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Echinacea as a dental remedy by Paul Bergner Medical Herbalism 12-31-93 5(4): 9 Many Native American tribes, including the Omaha Ponca, Oglala Dakota, Cheyenne, Crow and Commanche used echinacea as a dental remedy. Reported uses include: - The fresh root chewed for toothaches - The root juice used on “hollow teeth” - The whole plant infusion, or the chewed root, for sore gums. Fresh root or the fresh root juice have a high content of mucilaginous polysaccharides, with both immune-stimulating and wound-healing properties. The isobutylamides in some echinacea species (responsible for the “tingle” of echinacea) also act as a local anesthetic. Although
“hollow teeth” are not so
common today as they were a hundred years ago,
bleeding gums and
periodontal disease are still quite common, and
echinacea may be useful
in preventing surgical treatment.
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