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How to Use Folk Medicine to Treat Toothaches

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Folk medicine, or the use of traditional, regional and anecdotal remedies to treat physical ailments, relies heavily on botanicals and other inexpensive, all-natural products. Folk medicine has been used to treat ailments as varied as toothaches, infections and the pangs of childbirth. Learn through folk medicine curatives how toothaches were treated 200 years ago using inexpensive remedies like alcohol consumption, leech placement and soaking of the feet in heated water. Follow these steps to learn more.

From Quick Guide: Curing Toothaches
Difficulty: Moderate
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  1. Step 1

    Use one of the most popular folk medicine curatives: garlic.

  2. Step 2

    Pay respect to tradition by eating a raw onion, an inexpensive and highly antibacterial treat.

  3. Step 3

    Drink wheat grass juice to draw out the offending bacteria that may be causing your painful toothache.

  4. Step 4

    Have rock salt on hand to combine with garlic when you begin your pain relieving procedure.

  5. Step 5

    Treat yourself to a lime: Make a regular habit of drinking lime juice for added bone and tooth strength. Learn more about protecting your teeth and treating toothache at Ezinearticles.com (see Resources below).

  6. Heal Thy Toothache

  7. Step 1

    Choose the path of many folk medicine practitioners and eat a clove of garlic daily. It has long been known to provide a multitude of health benefits, including toothache relief.

  8. Step 2

    Treat a toothache by combining a clove of garlic with a piece of rock salt and hold it in place above or below the affected tooth.

  9. Step 3

    Approach bravely one of nature's greatest germ killers: the onion. Research has shown that the onion is a powerful tool in the process of toothache relief. Chew an onion for 3 minutes to reportedly eradicate all of the mouth's bacteria.

  10. Step 4

    Focus your onion use further by holding a small chunk of onion on or beneath your pained tooth. This is said to eventually provide thorough pain relief.

  11. Avoid Extreme Temperatures

  12. Step 1

    Realize that a toothache is often the result of an infection. Sometimes a toothache can be caused by a nerve being too close to the eating surface. Treat your dental sensitivity with extreme care.

  13. Step 2

    Try not to consume beverages that are either too hot or too cold. Otherwise, sharp pain may result.

  14. Step 3

    Avoid contact with ice, ice cream, hot soup and tea for as long as your toothache persists.

Tips & Warnings
  • Respect your own tolerance for pain. Pay particular attention to possible swelling or bleeding.
  • Use inexpensive folk medicine cures carefully, paying special attention to any allergies you may have.
  • Toothaches may be caused by cavities, palate movement or infection.
  • Treating a toothache with herbal folk remedies costs next to nothing.
  • As a result of some folk medicine cures for toothaches, your breath may suffer temporarily.
  • If continuous bleeding occurs or pain does not subside in reasonable time, contact a dentist immediately.
  • If your face swells visibly or you suspect you may have a serious infection, visit an ER, dentist or doctor right away.

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