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Mouth and tongue sores, canker sores of the teeth (Ya Gan), and throat pain are described above.

Universal prescription for mouth and tongue sores, dental canker sores, and throat pain: Licorice Root (Gancao) and Platycodon Root (Jiegeng) each 3 qian; Forsythia Fruit (Lianqiao), Gardenia Fruit (Shanzhi), Schizonepeta Spike (Jingjie Sui), and Trichosanthes Root (Huafen) each 1 qian; Mint Leaf (Bohe) 3 fen. Decoct in water, take slowly while holding in the mouth before swallowing.

Treatment for infant thrush (E Kou Chuang): Arrowhead Sand (Jiantou Sha), Calcined White Alum (Ku Bai Fan), and Refined Niter (Ming Ya Xiao) each 5 qian. Grind together into a fine powder. Use 3-5 fen per application, insufflated into the affected area.

Oral canker sores (Kou Gan): Burn sugarcane peel to ash, grind into powder, and insufflate into the lesion. Effective.

Simultaneous treatment for oral ulcers with erosion, pharynx, laryngeal tinea (Hou Xuan), and laryngeal carbuncle (Hou Yong): Use Phoenix Coat (Feng Huang Yi), which is the inner membrane of the eggshell. Roast lightly over low fire until yellow. Char olive fruit (Gan Lan) retaining its medicinal properties. Use Child's Tea (Er Cha). Mix these three ingredients in equal parts, grind into powder. Take 1 qian as a standard dose, add 5 li of Borneol (Bing Pian). For oral canker sores, apply topically to the lesion; for throat diseases, insufflate into the throat, enabling the patient to eat and drink.

Chronic oral ulcers that do not heal are caused by deficient fire: Use one raw Aconite Root (Sheng Fuzi). Slice it, roast until dry, and grind into powder. Mix with vinegar to form a cake. Apply to the sole of the left foot for males and the right foot for females to guide fire downward, leading to spontaneous recovery.

Medication for oral ulcers preventing breastfeeding: Galena (Mituo Seng) ground into powder, mixed with vinegar, applied to the sole of the foot. Wash off immediately upon healing. Another method: Apply the white sap from mulberry tree bark to the affected area. Another method: Insufflate Rhinoceros Horn Substitute (Ren Zhong Bai) after grinding; both are effective.

Sores at the corners of the mouth in children, named Swallow Mouth Sores (Yan Kou Chuang): Burn tangled hair until carbonized but retaining medicinal properties. Mix with rice water for oral administration. Apply the residue externally to the lesion. Another method: Collect the condensation dripping from the lid of the steamer during rice cooking and apply to the lesion for immediate healing.

Swelling, blackening, itching, and unbearable pain of the lips: First, use the sharp edge of porcelain to prick and release evil blood. Then, rub ancient copper coins on pig fat and apply to the area. Effective.

Treatment for Gangrenous Canker of the Teeth (Zou Ma Ya Gan) and various types of oral canker sores: White snail shells from fields for many years, ground into a paste. Add a small amount of Child's Tea (Er Cha). Grind together into a fine powder and insufflate into the lesion. Effective.

Gangrenous Canker of the Teeth (Zou Ma Ya Gan): Urgently bind a large needle to a chopstick, exposing the tip by 1.5 fen. Prick the white spots on the gums to cause bleeding. Squeeze out the white substance resembling half a grain of rice until fully expelled. Clean thoroughly with green silk twisted clean. Grind Jingmo (Beijing Ink) with mint decoction and paint the entire mouth. Do not allow breastfeeding immediately. Rest for a short period for effect; this is faster than other medicines.

Infant Mantis Tongue Prescription: Observe infants with yellow horse-teeth inside the mouth, jaw stiffness, irritability, and excessive sleepiness. Medical texts generally do not recommend cutting. However, the custom in Wu region盛行 this practice, using a woman's knife on an infant's cheek, often resulting in death without blame being assigned. Hereby recording a simple and effective prescription for colleagues.
Musk (Shexiang) 1 fen; Cinnabar (Zhusha) 5 fen; Snails (Luosi) 7.
Pound together into a paste. Apply to the fontanelle (Xin Men). Allow to dry naturally; it will fall off. Do not forcibly peel it off. For severe cases, slightly prick the lesion with a needle to bleed, then immediately apply ground Beijing Ink. Immediate cure.

Treatment for gum ulceration unresponsive to other medicines: Use 2-3 salted olives, including skin and seeds. Roast in fire until carbonized but retaining medicinal properties. Grind into powder. Add 7 fen of Borneol (Bing Pian). Mix with sesame oil and apply. Divine efficacy.

Gangrenous Canker of the Teeth (Zou Ma Ya Gan) with foul rotting and bleeding: 3 red dates, pitted. Fill with powder of Realgar (Xiong Huang). Place on a new tile. Roast in fire until carbonized. Grind into powder and apply. Another method: Phoenix Coat (inner membrane of unhatched eggshell, not exposed to water), dried by roasting. Add a small amount of Calcined White Alum (Ku Bai Fan). Grind into powder and apply. Effective. Another method: Water-floated Indigo Naturalis (Qing Dai), Phellodendron Bark (Huangbai), Calcined White Alum (Ku Bai Fan), and Chinese Gall (Wubeizi) each 1 qian. Grind finely. Rinse mouth with rice washing water first, then apply. Spontaneous recovery.

Treatment for oral canker sores and throat pain: 2 liang of Evodia Fruit (Wuzhuyu). Grind into powder. Add a small amount of flour. Mix with vinegar to form two cakes. Apply to the soles of both feet. Bind with cloth. Leave overnight for cure. Internally, administer Sweet Licorice and Platycodon Decoction (Jia Wei Gan Jie Tang), see above. Externally, use Roof-soot (Baicao Shuang), Polygonum Multiflorum Rootlet (Puhuang), Mint Leaf (Bohe), and Water-floated Indigo Naturalis (Qing Dai). Add a small amount of Borneol (Bing Pian). Insufflate into the throat. Especially effective.

Treatment for Double Tongue (Chong She), Wooden Tongue (Mu She), swelling, fullness, severe pain, or continuous pain preventing speech: Use a coarse needle bound to the end of a chopstick with thread. Prick the lesion. For severe cases, prick dozens of times. Only prick the tip and sides of the tongue. Never prick the center or underside of the tongue, as this causes uncontrollable bleeding. Blood color indicates severity: red indicates mild toxicity, purple indicates severe, black indicates critical condition. Apply Polygonum Multiflorum Rootlet (Puhuang) powder to the tongue to resolve swelling. Another method: After pricking to bleed, apply a mixture of raw Polygonum Multiflorum Rootlet (Puhuang) and Cuttlefish Bone (Haipiaoxiao) ground into powder. Resolves immediately.

Sudden tongue swelling, hardness, excess syndrome leading to qi stagnation/collapse, named Double Tongue (Chong She): Use Green Vitriol (Zao Fan). Amount unspecified. Roast on a new tile until color changes. Cool on the ground. Grind into powder. Apply to the tongue for immediate resolution. Effective for Double Tongue and Wooden Tongue.

Tongue swelling and fullness preventing speech: Pound Plum Borneol (Meihua Bing Pian) and apply. Or, mix Salt (Yan) and Roof-soot (Baicao Shuang) into powder, mix with water, and apply. Immediate effect. Also suitable to prick for bleeding, then apply Polygonum Multiflorum Rootlet (Puhuang) and Cuttlefish Bone (Haipiaoxiao) powder. Especially effective.

Bound Tongue (Ban She): There is a tendon under the root of the tongue binding the tip, causing shortening and inability to suckle milk. Examine carefully. If a tendon like a thread is seen binding the tongue at the root: Gently prick this tendon with a needle. Only prick this tendon. Do not injure the tongue root. Be cautious.

Severed tongue regrowth: Use one live crab, roasted dry, ground into powder. Apply to the severed part. This prescription is extremely divine and effective.

Treatment for pediatric chest and diaphragm heat accumulation causing wind-phlegm and Bi Syndrome of the Throat (Hou Bi): 4 qian of Powdered Licorice Root (Fen Gancao) and 4 qian of Toothed Platycodon Root (Ya Jiegeng). Decoct in clean water. Swallow slowly. Adding 1 qian each of Arctium Seed (Niubangzi), Schizonepeta Spike (Jingjie Sui), Fritillaria Bulb (Chuan Beimu), and Trichosanthes Root (Tianhuafen) is especially effective. External prescription: Equal parts of Swallow Nest Mud (Yanzi Wo Ni) and Realgar (Xiong Huang). Mix with Huadiao wine. Apply to both sides of the external throat. Cure.

Ulcers inside the throat with erosion inside the nostrils: If treated as Wind-Throat (Hou Feng), death is imminent. Use one White Frost Plum (Bai Shuang Mei), charred retaining medicinal properties. 1 qian Calcined White Alum (Ku Bai Fan). 1 qian Charred Pangolin Scale (Shan Jia). Grind into fine powder. Insufflate into the throat. Divine efficacy.

Pediatric Locked Throat Prescription: Juice of Hibiscus Leaf (Furong Ye) squeezed. Decoct with two eggs. Apply one to the fontanelle (Xin Men) and one to the umbilicus (Du Qi). Cure. Another method: One Black Carp Gallbladder (Hei Huan Yu Dan). Fill with glutinous rice. Hang in front of the eaves to dry in shade. Upon occurrence of this disease, take 7-8 grains of rice, grind into powder, and insufflate onto the tongue using a small bamboo tube.

Throat ulcer ruptured, painful wound making breastfeeding difficult: Steamed pig brain marrow. Mixed with ginger and vinegar. Taken orally. Spontaneous recovery.

Throat nodules (Tu He) blocking food and drink, critical condition nearing death: Roof-soot (Baicao Shuang) from a thatch wood stove. Mix with honey to form pills the size of Euryale Seed (Qianshi). Take one pill per dose. Dissolve in warm water and administer. Severe cases recover within two doses.

Accidental swallowing of needles: Magnetite (Cishi) ground into powder. Melt beeswax (Huang La). Mix to form pills the size of beans. Swallow. The needle exits with the pill via feces. Another method: Cook and eat broad beans (Can Dou). Another: Boil briefly and eat leeks (Jiu Cai).

Accidental swallowing of silver coins, gold/silver hairpins/rings: Pour rice sugar water. It will pass naturally after a long time.

Accidental swallowing of copper coins: Crush raw Colocasia Corm (Ci Gu) to extract juice. Drink generously. Natural recovery.

Any bone stuck in the throat: Crush leaves of the Grain Tree (Gu Shu Ye) to extract juice. Ingest. The bone falls naturally.

Accidental swallowing of iron objects: 1 liang of charcoal. Grind finely. Divide into two portions. Cook with rice to make porridge. Eat. Effective.