Did the ancients brush their teeth? Do they have toothbrushes, toothpaste, saliva? What were the toothbrushes, toothpaste, and saliva of the ancients made of?
First of all, I can tell you with certainty: the ancients brushed their teeth, otherwise how could there be the word "teeth like a rhinoceros"? Teeth like rhinoceros is to describe the beautiful woman's teeth as neat and white as a gourd, just imagine, how can the ancient people who did not pay attention to oral hygiene have such neat and white teeth?
Therefore, we infer that the ancients must have brushed their teeth, and the inference alone cannot be conclusive, but there must be evidence to prove it, which is recorded in the "Book of Rites and Internal Rules": "The chicken first chirps, and the salty cough." "It means that when it's dawn, the chickens are whimpering, and they're going to wash their faces and rinse their mouths." Well, this black and white letter is the best evidence of the ancients brushing their teeth.
Since the ancients brushed their teeth, what gargling products did they use? The most simple gargle product is mouthwash, of course, the mouthwash of the ancients can be all natural, for example, they generally use salt water, tea, alum water or wine to gargle, these things have the effect of sterilization, anti-inflammatory, and prevent mouth sores.
Just using mouthwash is certainly not enough, so brushing your teeth is on the agenda. In the Sui and Tang Dynasties, brushing teeth appeared, at that time brushing teeth called tooth brushing method, Tang Dynasty medical book "Outer Terrace Secrets" recorded: every time the willow branch bites the head soft, point to take medicine to rub teeth, fragrant and smooth. This means that one end of the yang branch is soft with teeth, and then dipped in medicinal powder, you can brush your teeth, of course, if there is no willow branch, you can also use other branches instead.
This way of brushing teeth is also known as "willow branch tooth method", so the willow branch is also known as "tooth wood", which can be regarded as the toothbrush of that era, and there is also the word "yangzhi" in Japanese today, which refers to toothpicks and toothbrushes, which should be the name of the Tang Dynasty in China. It seems that the toothbrush of the ancients is really not a rare thing, and the fold of the north and south of the river is a piece, which can really be called a model of local talent.
When the real toothbrush appeared, it was already a matter of the Song Dynasty, which was called "brushing teeth" at that time. Zhou Shouzhong of the Song Dynasty recorded in the "Health Care Class": "Covering and brushing teeth is all ponytails. This means that most of the toothbrush bristles are made of ponytails, usually more than an inch long, placed on the horns, which is already very similar to modern toothbrushes.
The Southern Song Dynasty widow Carefully wrote in the "Dream Liang Record": "There is a Ling family brushing shop at the mouth of Lion Lane, and there is a fu official brushing shop at the mouth of Jinzi Lane. "It can be seen that during the Southern Song Dynasty, Hangzhou already had a special toothbrush shop, it seems that brushing teeth in the Nanning period has been very common, but the Song Dynasty horses are relatively few, so the toothbrushes on the market may also be made of pig hair."
Is it enough to have a toothbrush? That's definitely not going to work! Is it difficult for you to let the ancients only use toothbrushes to dry brush, haha, but don't underestimate the ancients, don't think that modern people have something that people have, people are also very exquisite! People also have toothpaste!
The toothpaste of the ancients was generally made of Chinese herbs such as soap horn, ginger, cohosh, ground yellow, dry lotus, etc., and sometimes put some salt, there are two kinds of paste and powder. The Song Dynasty also invented a kind of "tooth incense chip", which is made of spices and medicinal herbs made of solid form, fixed on the toothbrush when used, can be used repeatedly, and everyone can brain supplement the "small soap" used to brush teeth.
In this way, the ancients still pay attention to oral hygiene, also, there are many handsome men and women in ancient times, a healthy and clean teeth must be an indispensable plus, but if these handsome men and women smile when the breath is smoky, the teeth are still stained with vegetable leaves, the painting style will really make people inhale a cool breath. #Extreme Observation##Extreme Literature & History#History Talk##Brushing ##古人生活日常 #
