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Common names include toothache plant, Szechuan buttons, [2] paracress, jambu, [3] buzz buttons, [4] tingflowers and electric daisy. [5] Its native distribution is unclear, but it is likely derived from a Brazilian Acmella species. [6] A small, erect plant, it grows quickly and bears gold and red inflorescences. It is frost-sensitive but ...
Acmella is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae, [3] [4] described as a genus in 1807. [5] [2] It is native to the Americas and has been introduced to Asia, Africa, the Pacific islands, and Australia. [3] One familiar species is Acmella oleracea, which has been widely cultivated for centuries.
Zanthoxylum americanum, the common prickly-ash, common pricklyash, common prickly ash or northern prickly-ash (also sometimes called toothache tree, yellow wood, or suterberry), is an aromatic shrub or small tree native to central and eastern portions of the United States and Canada.
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis, the Hercules' club, Hercules-club, pepperwood, or southern prickly ash, is a spiny tree or shrub native to the southeastern United States.It grows to 10–17 m tall and has distinctive spined thick, corky lumps 2–3 cm long on the bark.
The best known of these is the toothache plant, which was formerly Spilanthes acmella but is now considered part of its own genus and is referred to as Acmella oleracea. [7] Other taxa formerly included in Spilanthes include: [3] Adenostemma; Eclipta; Heliopsis; Isocarpha; Jaegeria; Melampodium; Salmea; Verbesina; Wollastonia; Zinnia
A toothache usually happens when the nerve in the root of the tooth is irritated, or from irritation in the gum or bone around the tooth, says Daniel Weinstein, DDS, chief dental officer at ...
Acmella alba is a species of plant belonging to the family Asteraceae. Common names include brede mafane , spilanthes , tingflower, toothache plant , electric daisy , and buzz buttons . The flowers and leaves contain spilanthol , a local anesthetic .
Myrrh has been used as an analgesic for toothache pain and in liniments applied to bruises, aching muscles, and sprains. [ 8 ] Myrrh gum has often been claimed to reduce the symptoms of indigestion, ulcers, colds, cough, asthma, respiratory congestion, arthritis, and cancer, although more good scientific evidence is needed to support these uses.