Table 1.
Medicines in Woodall's surgeon's chest listed as having dental and oral health uses
| Medicine | Oral condition used for | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toothache | Mouth ulcers | Spitting blood* | Tooth whitening | Gingivitis/periodontal disease | Mobile teeth | Mouthwash | |
| Oleum sulphuris per campanam (oyle of sulphur) [oil of sulphur] | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| Oleum garyophillorym (oyle of cloves) [oil of cloves] | ✓ | ||||||
| Oleum absinthy chymiee (oyle of worme-wood) [oil of wormwood] | ✓ | ||||||
| Oleum origani (oyle of origanum) [oregano oil] | ✓ | ||||||
| Mell rosarum (hony of roses) [rose honey] | ✓ | ||||||
| Diamoron simplex [mulberry syrup/jelly] | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| Methridatum damocratis (methridate of damocrates) [a poly-pharmacy compound] | ✓ | ||||||
| Theriacha andromachi (andromachus treakell) [Venice treacle] | ✓ | ||||||
| Laudanum paracelsi opiatum [laudanum paracelsus opium] | ✓ | ||||||
| Cortex granatorum [pomegranate rind] | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| Amigdale amare (bitter almonds) | ✓ | ||||||
| Amigdale dulces (sweet almonds) | ✓ | ||||||
| Amylum (white starch) | ✓ | ||||||
| Myrrha [exudate from the stem of the myrrha tree] | ✓ | ||||||
| Masticke [resin from the bark of the mastic tree] | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| Gallæ (gales) | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| Bolus verus (bolus armena vel orientalis verus) [an astringent earth from armenia] | ✓ | ||||||
| Bolus communis | ✓ | ||||||
| Alumen [an astringent alum compound] | ✓ | ||||||
| Flores balanstiarum (flowers of pomegranats) [pomegranate flowers] | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| Rosa rubea (red roses) | ✓ | ||||||
| Farina tritici (white flower) [wheaten flour] | ✓ | ||||||
| Radices althea (hollihock roots) | ✓ | ||||||
| Radices pyrethri (pellitory roots) | ✓ | ||||||
| Radices consolidae majoris (comfrey roots) | ✓ | ||||||
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Key: * = the text is unclear as to the aetiology of 'spitting blood' as it could be from causes as varied as gingivitis or tuberculosis | |||||||