soak them in wine overnight. Add 2 jin of porcine fat and decoct until the medicine turns scorched black. Filter out the dregs through silk, pour into a pot, then add Sheng Di Huang juice and Tian Men Dong juice. Simmer until thick. Store in porcelain vessels. Take half a spoonful each time, at any time, holding it in the mouth and swallowing.

Upper prescription: Pound Tao Ren (Persicae Semen) into a paste, mix with porcine fat, and apply to the lips. Effective.

Upper prescription: Wash the affected area with water decocted from Chi Xian Cao (Portulacae Herba).

For treating gan ulcers inside the mouth.
Ingredients: Zhi Zi (Gardeniae Fructus, remove seeds but keep shell, fill with following drugs), Ming Fan (Alumen), Liu Ye (Salix leaf) (burned to ash, equal parts).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder. Use an appropriate amount, insufflate into the mouth.

Verse: Mouth ulcers with heat-induced swelling extending to the throat; despite treatments by many physicians, the disease does not heal.
Extract natural Luo Bo juice (Raphani Semen), frequently spit saliva and rinse the mouth, making the disease difficult to retain.

For treating bitter taste and heat in the mouth, named Dan Dan (Bile Heat).
Ingredients: Long Dan Cao (Gentianae Radix), Huang Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma) (each 4 fen); Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix), Tian Men Dong (Asparagi Radix), Zhi Mu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma), Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix) (each 7 fen); Chai Hu (Bupleuri Radix) (1 qian); Shan Zhi Zi (Gardeniae Fructus), Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogonis Radix), Wu Wei Zi (Schisandrae Fructus), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (each 5 fen).
Preparation and Administration: Coarsely chop. Take 5 qian per dose, add 1.5 zhan of water, decoct to 0.7 zhan. Take at any time.

For treating mouth and tongue ulcers.
Ingredients: Lu Hui (Aloe), Qing Hao (Artemisiae Annuae Herba, ground), Chan Su (Toad Venom), Yang Ti Hua (Potentilla chinensis flower) (each 0.5 liang); Bai Fan (Alumen, ground), She Xiang (Moschus, ground), Niu Huang (Bovis Calculus, ground) (each 0.5 fen); Gan Wo Niu (Dry Snail, ground, 3 units), Gua Di (Melonis Fructus Seed) (20 units); Ding Xiang (Caryophylli Flos), Xi Xin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma, remove radix) (1 fen); Dan Sha (Cinnabaris, ground) (1 fen); Ma Ya Xiao (Natrii Sulfas, ground) (3 fen); Long Dan (Gentianae Radix, ground) (1 qian).
Preparation and Administration: Grind all into a fine, uniform powder. First, wrap a finger with hair, dip in warm water, and wipe the lesion. Wipe away pus with soft cloth. Apply a small amount of powder to the ulcer. Alternatively, depending on the severity of the condition, one may omit Chan Su and Lu Hui and adjust the formula according to judgment.