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
• Asafoetida
• Ash, prickly, bark
• Balm
• Bayberry
• Broom, scotch
• Bull nettle, root
• Burnet, saxifrage
• Chamomile
• Chaparral
• Cherry, wild, bark
• Clove, oil
• Crawl grass
• Echinacea
• Elecampane
• Fenugreek
• Flag, sweet
• Ginger, Jamaica
• Golden seal
• Gum plant
• Gypsum
• Hops
• Horehound
• Horsetail
• Iris
• Jasmine, yellow
• Linden
• Marjoram
• Mint
• Mullein
• Myrrh
• Nettleback
• Oak, red, bark
• Origanum
• Pennyroyal
• Pepper, pippli long
• Periwinkle
• Pimpernel
• Pipsissewa
• Plantain
• Poke root
• Pulsatilla
• Sage, leaves
• Sanicle
• Sassafras, oil
• Savory, summer
• Sesame seeds
• Smartweed
• Thuja
• Thyme
• Violet
• Yam, wild
• 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, edited by William H. Hylton, pg., 64.
• Back to Eden, by Jethro Kloss, pg., 251.
• Eastern/Central Medicinal Plants, by Steven Foster & James A. Duke, pgs., 18, 24, 34, 70, 76, 90, 102, 116, 194, 200, 232, 238, 242, 250, 252, 274, 276, 278, 282, 292.
• Planetary Herbology, by Michael Tierra, C.A., N.D., O.M.D., pgs., 181, 193, 196, 242, 243, 278, 338.
• The Old Herb Doctor, by Joseph E. Meyer, pgs., 142-145, 155-156.
• Indian Herbalogy of North America, by Alma R. Hutchens, pgs., 75, 81, 82, 118, 132, 135, 147, 152, 157, 176, 182, 198, 218, 220, 224, 227, 240, 243, 275, 281, 283, 288, 302, 313.
• The Yoga of Herbs, by Dr. David Frawley & Dr. Vasant Lad, pgs., 13, 29, 108, 112, 118, 128, 146, 158, 163.
• Earl Mindell's Herb Bible, by Earl Mindell, pgs., 74, 213, 221.

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