मात्स्यमाहिषवाराहपिशितामकमूलकम् । माषसूपदधिक्षीरशुक्तेक्षुरसफाणितम् ॥ १ ॥
Partaking meat of fish, buffalo, and boar, uncooked Raphanus sativus, (greater indulgence) in soup of Vigna mungo, curds, milk, fermented gruel, juice of Saccharum officinarum, and half-cooked molasses,
अवाक्शय्यां च भजतो द्विषतो दन्तधावनम् । धूमच्छर्दनगण्डूषानुचितं च सिराव्यधम् ॥ २ ॥
sleeping with the face down, not cleaning the teeth daily, improper administration of therapies like inhalation of medicated smoke, emesis, mouth gargles, and venesection etc.;
by these causes the doshas with the predominance of Kapha get aggravated and produce diseases inside the mouth. Among those, Is splitting of the lips into two parts and is caused by Vata.
पित्तात्तीक्ष्णासहौ पीतौ सर्षपाकृतिभिश्चितौ । पिटिकाभिर्बहुक्लेदावाशुपाकौ कफात्पुनः ॥ ५ ॥
In that caused by Pitta, the lips are angry red, intolerant of touch, studded with eruption which are yellow, resembling mustard seeds, full of fluid and suppurating / ulcerating quickly.