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Treatment for toothache.
Hu Jiao (Piperis Fructus, 1 qian, ground into powder) Chan Su (Toad Venom, 1 zi, soaked in water)
Grind the above ingredients finely and form pills the size of hemp seeds. Wrap one pill in cotton wool, place it at the painful site to bite upon, and spit out any saliva produced.

Treatment for toothache that persists for a long time and does not heal.
Take the "Chou Ju Zhen" (Stink Orange Thorns) mentioned above, in any quantity, chop them as small as hemp or soybeans. For each use, take 1 he, add 1 cup of water, boil for five to seven boils, and gargle with the hot liquid over the painful area for immediate effect.

Apply the "Wu Yi Ren" (Myristica Seed) mentioned above onto the carious tooth. If there is a cavity, fill it completely; this yields immediate verification of efficacy.

Take one Crucian Carp mentioned above, split it open, insert Xin Shi (Realgar), and place it in a hole in the ground. Wait until frost naturally forms on the fish body. Use a rush light (Jiang Xin) to dip and apply to the carious tooth; the tooth will naturally fall out.
Another prescription: Jin Ji Qian stated, "For chronic toothache lasting over a month, one trial leads to cure, and it has been effective on many people."
Take a small amount of Wax mentioned above, melt it by heating and spread it on paper. Then spread Shu Ai (Prepared Moxa) on the wax paper. Roll it into a tube using chopsticks, remove the chopsticks, and place the moxa tube into the nostril on the side of the toothache. Ignite the moxa tube; when the smoke fills the mouth, the pain stops and swelling subsides.

Use Lu Li (Veratrum Nigrum) powder mentioned above, pack it into the dental cavity. Do not swallow the juice; this is miraculous.

In spring, collect tender branches of Huai Shu (Chinese Scholar Tree), roast them over fire, grind into powder, and use to rub teeth to stop carious pain.

Take fourteen seeds of Luo Bo Zi (Radish Seed) mentioned above, remove the red skin, grind finely, and mix with human milk. For left-sided toothache, apply to the right nostril; for right-sided toothache, apply to the left nostril. Immediate effect.

Take Chuan Jiao (Sichuan Pepper) mentioned above, remove the seeds (Mu), pound into fine powder. Mix with good white flour to form pills the size of Gleditsia Sinensis pods. Heat them until warm, bite upon them at the painful site. Within three to five applications, the condition heals.

Treatment for toothache.
Take Xian Ling Pi (Epimedii Herba) mentioned above, in any quantity, grind into coarse powder. Decoct in water and gargle the teeth; this is highly effective.

Take Qing He Ye (Green Lotus Leaf) mentioned above, cut off the four edges, keeping the center connected to the stem, sized like a coin. Take seven leaves. Add 1 cup of strong rice vinegar, decoct until half remains. Remove the lotus leaves and continue boiling down to a paste. Apply to the painful area; this is wonderful.

Treatment for dental caries.
She Xiang (Musk) (ground) Fu Zi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata) (processed, 1 fen each) Xi Xin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma) (remove seedlings) Ding Xiang (Caryophylli Flos) Pu Huang (Typhonii Pollen) Bai Fan (Alumen) (ground, 0.5 liang each) Qing Dai (Indigo Naturalis) (1 liang)
Grind the above ingredients into fine powder. Wrap 1 qian in cotton wool, bite upon it at the affected site. Swallowing saliva is permissible. Apply three to five times daily.