Toothache is unbearable, soda seeks liquor!

Toothache is truly unbearable, and baking soda with liquor can be a remedy! Warm-hearted netizen (Universe Heart, QQ: 1277115835): Hello, Teacher Hu Bing. When I was in my 20s, I met an elderly woman in her 80s. During our casual conversation, she told me that her late husband was a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner and shared with me a folk remedy for toothache: Take a pinch of baking soda (the sweetened kind is less effective), heat it in an iron spoon or pan until extremely hot, then quickly add a few drops of strong liquor (above 55% alcohol). At this point, the baking soda will react with the liquor and form a light brown cake. Crush the cake and place it on the most painful tooth, and the toothache will stop immediately. She also mentioned that this remedy has an effectiveness rate of over 70% for relieving toothache, and if a small amount of musk is added, the effectiveness can reach 100%. Since I am not a doctor, I haven’t had many opportunities to treat others. Based on the ten or so people I’ve treated (without musk, as it was unavailable), the more severe the pain, the better the effect. Here are two examples: 1. An elderly woman who often had dental issues once experienced severe toothache, with half her face swollen. She hadn’t slept for two days and nights. I volunteered to try treating her. When I added the liquor to the pan, white fumes with a liquor smell emerged. As soon as she smelled it, she said, "Ah, it doesn’t hurt as much anymore." Then, I applied the crushed mixture to her tooth, and within seconds, the pain was gone. 2. A colleague’s daughter had a toothache. I explained the preparation and application method to him, and after using it, her toothache stopped immediately. She should have rinsed her mouth with water right away, but her father, fearing a recurrence, told her to wait. As a result, while the toothache was gone, the oral mucosa in contact with the remedy developed a blister. Friendly reminder: If the toothache subsides after using the baking soda remedy, you can rinse your mouth with water. Contributor: Teacher Cai Fengcheng.