Ancient Chinese medicine has many prescriptions related to teeth, but most of them focus on "tooth firming."
The most famous is without a doubt the "Tooth Firming Secret Recipe" recorded in the *Selected Medical Prescriptions of Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu*.
It consists of eleven medicinal ingredients: raw Da Huang, prepared Da Huang, raw gypsum, calcined gypsum, Gusuibu, Du Zhong, blue-green salt, table salt, alum, burnt alum, and Danggui root.
This formula is quite ingenious, based on the Zang-xiang theory of traditional Chinese medicine, which states: "Teeth are the surplus of the kidneys, while the gums are a network of the stomach."
Gusuibu and Du Zhong nourish the kidneys and replenish essence, reinforcing the teeth's foundation. Raw and prepared Da Huang and gypsum clear stomach heat and purge fire, reducing inflammation in the gums. Additionally, blue-green salt and alum kill parasites and detoxify, while Danggui invigorates the blood and dispels stasis.
