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**Fragrant Mouth and Repelling Odor (Removing Halitosis and Freshening Breath)**
Grind Mingfan (Alum) and Shexiang (Musk) into powder, and apply to the teeth. (From *Shengsheng Bian*)

**Halitosis**
Hold Xiangru (Linderae Radix) in the mouth. (From *Zhengzhi Yaojue*)

**Oral Ulceration (Breakdown of oral mucosa)**
Huashi (Talcum), Chensha (Cinnabar), and Bingpian (Borneol) are ground into powder and sprinkled on the affected area. This also treats Yagan (Gum Gangrene/Noma) and Ekou (Thrush/Oral Candidiasis). Rinsing with water is strictly prohibited during treatment. (From *Jiyan Fang*)

**Oral Erosion**
Fengweicao (Pteris multifida, specifically those growing in wells) and Qingtaicao (Green Moss) are dried on tiles over heat. A small amount of Bingpian (Borneol) is added, and they are ground into a fine powder. First, wash the affected area with Gancao Tang (Licorice Decoction), then sprinkle the powder. It will heal within three days. (From *Wangshi Xiaofang*)

**Oral Gangrene (Kougan)**
Suoshaqiao (Shell of Amomum villosum/Cardamom seed shell) is ground and applied by rubbing to the affected area for immediate healing. (From *Huoyou Xinshu*)
Another prescription: Ji Zhun Huangpi (Yellow membrane of chicken gizzard lining) is burnt to ash and applied; this also yields immediate results. (Ibid.)

**Various Rapidly Spreading Oral Gangrene Sores (Zouma Various Gangrene Sores in the Mouth)**
Obtain white snail shells from fields that have been there for many years. Add a small amount of Haiercha (Chinese Tea/Catechu) and grind them together into powder. Blow the powder into the affected area; it heals after several applications. (From *Tongshou*)

**Oral Aphthae (Mouth Sores)**
For cases where sores are broken, painful, swollen, and extend to the throat, failing all other treatments: Take natural juice from Luobo (Radish), rinse frequently, and spit out; self-healing occurs. Alternatively, grind Wuzhuyu (Evodiae Fructus) into powder, mix with vinegar, and apply to the Yongquan acupoint (sole of the foot). (Ibid.)
Another prescription: Sprinkle Wubeizi (Galla Chinensis) powder on the sores; once salivation stops, eating and drinking become possible. (Ibid.)

**Cocoon Lip (Jianchun - Lip condition resembling a cocoon)**
When swelling arises in the center of the lip, with white skin wrinkling and cracking, it is named Jianchun (Cocoon Lip). Use Wubeizi (Galla Chinensis), Miduoseng (Lead Monoxide), and Gancao (Licorice Root) (two qian each), grind them into powder. Apply these three powders onto Huangbai Pi (Phellodendri Cortex) (two liang), bake until dry, scrape off the flakes, and apply them to the lips. (From *Mingyi Zhizhang*)

**Dry and Painful Lips (Chunwen Zaotong)**
Grind Ganlanren (Olive Kernel) until paste-like and apply. (From *Kaibao Bencao*)

**Dry, Tight, and Cracked Lips (Chun Zao Jinlie)**
Apply pig pancreas soaked in wine to the area. Alternatively, burn any amount of olives to ash, mix with pig fat (lard), and apply to the affected area. (From *Zhaixuan Fang*)

**Tight and Small Lips Unable to Open or Close, Inability to Eat and Drink, Fatal if Untreated (Chunkou Jin Xiao...)**
Make a wick from white cloth, about the thickness of a finger. Place it on an axe blade and burn it. Collect the sweat/dew that forms on the blade, wipe it off, and apply to the lips, two to three times daily. Alternatively, burn old blue cloth to ash, mix with pig fat, and apply. (From *Tongshou*)
Another prescription: Wash the area with decoction made from Machixian (Portulaca oleracea). (Ibid.)

**Dry Lips Bleeding in Winter (Dongyue Chun Gan Xue Chu)**
Crush Tao Ren (Peach Seed) and mix with pig oil (lard) for application. (From *Jiyan Fang*)

**Lip Cracking with Sores (Chun Lie Sheng Chuang)**
Crush Wasong (Sedum aizoon) and Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger), mix together, add a little salt, and apply. (From *Baiyi Fang*)