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We're posting some of the medicinal questions we get along with answers
from our Herbalist David Brill of The Rosemary House. Hopefully this may
help you with some of your own questions.
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other people with the same concerns.
BAD BREATH
QUESTION: Please send information that will help with the problem of bad breath.
Possible allergy related.
ANSWER: Bad Breath or Halitosis can be caused by many factors.
1. Not brushing and flossing teeth, gums and tongue regularly (after every meal would be my recommendation) allows
food particles to remain in mouth and become food for bacteria which give off unpleasant odors as the food is decayed
by them.
2. Eating Certain aromatic foods (onions, garlic etc), this food odors are eliminated via the lungs or they just hang out
in mouth after being eaten not brushed or wash away.
3. Acute or Chronic Infection of sinus, throat, gums or teeth (problems of the gum are called periodontal disease and
bad breath is a warning sign).
4. Certain blood sugar levels are reflected as bad breath.
5. Tobacco use causes bad breath
6. Chronic dry mouth (Xerostomia) can cause bad breath.
So bad breath is a sign or symptom of another problem. Correct the problem and the bad breath will go away.
Herbally you can try:
--Parsley, Latin Named: Petroselinum sativum, P. crispum has been used to correct bad breath traditionally to
minimize odors associated with Garlic and Onion ingestion. Eat fresh, dried parsley is not effective.
--We sell a mouth rinse which is great oral antiseptic, stopping infections of gums, throat and teeth which lead to bad
breath. It was designed by a Dentist who is also an herbalist.
For chronic infection, use herbs appropriate for the tissue involved.
--Sage, Latin Named Salvia officinalis is used for sore throat and gingivitis, it dries excess secretion such as mucus
from sinus infection. This herb might be contraindicated if the problem is dry mouth.
--Thyme, Latin Named: Thymus vulgarus, T. serphyllum used as a mouth rinse to kill fungus, bacteria and virus, strong
antiseptic, good for colds and flu
--Clove, Latin Named: Eugenia aromaticum good for bad breath caused by rotting food in mouth, used in old time
mouth wash and powders, herb can be drying
--Myrrh, Latin Name: Commiphora molmol, C. myrrha used for bad breath, infections of mouth, teeth, throat and sinus,
long history of use for gum disease, toothache etc
--Echinacea, Purple Coneflower, Snake root, Latin Named: E. angustifolia, E. purpurea, E. pallida, E. tennessiensis,
this herb beside helping to boost the immune system is a good Sialagogue, boosting salivation, and as a mouth rinse
or gargle it has been used for strep and sore throat and gingivitis.
--Wild Indigo, Latin Named: Baptisia tinctora good for sore and strep throat, mouth and gum abscess good gargle and
mouthwash, stimulate immune system, best when combined with Echinacea. Does have potential for toxicity in
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