A compleat practice of physick.: Wherein is plainly described, the nature, causes, differences, and signs, of all diseases in the body of man. VVith the choicest cures for the same. / By John Smith, Doctor in Physick.

TEETH Pain. It proceeds from a hot or cold cause, or Worms in the Teeth, that watery humour flows thi∣ther from the Head, or from some o∣ther part.

Signs Prognostick. A Tumor after pain is good.

The Cure. The cause must be evacu∣ated, pulled back and derived by all means, the Veins behind the Ear, may be cut, by Vesicatories, &c. Astringents must be applyed to the Fore-head and the Temples. Topicals in a hot cause, Rose water with a third part of Vine∣gar, juyce of Plantain, Housleek, of Let∣tice, Sorrel, &c. Rul. useth water of Night-shade, with water of Vitriol.

If the Gums be affected also, Vinegar must be left, because of its acrimony: unguent of Alabaster. Senn. root of sharp Docks, cut in pieces, and put in∣to the aking Tooth, helps wonderful∣ly: also the decoction of the leaves of Bur-docks. Fer. Paraeus with three re∣medies cured the greatest pains of the Teeth.

1. Setting on Leeches, the swelling Gums being gently scarified.

2. Open a Vein under the Tongue.

3. The Veins behind the Ears.

If it be from a cold cause, Garlick ro∣sted in the embers, put into the aking Tooth.

Aqua vitae, Pepper, Juniper Gum, half an ounce; Rhenish Wine, eight ounces; boyl and strain them: hold the strained liquor hot in the Mouth; hot oyl of Juniper and smoke of To∣bacco, hath been often approved. Senn.

Take root of Fern, Cinquefoil, of each three drams: Bistort, two drams; leaves of Rue, Sage, Betony, flowers of red Roses, of each half a handful; boyl them in red Wine and water, of each

a sufficient quantity, to wash the Mouth in any cause. The last means are Nar∣coticks. Rul. puts in some oyl of Cam∣phir, or some drops of the Hazle-nut tree with Cotten.

The last remedy is pressing a hot iron to the roots of the Teeth, or Narco∣ticks, or drawing them out; yet first use the milk of Spurge and Frankin∣cense, mingled with white Starch, or touch the Tooth with the distilled wa∣ter of salt Ammoniac.

We have seen the greatest pains of the Teeth cured, so soon as the Patient hath Vomited. Crato, ep. 182.