[Sca-cooks] Ancient 4th century AD Egyption recipe for herbal toothpaste

[Sharon Gordon]

According to the document, written in the fourth century AD, the ingredients
needed for the perfect smile are one drachma of rock salt - a measure equal
to one hundredth of an ounce - two drachmas of mint, one drachma of dried
iris flower and 20 grains of pepper, all of them crushed and mixed together.

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Sharon
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