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Take 2 liang of Trichosanthis Radix (Gualou Gen), boil it in a clay pot with Licorice Root (Gancao) water until soft, take it out and let it dry; 10 pieces of Caryophylli Flos (Jishe Xiang), 0.5 liang of Angelicae Dahuricae Radix (Baizhi), and 1 fen of Moschus (Shexiang). Grind the above herbs into a fine powder. Use a small amount to brush teeth each time; accidental swallowing is harmless. Earthworm feces (Qiuyin Shi), mix with water to form mud, burn until red-hot, grind into powder, mix with pig lard from the twelfth lunar month, apply to the affected area, three times a day, can be completely cured. Another method: put the above drugs together in a porcelain bottle, seal firmly with yellow mud, bake over fire for one night, wait for cooling, take out, grind finely, use as usual to brush teeth. 1 jin of Rehmanniae Radix (Sheng Dihuang), crush in a wooden mortar, add 2 he of salt and mix, wrap with white flour on top, thickness about half cun, bake in ash fire until smoke stops. Remove the charred flour, add 1 fen of Moschus (Shexiang), grind together into powder, apply a small amount to the root of teeth each time. 1 liang each of Viticis Fructus (Manjingzi), Rehmanniae Radix (Sheng Dihuang), Cortex Lycii (Digupi), and Artemisiae Annuae Herba (Qinghao); 2 liang of Cnei Semen Pericarpium (Yuligenpi). Take 0.5 liang each time, decoct in water, hold hot in mouth, spit out when cold.

Li Dongyuan said: Huan Shao Dan (Revitalize Young Pill) taken regularly can strengthen teeth. Dihuang Wan (Rehmannia Pill) is also good. For Yin deficiency with internal heat, Ganlu Yin (Sweet Dew Decoction) can be used. Externally, Wuling Gao (Five Spirits Ointment), Xuanya Ya Gao (Xuanya Toothpaste), Wu Beizi San (Chinese Gall Powder), fresh ginger, Rehmannia juice preparation, Zaojiao San (Soap Pod Powder), Tujili San (Earth Tribulus Powder), Heiqian Sha (Black Lead Sand) paste and rub. Finely cut Rehmanniae Radix (Sheng Dihuang), wrap in cotton cloth, place on teeth and suck, three to four times a day, swallowing saliva is effective.

Use 30 black soybeans, burn in cow dung fire until smoke is gone, take out and grind finely, add a little Moschus (Shexiang), grind evenly. First prick the bald spot with a needle to let blood out, then apply medicine. Avoid wind, avoid sour and salty foods. 3-7 male mouse feces (Xiongshoushi), 0.5 qian of Moschus (Shexiang), grind finely together to brush teeth. Lufengfang San (Honeycomb Powder), Chuanshengma San (Cimicifugae Radix Powder).

The lips belong to the Foot-Taiyin Spleen Meridian. (*Suwen* says: The spleen is the foundation of granaries, the residence of Ying Qi, its brilliance manifests in the lips. *Lingxu* says: The spleen acts as defense, receiving food, observing the condition of lips and tongue to predict fortune or misfortune. Thus, if lips are upright and balanced, the spleen is correct; if lips are slanted or lifted, the spleen is tilted; if lips are everted, the spleen is high; if lips hang down loosely, the spleen is low; if lips are firm, the spleen is solid; if lips are large but not firm, the spleen is fragile; if spleen disease occurs, lips turn yellow; if spleen qi perishes, lips swell all around. It also says: Lips and tongue are the root of muscles. When Foot-Taiyin qi perishes, meridians cannot nourish muscles; without nourishment, muscles become soft; soft muscles lead to tongue atrophy and fullness of philtrum; fullness of philtrum leads to lip eversion; lip eversion means flesh dies first. Disease on Jia day worsening on Yi day indicates Wood overcoming Earth). It also belongs to the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian. (*Lingxu* says: Diseases generated by Foot-Yangming include oral ulcers on lips. Note: Generated diseases refer to blood disorders. Zhen is an ancient character for rash, referring to lip ulcers. It also says: When Yangming qi arrives, one bites lips. *Zhongzang Jing* says: Heat in stomach causes black lips). It also belongs to the Hand-Shaoyin Heart Meridian. (*Xuanzhu Miyu* says: Redness of both upper and lower lips indicates Heart heat; redness of upper lip and whiteness of lower lip indicates Kidney deficiency with failure of Heart fire to descend). It also belongs to the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian. (Qian Zhongyang said: The Lung governs the whiteness of lips; white and glossy is auspicious, white like dead bone is fatal. White lips should tonify Spleen and Lung, because Spleen is the mother of Lung; if both mother and child are deficient, they cannot nourish each other, named 'Qie' (timidity/weakness), so tonification is needed. If deep red, dissipate Lung deficiency heat). The area around the mouth generally belongs to the Chong and Ren vessels. (*Lingxu* says: The Chong and Ren vessels both originate from the uterus, ascend along the interior of the back, serving as the sea of meridians. Those floating externally ascend along the right side of the abdomen, meet at the throat, branch to connect with lips and mouth. Thus, abundant Qi and Blood fill skin and warm flesh; excessive Blood permeates skin and generates hair. Women often lose blood, resulting in excess Qi and deficient Blood; Chong and Ren vessels cannot nourish lips and mouth, hence no beard). The upper lip beside the mouth belongs to the Hand-Yangming Large Intestine Meridian. The lower lip beside the mouth belongs to the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian. Dryness causes dryness, heat causes cracking, wind causes trembling, cold causes eversion. If lips swell with white peeling skin and wrinkles like silkworm cocoons, it is called "Silkworm Cocoon Lip" (Jianchun). There are cases where lips swell and protrude like cocoons, or narrow at base and wide at tip, resembling cocoons or tumors. This may be due to emotional disturbances generating fire damaging blood, Heart fire transmitting to Spleen meridian, or rich flavors accumulating heat damaging Spleen. Generally, examine the primary syndrome, observe accompanying syndromes, tonify Spleen Qi, generate Spleen Blood, then dryness moistens itself, fire eliminates itself, wind subsides, swelling disappears. If patients neglect it, or physicians fail to observe and recklessly use clearing heat and detoxifying drugs, or use medicinal threads to tie off, it may turn into a malignant ulcer (Fan Hua Bai Zheng). Kidney deficiency Jianchun, bleeding fluid occasionally, internal heat, dry mouth, expectoration, emaciation, use Ji Yin Dihuang Wan (Nourish Yin Rehmannia Pill). Liver meridian anger fire, wind-heat transmitting to Spleen, lip swelling and cracking, or Jianchun, use Chaihu Qinggan San (Bupleurum Clearing Liver Powder). Stomach fire and blood dryness, lip cracking forming cocoon, or gum ulceration and pain, use Qingwei San (Clear Stomach Powder), or add Peony (Shaoyao), Ligusticum (Chuanxiong), Bupleurum (Chaihu), to treat heat in Spleen, Stomach, Liver, and Gallbladder meridians. Wind-heat transmitting to Spleen, lip trembling and wrinkling, or dizziness, or limb edema like wind pattern, use Qianghuo San (Notopterygium Powder). Wind-heat lodging in Spleen meridian, lip dryness and cracking without color, use Xiehuang Yinzi (Drain Yellow Decoction). Middle Qi damage, lip and mouth sores, aversion to cold and fever, limb fatigue, use Buzhong Yiqi Tang (Tonify Middle and Augment Qi Decoction). Overthinking damages Spleen, blood consumption causing lip wrinkles, use Guipi Tang (Restore the Spleen Decoction). Excessive mental activity, heat accumulation in Spleen, deep cracks without color, lip dryness, dry mouth, sores, chronic non-healing, internally take Wufu Huadu Dan (Five Blessings Detoxifying Pill), externally use olive ash powder mixed with pig lard, or grind kernel inside nut and apply. Also, Sulfur (Huangshan), Alum (Baifan) ash, Cinnabar (Zhusha), Mercury (Shuiyin), Moschus (Shexiang), Phellodendri Cortex (Huangbai) ground into powder, grind with mercury in porcelain vessel, mix with pig lard from twelfth lunar month like mud. Cleanly wipe lips, then apply ointment. Also, squeeze juice from blue leaves in August to wash, heals within two days. Also, Chebulae Fructus (Hezire) and Chinese Gall (Wubeizi) in equal parts, ground into powder, apply dry. Also, Coptidis Rhizoma (Huanglian) 1 fen, dried Ginger (Ganjiang) 0.5 fen roasted, ground into fine powder, apply. Also, four large copper coins, grind on stone with pig lard, collect juice to apply. Also, snake shed ash, late silkworm moth powder, mix with oil to apply. Also, apply sweat dripping from steamer lid, attach white lotus petals, all are miraculous. Tight lips, Baileng San (White Lamp Powder), or a little soap pod powder mixed with water to apply. Damp-wind entering Spleen, lip trembling and eversion, dizziness and headache, lymph nodes, edema, use stir-fried Coix Seed (Yiyiren), Stephaniae Tetrandrae Radix (Fangji), stir-fried Adzuki Bean (Chixiaodou), roasted Licorice (Gancao) in equal parts, decoct with ginger; *Shenghui Fang* Duhuo San (Angelica Pubescens Powder), add Angelicae Dahuricae Radix (Bailian), Astragali Membranaceus (Huangqi), Aurantii Fructus (Zhiqiao), or Shengma Yin. Externally, Pine Resin (Songzhi) 0.5 liang, Rheubarbradix et Rhizoma (Dahuang), Angelicae Dahuricae Radix (Bailian), Adzuki Bean (Chixiaodou), Lead Carbonate (Hufen) each 2.5 qian, ground into fine powder, mix with egg white to apply. Spleen heat, lips scorched and dry without luster, use Shengdihuang Jian (Rehmannia Decoction). Winter dry cracked bleeding lips formula: crush Peach Kernel (Taoren), mix with pig lard to apply. Lips and tongue are the root of muscles. Lip eversion means flesh dies first.