Toothache is not a disease, but it can be excruciating. Nowadays, more and more people suffer from toothaches, and there are many causes for toothaches due to negligence in diet. So, what are the dietary remedies for toothaches? What are the causes of toothaches? What foods are good for toothaches? Interested friends, please read on.
Dietary Remedies for Toothaches
1. Toothache caused by excessive internal heat
Clinical Manifestations: The teeth are achy or slightly painful, and the pain worsens when biting on something. The pain is more severe in the afternoon. The gum is slightly red, the tooth root is loose, there is dryness in the throat, the tongue is red, and the pulse is thin and rapid.
Dietary Prescription:
1. Raw Rehmannia and Pig Kidney Soup
Raw rehmannia 30g, donkey-hide gelatin 15g, 1 pig kidney, a suitable amount of salt. Cook the raw rehmannia and donkey-hide gelatin in water to make a soup. Eat the pig kidney and drink the soup twice a day.
2. Raw Rehmannia, Ophiopogon, and Duck Egg Soup
Raw rehmannia 30g, ophiopogon 20g, 2 duck eggs, 20g rock sugar.
Soak the raw rehmannia and ophiopogon in water for 30 minutes, then cook them with the duck eggs. After the eggs are cooked, shell them and put them back in the soup with the raw rehmannia and ophiopogon. Cook for a while and add rock sugar to taste. Eat the eggs and drink the soup.
3. Two-Winter Porridge
Ophiopogon 50g, dwarf lilyturf root 50g, rice 100g.
Wash the ophiopogon and dwarf lilyturf root, cut them into small pieces, and cook them with rice and a suitable amount of water to make porridge. Eat once a day.
2. Toothache caused by wind and heat
Clinical Manifestations: The teeth are painful, especially when chewing or tapping. The gum is red and swollen or seeping pus. There is thirst, the tongue is red with yellow coating, and the pulse is floating and rapid.
Dietary Prescription:
1. Stewed Banana Peels with Rock Sugar
2 banana peels, 30g rock sugar. Stew in water and take it three times a day.
