小孩腮内生一红块，不能食乳，名螳螂子。用生地五钱，酒浸捣烂，涂脚心，男左女
右，外用布缚好，干则易之，至愈乃止。
小儿口内生黄马牙，即螳螂子，口噤颊肿，证重者，以针微刺患处出血，即用京墨磨
涂立愈。（附验。）
口内生肉球，有根线长四、五寸余，吐球出，方能饮食，以手轻按，痛彻心腑。每日用
生麝香一分，水调频服之，三日根化即愈。
生于上 ，形如紫李，脾经蕴热所致。不急治，恐毒瓦斯上攻头脑，则不可救。宜用银针
针破痈头，用盐汤搅净瘀血，吹珍珠散，内服加味甘桔汤。
加味甘桔汤（见前目菌。）
珍珠散（见后喉痈。）
唇，（脾、胃、肝三经所主。）脾之荣在唇四白，足阳明胃脉环唇，足厥阴肝脉环唇。
生上唇，不拘上下左右，大者如李，小者如枣，色紫有头，肿硬疼痛，甚者寒热交作。
内用仙方活命饮，外敷螵蛸散即消。
仙方活命饮（通用一。）
螵蛸散（通用六十八。）
（一名反唇疔，一名锁口疔。）
生上下唇角，初起形如粒米，坚硬肿盛，麻痒木痛，憎寒发热，甚则令唇外翻，或口不
能开，故有反唇、锁口之名。须按疔疮法速治之，迟则走黄致命。
唇上起白皮小泡，渐肿渐大如蚕茧，或唇下肿如黑枣，燥裂痒痛，皆七情火动伤血。治
宜补脾
归脾汤亦妙，外用紫归油频润之。如日久失治，误服清火之药，多致翻花不治。
紫归油
紫草 当归
上等分，麻油熬，去渣出火气，以棉蘸油频频润之。
补中益气汤（通用三十。）
加味归脾汤（通用三十一。）
小孩腮内生出一块红色的肿块，导致无法吃奶，这种病名叫螳螂子。用生地五钱，经酒浸泡后捣烂，涂抹在脚心，男孩涂左脚心，女孩涂右脚心，外面用布包扎好，干了就更换，直到痊愈为止。
小儿口腔内生出黄色的“马牙”，也就是螳螂子，伴有口噤（牙关紧闭）和脸颊肿胀，病情严重的，用针轻微刺破患处出血，随即用京墨研磨成的墨汁涂抹，立刻痊愈。（附有验证案例。）
口腔内长出肉球，根部有一根线状物长达四、五寸多，只有将肉球吐出，才能进食，用手轻轻按压，疼痛直达心腑。每天用生麝香一分，用水调匀频繁服用，三天后根部化解即可痊愈。
生于上唇，形状像紫色的李子，是由脾经蕴积热毒所致。如果不及时医治，恐怕毒气向上攻冲头部，那就不可救治了。适宜用银针刺破痈头，用盐汤搅洗干净瘀血，吹入珍珠散，内服加味甘桔汤。
加味甘桔汤（见前文目菌条下。）
珍珠散（见后文喉痈条下。）
嘴唇，是由脾、胃、肝三经所主管的。脾的外荣表现在唇四周的白色区域，足阳明胃经环绕嘴唇，足厥阴肝经也环绕嘴唇。
长在上唇，不论上下左右，大的像李子，小的像枣子，颜色紫红且有脓头，肿胀坚硬疼痛，严重的出现寒热交替发作。内服仙方活命饮，外敷螵蛸散即可消除。
仙方活命饮（见通用方一。）
螵蛸散（见通用方六十八。）
（又名反唇疔，又名锁口疔。）
长在上下唇角，初起时形状像米粒，坚硬肿胀，伴有麻木、瘙痒和疼痛，怕冷发热，严重时会导致嘴唇外翻，或者嘴巴不能张开，所以有反唇、锁口的名称。必须按照治疗疔疮的方法迅速处理，拖延则会导致走黄（毒邪内陷）而致命。
嘴唇上长出白色皮屑小泡，逐渐肿大如蚕茧，或者嘴唇下方肿胀像黑枣，干燥开裂、瘙痒疼痛，这都是由于七情（喜、怒、忧、思、悲、恐、惊）化火损伤血液所致。治疗宜补脾，归脾汤效果也很好，外用紫归油频繁滋润。如果日久失治，误服清火药物，大多会导致翻花（癌变样增生）而无法治愈。
紫归油
紫草 当归
以上两味等分，用麻油熬制，去渣后去除火气，用棉蘸取药油频繁润涂。
补中益气汤（见通用方三十。）
加味归脾汤（见通用方三十一。）
A red mass grows inside the cheek of a child, preventing them from nursing; this condition is named *Tanglangzi* (Mantis Child). Use five qian of Shengdi Huang (Rehmanniae Radix), soaked in wine and pounded into a paste, applied to the sole of the foot. For boys, apply to the left foot; for girls, to the right foot. Secure with cloth, replace when dry, and continue until cured.
Yellow "horse teeth" grow inside the mouth of infants, which is also called *Tanglangzi*, accompanied by trismus (lockjaw) and cheek swelling. In severe cases, lightly prick the affected area with a needle to release blood, then immediately apply ink made from Jingmo (Beijing Ink); it will be cured instantly. (Verified case attached.)
A fleshy ball grows inside the mouth, with a root-like strand extending four or five cun. The patient can only eat after spitting out the ball. Gentle pressure causes pain piercing to the heart. Take one fen of raw Shexiang (Moschus) daily, mixed with water and taken frequently. After three days, the root dissolves and the condition heals.
Growing on the upper lip, shaped like a purple plum, caused by heat accumulation in the Spleen Meridian. If not treated promptly, toxic vapors may attack the head, becoming incurable. It is advisable to puncture the abscess head with a silver needle, clean the stagnant blood with salt water, insufflate Zhenzhu San (Pearl Powder), and internally administer Jiawei Jie Geng Tang (Modified Platycodon Decoction).
Jiawei Jie Geng Tang (See previous entry under Mu Jun.)
Zhenzhu San (See later entry under Hou Yong.)
The lips are governed by the Spleen, Stomach, and Liver meridians. The flourishing aspect of the Spleen manifests in the white area around the lips. The Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian circles the lips, and the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian also circles the lips.
Growing on the upper lip, regardless of position, large ones resemble plums, small ones resemble dates. They are purple with heads, swollen, hard, and painful. Severe cases present with alternating chills and fever. Internally use Xianfang Huoming Yin (Immortal Formula for Saving Lives), externally apply Piaoxiao San (Mantis Egg Case Powder) for resolution.
Xianfang Huoming Yin (General Formula One.)
Piaoxiao San (General Formula Sixty-Eight.)
(Also known as Fanlip Ding [Reverse Lip Carbuncle] or Suokou Ding [Lock-Mouth Carbuncle].)
Growing at the corners of the upper and lower lips, initially resembling a grain of rice, hard and swollen, with numbness, itching, and pain, accompanied by aversion to cold and fever. Severe cases cause the lips to evert or prevent opening the mouth, hence the names Reverse Lip and Lock Mouth. Must be treated urgently according to carbuncle protocols; delay leads to Zouhuang (systemic toxicity) and death.
White scaly blisters appear on the lips, gradually swelling like silkworm cocoons, or the lower lip swells like black dates, with dryness, cracking, itching, and pain. All are caused by fire stirring from the Seven Emotions damaging the blood. Treatment should tonify the Spleen; Guipi Tang (Restore the Spleen Decoction) is also excellent. Externally, frequently moisten with Zi Gui You (Purple Angelica Oil). If neglected for a long time and mistakenly treated with cooling-fire herbs, it often leads to Fanhua (fleshy overgrowth) which is incurable.
Zi Gui You
Zicao (Arnebiae Radix seu Lithospermi Radix)
Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix)
Equal parts, boiled in Sesame Oil, strain, remove fire qi, and frequently moisten with cotton dipped in oil.
Buzhong Yiqi Tang (Tonify the Middle and Augment the Qi Decoction) (General Formula Thirty.)
Jiawei Guipi Tang (Modified Restore the Spleen Decoction) (General Formula Thirty-One.)