Toothache Plant
Spilanthes / Buzz Button
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Toothache Plant
Spilanthes / Buzz Button
Acmella oleracea
Summer-only in Zone 6aMedicinalOrnamental
Nakshatra
Ashwini
Ayurvedic Profile
Dosha Effect
Pacifies Kapha & Vata; aggravates Pitta
Rasa / Taste
Pungent; Astringent
Virya / Energy
Heating
Medicinal Actions
Analgesic, antimicrobial, immune-stimulant, sialagogue; numbs and tingles
Why This Plant
"Ashwini is the swift twin healers, the horse-headed physicians of instant first aid. Spilanthes numbs pain on contact, the lightning-fast remedy that embodies Ashwini's emergency medicine."
Cultivation
Tender annual; start indoors; full sun; quirky gold-and-red 'eyeball' blooms.
Zone: 6a
Safety
Mild numbing is normal. Avoid large amounts in pregnancy.
