The following is another remedy for the same purpose:
| “Powder of flint stones | Part 1 |
| Green lead | ” 1 |
| Honey | ” 1 |
| To be rubbed on the teeth.” | |
Next comes a remedy “to cure the growth of uxedu in the teeth,” that is:
| “Dough | Part 1 |
| Beans | ” 1 |
| Honey | ” 1 |
| Verdigris | ” 1 |
| Green lead | ” 1 |
| To be powdered, mixed, and applied on the teeth.” | |
The word uxedu recurs more than thirty-five times in the Ebers’ papyrus, in relation to affections of the most different parts of the body. By confronting all the passages of the papyrus in which one finds the word uxedu, Joachim deduces that it does not indicate any special disease, but has the general signification of “a painful swelling.” According to Geist-Jacobi, by “growth of the uxedu in the teeth” may be understood an alveolar abscess and the consequent swelling of the surrounding parts.
Another remedy is intended for “the cure of the tooth that gnaws unto the upper part of the flesh.”
The translator of the papyrus remarks that by the “upper part of the flesh” is to be understood the gum. The remedy would, therefore, correspond to the indication of curing a tooth “that gnaws or gives pain unto the gum.” But as one sees, even putting it in these words, the meaning is anything but clear. Perhaps the destructive action of the carious process, reaching as far as the gum, is what is here meant to be alluded to. Meanwhile here is the receipt:
| “Cumin | Part 1 |
| Incense | ” 1 |
| Onion | ” 1 |
| To be reduced to a paste, and applied on the tooth.” | |
Besides the remedies already given, the two following are prescribed for strengthening the teeth: