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Woodpecker Tongue Powder,Toothache caused by a toothworm.

Formulas Name : Woodpecker Tongue Powder

Chinese Name : 啄木舌散

Drug Formulation

1 woodpecker’s tongue, 1 croton seed.

Source

From *Shenghui*, Volume 34.

Benefits

Toothache caused by a toothworm.

Instructions for Use

First, pound the woodpecker’s tongue into a fine powder; then mix it with the croton seed and grind them together into a powder. Use a single bristle from a pig’s snout to apply the medicine beneath the root of the affected tooth. Immediate relief will follow.

Woodpecker Tongue Powder,From *Shenghui*, Volume 34.,Toothache caused by a toothworm.

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