Tooth-ache

CND-0141Mouth and throat

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Historical label: “Tooth-ache” in the 1850 edition’s “A List of the Principal Diseases”.

Modern reading: toothache. Searched in PubMed as each plant’s Latin name with toothache OR "dental pain" OR "dental caries" OR analgesic OR oral. The counts and papers are on the Concordance page.

Old claims, quoted verbatim: not medical advice. A warning sits above the claims and never hides them; no warning does not mean safe, only that no source here has flagged the plant.

19 claims: 19 with a sentence, 0 from the index alone

  1. All-Heal Opopanax chironiumCLM-001848 Not in 1652
    it is excellent good for the griefs of the sinews, itch, stone, and tooth-ache, the biting of mad dogs and venomous beasts, and purges choler very gently.
    QUO-001174Papers and the EMA’s verdict, in the Concordance
  2. Beets Beta vulgarisCLM-001849
    the juice of the root put into the nostrils, purges the head, helps the noise in the ears, and the tooth-ache;
    QUO-001175Papers and the EMA’s verdict, in the Concordance
  3. Broom, And Broom-Rape Cytisus scopariusCLM-001851
    The oil or water that is drawn from the end of the green sticks heated in the fire, helps the tooth-ache.
    QUO-001177Papers and the EMA’s verdict, in the Concordance
  4. English Tobacco Nicotiana rusticaCLM-0018621850 index
    The seed hereof is very effectual to expel the tooth ache, and the ashes of the burnt herb to cleanse the gums, and make the teeth white.
    QUO-001188Papers and the EMA’s verdict, in the Concordance
  5. Flower-De-Luce Iris germanicaCLM-001852
    The decoction of the roots gargled in the mouth, eases the tooth-ache, and helps the stinking breath.
    QUO-001178Papers and the EMA’s verdict, in the Concordance
  6. Great Round-Leaved Dock, Or Bastard Rhubarb Rumex alpinusCLM-001861
    gargled in the mouth, takes away the tooth ache;
    QUO-001187Papers and the EMA’s verdict, in the Concordance
  7. Henbane Hyoscyamus nigerCLM-0024401850 index, pp. 91, 397
    Take notice, that this herb must never be taken inwardly; outwardly, an oil ointment, or plaister of it, is most admirable for the gout, to cool the veneral heat of the reins in the French pox; to stop the toothache, being applied to the aching side:
    QUO-001454Papers and the EMA’s verdict, in the Concordance
  8. Hyssop Hyssopus officinalisCLM-001853
    it helps the tooth-ache, being boiled in vinegar and gargled therewith.
    QUO-001179Papers and the EMA’s verdict, in the Concordance
  9. Lavender Lavandula angustifoliaCLM-001854
    to gargle the mouth with the decoction thereof is good against the tooth-ache.
    QUO-001180Papers and the EMA’s verdict, in the Concordance
  10. Mullein Verbascum thapsusCLM-001856
    The decoction thereof gargled, eases the pains of the tooth-ache.
    QUO-001182Papers and the EMA’s verdict, in the Concordance
  11. Mustard Brassica nigraCLM-001857
    Being chewed in the mouth it oftentimes helps the tooth-ache.
    QUO-001183Papers and the EMA’s verdict, in the Concordance
  12. Pennyroyal Mentha pulegiumCLM-001858
    Boiled in wine with honey and salt, it helps the tooth-ache.
    QUO-001184Papers and the EMA’s verdict, in the Concordance
  13. Pimpernel Lysimachia arvensisCLM-001859
    It helps the tooth-ache, being dropped into the ear on a contrary side of the pain.
    QUO-001185Papers and the EMA’s verdict, in the Concordance
  14. Rest Harrow, Or Cammock Ononis spinosaCLM-001860
    The decoction thereof made with some vinegar, gargled in the mouth, eases the tooth-ache, especially when it comes of rheum;
    QUO-001186Papers and the EMA’s verdict, in the Concordance
  15. The Mulberry-Tree Morus nigraCLM-001855
    If the root be a little slit or cut, and a small hole made in the ground next thereunto, in the Harvest-time, it will give out a certain juice, which being hardened the next day, is of good use to help the tooth-ache, to dissolve knots, and purge the belly.
    QUO-001181Papers and the EMA’s verdict, in the Concordance
  16. The Tamarisk Tree Tamarix gallicaCLM-001863
    and outwardly applied, is very powerful against the hardness of the spleen, and the tooth-ache, pains in the ears, red and watering eyes.
    QUO-001189Papers and the EMA’s verdict, in the Concordance
  17. Wild Tansy, Or Silver Weed Argentina anserinaCLM-0018641850 index
    The same boiled in vinegar, with honey and allum, and gargled in the mouth, eases the pains of the tooth-ache, fastens loose teeth, helps the gums that are sore, and settles the palate of the mouth in its place, when it is fallen down.
    QUO-001190Papers and the EMA’s verdict, in the Concordance
  18. Wood Betony Stachys officinalisCLM-001850
    The decoction with wine gargled in the mouth, eases the tooth-ache.
    QUO-001176Papers and the EMA’s verdict, in the Concordance
  19. Yarrow, Called Nose-Bleed, Milfoil And Thousand-Leal Achillea millefoliumCLM-001865
    and the leaves chewed in the mouth eases the tooth-ache, and these virtues being put together, shew the herb to be drying and binding.
    QUO-001191Papers and the EMA’s verdict, in the Concordance

Source

Nicholas Culpeper, The Complete Herbal, a new edition (London: Thomas Kelly, 1850). Project Gutenberg eBook #49513. SRC-CUL-1850