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=Infallible Cure for Toothache.=

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Documented in sourceToothache PreparationPowder RouteInternal use
Automated live import - unreviewedPublished directly for live editorial inspection; identity and safety are not verifiedUpdated Jul 18, 2026 · version 1
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Toothache

Toothache is the condition or symptom label preserved in the historical source data. The label may be older, broader or less precise than current diagnostic terminology.

The intended use is stated in the extracted primary-source passage.

It documentsA historical source passage and its preparation structure.
It does not establishModern effectiveness, an individual dose, diagnosis or personal suitability.
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ToothachePain, inflammation & musculoskeletal

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Automated live-review record

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Historical use wording: Toothache.=

Source: The Ladies Book of Useful Information by Anonymous (1896), paragraph-317.

Ingredients or materials as extracted

  • =Infallible Cure for Toothache.=--Take alum, reduced to an impalpable powder, two drams; nitreous spirits of ether, seven drams
  • This is said to be an infallible cure for all kinds of toothache, unless the disease is connected with rheumatism. =Mixture for Decayed Teeth.=--Make a balsam with a sufficient quantity of honey, two scruples of myrrh in fine powder, a scruple of gum juniper, and ten grains of rock alum
  • A portion to be applied frequently to the decayed tooth. =To Whiten and Beautify the Teeth.=--Take gum tragacanth, one ounce; pumice stone, two drams; gum arabic, one ounce; cream of tartar, one ounce

Method as extracted

  1. Mix, and apply them to the tooth.
  2. Dissolve the gums in rose-water, and adding to it the powder, form the whole into little sticks, which are to be dried slowly in the shade, and afterwards kept for use.
  3. Use on the brush like soap.

Live editorial status

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Modern safety boundary

Professional review advised

Professional review is advised before any practical use of this preparation.

  • Unreviewed automated import: this record is public for live editorial inspection and has not passed manual identity, formula or safety review.
  • Historical formula: ingredient identity, strength, contamination risk and terminology may differ from modern practice.
  • Do not use this record as dosage or treatment guidance. Every ingredient, route and contraindication requires qualified editorial verification.
  • The historical use wording does not establish modern clinical effectiveness.
  • Automated review flags: corrosive or toxic chemical.
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Primary and supporting references

  1. The Ladies Book of Useful Information — Project GutenbergPrimary source for the extracted ingredients and method at paragraph-317.
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