Oil of Cloves
I always carry a small bottle of oil of cloves in my hiking medical kit. If you get a toothache whilst out on the trail, just put a drop or two on the affected tooth to dull the pain until you get back to civilisation.
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From London (UK) in the 2000s
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Red_Rover says:
30 January | 15:25
I also use clove oil for tooth ache, rubbed onto the gum. Also in a hot drink with lemon, honey and chilli for a cold remedy.
ArkAngel says:
31 January | 00:57
Weirdly enough, I've now heard this story twice today. You spend years going without talking about cloves and then suddenly clove stories arrive like the proverbial buses.
ArkAngel says:
31 January | 23:35
Further to my last, this is what my colleague Sally B. told me: "My mother used to put a clove in a carie. I always take a small bottle of oil of cloves on field trips and have used it to prevent toothache - have to be careful as it is v.strong."