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24 FIRST PERIOD—ANTIQUITY
Besides the remedies already given, the two following are prescribed
for strengthening the teeth

"Incense Part i
"
Verdigris I
"
Green lead I
Mix and apply on the tooth."
The other is compounded of :

"Water Part i
Absinth " I
To be used as above."

We next find a formula, preceded by this very vague indication:
"Chewing remedy for curing the teeth."

"Amaa-plant Part I
"
Sweet beer I
"
Sut-plant I
To be masticated and then spit on the ground."

Another masticatory is intended to "strengthen and cure the teeth,"
and is compounded thus:

"Saffron Part i
"
Duat-plant I
"
Sweet beer • . i
To be masticated and then spit on the ground."

Finally, we have a medicament "for curing the gnawing of the blood
in the tooth." It is complicated enough, being compounded with:

"The fruit of the gebu Part 3^2"
Onion " gl|-
Cake _i_
1 yg ()
Dough " 1
"1
Anest-plant
3 2
Water " |
One leaves it to stand and then chews for four days."
But what meaning is to be attributed to the "gnawing of the blood
in the tooth V
It is almost certain that this figurative expression referred to the pain
deriving from caries and pulpitis. It may have had its origin in the
observation of two phenomena, that is, first of all, the pulsating character