Commentary for Gittin 137:8

לדמא דאתי מפומא בדקינן ליה בגילא דחיטתא אי סריך מריאה קאתי ואית ליה תקנתא ואי לא מכבדא קאתי ולית ליה תקנתא

For toothache Rabbah b. R. Huna says that he should take the top of a garlic with one stalk only and grind it with oil and salt and &nbsp; &nbsp; put it on his thumb nail on the side where the tooth aches and put a rim of dough round it, taking care that it does not touch his flesh, as it may cause leprosy. For swollen glands,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' So Rashi. Jast.: 'jaws'. ');">⁸</span>

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