Definition
Pain in or around a tooth; due to the condition of the pulp or periodontal membrane resulting from caries, infection, or trauma.
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Treatment
Put 2 or 3 drops of oil of cloves on the affected area and call the dentist.
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Herbs
- Alum
- Asafetida
- Prickly Ash, bark
- Balm
- Bayberry
- Scotch Broom
- Nettle, root
- Burnet
- Chamomile
- Chaparral
- Wild Cherry, bark
- Clove, oil
- Echinacea
- Elecampane
- Fenugreek
- Sweet Flag
- Ginger
- Goldenseal
- Gum plant
- Hops
- Horehound
- Horsetail
- Yellow Jasmine
- Linden
- Marjoram
- Mullein
- Myrrh
- Origanum
- Pennyroyal
- Periwinkle
- Pimpernel
- Pipsissewa
- Plantain
- Poke root
- Pulsatilla
- Sage, leaves
- Sanicle
- Sassafras, oil
- Savory, summer
- Sesame seeds
- Smartweed
- Thuja
- Thyme
- Violet
- Wild Yam
- Yarrow
- Yellow root
Recommendations
See your dentist! Poor dental conditions are corrected by your dentist. Infections, abscesses, possible malignancy, should not be ignored. Temporary relieve from herbs will help until your dental visit. Diagnosis by a dentist and professional treatment is essential.
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Bibliography
The Rodale Herb Book: How to Use, Grow, and Buy Nature’s Miracle Plants (An Organic gardening and farming book), edited by William H. Hylton, Rodale Press, Inc. Emmaus, PA, 18049., 1974
Back to Eden, by Jethro Kloss; Back to Eden Publishing Co., Loma Linda, CA 92354, Original copyright 1939, revised edition 1994
Eastern/Central Medicinal Plants, by Steven Foster and James A. Duke., Houghton Mifflin Company, 215 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10000
Planetary Herbology, by Michael Tierra, C.A., N.D., O.M.D., Lotus Press, PO Box 325, Twin Lakes. WI 53181., Copyright 1988, published 1992
The Old Herb Doctor, by Joseph E. Meyer, Meyerbooks, publisher, PO Box 427, Glenwood, Illinois 60425, copyright 1984, sixth printing 1994.
Indian Herbalogy of North America, by Alma R. Hutchens, Shambala Publications, Inc., Horticultural Hall, 300 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, 1973
The Yoga of Herbs: An Ayurvedic Guide to Herbal Medicine, by Dr. David Frawley & Dr. Vasant Lad, Lotus Press, Twin Lakes, Wisconsin, Second edition, 1988.
Earl Mindell’s Herb Bible, by Earl Mindell, R.Ph., Ph.D., Simon & Schuster/Fireside, Rockefeller Center 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020