《千金翼》治齿痛方。
上，夜向北斗，手拓地，灸指头地。咒曰∶蝎虫所作断木求，风虫所作灸便休，疼痛疼痛北斗收，即瘥。
《千金翼》又方
上，人定后向北斗咒曰∶北斗七星，三台尚书某甲患龈，若是风龈闭门户，若是虫龈尽收取。急急如律令，
再拜三夜作。
《千金翼》治牙疼方。
上用苍耳子五升，以水一斗，煮取五升，热含之，疼则吐，吐复含，不过二剂愈。无子，茎叶皆得用之。
《千金翼》又方
上莽草五两切，以水一斗，煮水五升，含漱之，一日令尽。
《千金翼》又方
上内藜芦末于牙孔中，勿咽汁，神良。
《千金翼》又方
上取门下桃橛烧取HT 汁，少少内孔中，以蜡固之。
《千金翼》针牙痛方。
针随左右边疼，手大指、次指、掌间，入一寸。得气，绝补三十九息。
《千金翼》灸牙痛方。
上取桑东南引枝，长一尺余，大如匙柄，齐两头，口中柱着痛牙上，以三姓火灸之。咒曰∶南方赤帝子，
教我治虫齿，三姓灸桑条，条断蝎虫死。急急如律令，大效。
《千金翼》含漱汤 主齿痛方。
独活 黄芩 芎 当归（各三两） 细辛 荜茇 丁香（各一两）
上七味 咀，水五升，煮取二升半，含漱之，食顷乃吐，更含之。（一方有甘草二两。）
《千金翼》又方
上含白马尿，随左右含之，不过三口瘥。
张涣 本散方 治卒痛病。
本 白附子 川芎 莽草（各半两，并捣，罗为细末） 青黛 芦荟 麝香（各一钱。研细）
上件都再研匀。每用一字，涂揩患处。
善化陶宰传小儿牙齿黑蛀，气息疼痛。雄黄丸方
雄黄（二钱） 麝香（半钱）
上为细末，较饭和为梃子，安在牙内。
The *Qianjin Yi* (Supplement to the Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold) treats toothache formulas.
For the above method, at night face the Big Dipper, press your hand against the ground, and moxa-burn the fingertips touching the ground. The incantation says: If caused by scorpion insects, stop the wood-breaking pain; if caused by wind insects, moxibustion will bring rest. Pain, pain, let the Big Dipper collect you, and it will heal immediately.
Another formula from *Qianjin Yi*
For the above method, after Ren Ding (approx. 9-11 PM), face the Big Dipper and recite the incantation: Big Dipper Seven Stars, Three Terraces Ministers, Person [Name] suffers from gingival disease. If it is wind-induced gingival swelling, close the gates; if it is worm-induced gingival decay, collect them all. Execute swiftly as per legal decree.
Bow three times and perform this for three nights.
The *Qianjin Yi* formula for treating toothache.
For the above method, take five sheng of Xanthium fruit (Cang'erzi, Fructus Xanthii), boil in one dou of water until five sheng remain. Hold the hot liquid in the mouth, spit it out when painful, then hold again. Do not exceed two doses for cure. If fruits are unavailable, stems and leaves may be used.
Another formula from *Qianjin Yi*
For the above method, take five liang of Radix Daphnes (Mangcao, Cortex Daphnes), cut into pieces, boil in one dou of water until five sheng remain. Use for gargling, consume or use up within one day.
Another formula from *Qianjin Yi*
For the above method, place powder of Rhizoma Veratri (Lilu, Rhizoma Veratri Albii) into the dental cavity. Do not swallow the juice. It is miraculous and effective.
Another formula from *Qianjin Yi*
For the above method, take peach stump from under the door, burn it to obtain juice. Put a small amount into the cavity and seal it with wax.
Acupuncture formula from *Qianjin Yi* for toothache.
Needle according to whether the pain is on the left or right side. At the webbing between the thumb and index finger (Hegu, LI4), insert one cun. Upon obtaining Deqi (arrival of qi), apply reducing method (Jie Bu, removing excess) for thirty-nine breaths.
Moxibustion formula from *Qianjin Yi* for toothache.
For the above method, take a branch from the southeast direction of a mulberry tree, more than one chi long, thick as the handle of a spoon, cut even at both ends. Place it in the mouth against the painful tooth. Moxa-burn it using fire lit by people of three different surnames. The incantation says: Son of the Red Emperor of the South, teach me to treat worm teeth. Moxa-burn mulberry branches with fire from three surnames; when the branch breaks, the scorpion insect dies. Execute swiftly as per legal decree. Highly effective.
Gargle decoction from *Qianjin Yi*, main formula for toothache.
Radix Angelicae Pubescentis (Duhuo, Herba Angelicae Pubescentis), Radix Scutellariae (Huangqin, Radix Scutellariae), Rhizoma Chuanxiong (Xiong, Rhizoma Chuanxiong), Radix Angelicae Sinensis (Danggui, Radix Angelicae Sinensis) (each three liang); Radix Asari (Xixin, Radix Asari), Fructus Piperis Longi (Bibo, Fructus Piperis Longi), Flos Caryophylli (Dingxiang, Flos Caryophylli) (each one liang).
Grind the above seven herbs. Boil in five sheng of water until two and a half sheng remain. Gargle, spit out after about the time of a meal, then gargle again. (Another version includes two liang of Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata, Gancao, Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata.)
Another formula from *Qianjin Yi*
For the above method, hold horse white urine in the mouth, gargle according to whether the pain is on the left or right. Heal within no more than three mouthfuls.
Zhang Huan's Benz San Formula for treating sudden onset pain.
Rhizoma Arisaematis cum Bile (Ben, Rhizoma Arisaematis Cum Bile), Radix Bupleuri (Baifuzi, Radix Bupleuri - *Note: Baifuzi usually refers to Typhonium, but context implies specific preparation*), Rhizoma Chuanxiong (Chuanxiong, Rhizoma Chuanxiong), Cortex Daphnes (Mangcao, Cortex Daphnes) (each half liang, all pounded and sifted into fine powder); Indigo Naturalis (Qingdai, Folium Isatidis), Aloe (Luhui, Resina Aloes), Moschus (Shexiang, Moschus) (each one qian, finely ground).
Grind all ingredients uniformly again. Use one zi (a small unit of measure) each time, apply and rub onto the affected area.
Ta Zai, Magistrate of Shan Hua, transmitted a case of pediatric black decay of teeth with foul breath and pain. Xionghuang Wan Formula.
Realgar (Xionghuang, Realgar), Moschus (Shexiang, Moschus) (half qian).
Pound into fine powder, mix with rice paste to form sticks, and insert into the tooth.