10 Home Remedies for Toothaches
Toothache Home Remedy #3: Garlic
Garlic medicinal properties have been recognized and applied to the management of toothaches and other conditions for thousands of years. Garlic is popular in Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine, and in the recent past has become an important home remedy for many conditions. Some ingredients in garlic are known to be antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral and anti-inflammatory. Allicin, one of its active ingredients is released by crushing or chopping cloves of garlic.
To help relieve toothache pain using garlic, crush or chop one or two cloves and let them stand for 5-10 minutes to release the active ingredients. Take some of the crushed garlic and place it on the affected area of your mouth and leave it on for about five minutes. Remove the garlic and rinse with warm water.
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