Soapberry, Golden Flower Aster, and White Doc are excellent remedies for toothache.
Soapberry: Take one dried black fruit, keeping the seeds intact. Roast it until the outer skin is slightly charred, then grind it finely along with the potassium nitrate extracted from 10 matchsticks. Soak in clear alcohol for 2-3 days (for immediate use, simmer on low heat for a few minutes). When using, take a small sip and hold it in the painful area for 10-15 minutes before spitting it out. Repeat 2-3 times a day.
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Golden Flower Aster: Take a cluster of flowers, wash them thoroughly, and place them directly on the painful tooth, biting down gently. After a few minutes, the pain will gradually subside. You can also dry the flower cluster, crush it, and soak it in clear alcohol for several hours (the longer, the better). When using, take a small sip of this medicinal alcohol and hold it in the painful area without swallowing. Repeat 2-3 times a day.
Some people even use the Golden Flower Aster as a local anesthetic for tooth extraction. (This plant grows in damp areas beside ponds and lakes).
Black Starfruit: Take 50-100g of the bark, clean the outer layer, wash it thoroughly, slice it thinly, dry it, and soak it in 100ml of 30-40% alcohol for as long as possible. The resulting solution will be dark brown with a slight red hue. Rinse with this alcohol 2-3 times a day for 15 minutes before spitting it out. Alternatively, you can boil the black starfruit bark, strain the thick liquid, and use it as a mouthwash. This remedy provides quick pain relief and promotes gum health.
White Doc: The bark can be harvested year-round, but it is best in spring. Clean off the outer layer, wash thoroughly, dry it, and take 30-50g, slice it thinly, and boil it to make a concentrated liquid for rinsing. Repeat multiple times a day. It can be used alone or combined with wild nightshade roots, lemon roots, and the bark of mulberry or jujube trees.
You can also use White Doc fruit, burn it into charcoal, grind it into powder, mix it with a bit of musk, and apply it.
Burning eyes on pine branches can be harvested year-round, but it’s best in late summer and autumn. Cut them, clean the bark, remove the white part, and keep only the red core. This part is known in traditional medicine as “cypress sap,” which should be chopped into small pieces, soaked in alcohol (the thicker, the better). Rinse daily and spit out the liquid.
Pharmacist BAO HOA
