Studies have noted 20% of us get canker sore occasionally and women are more likely to suffer from it than men. In the perspective from the Chinese medicine, canker sore may due to the disharmony of Yin and Yang of either the Kidney, Liver or Heart (details click here).
Canker sore may be triggered by poor oral hygiene, stress, diet or injury.
Tips for canker sore treatment
Here are some home remedies that I used to cure my canker sore, I found them effective, perhaps you can try.
Salt
- Apply on the sore after gargled the mouth with clean water each meal for few seconds to allow the salt to penetrate the sore. Then rinse off.
Salt do miracles on the sore.
Green Tea
- Drink tea often as its compound, Tannins helps to kills off the bacterias that causes sore/bad breath. (more about green tea, click here)
Some people prefer to place the moistened tea bag on the sore but I prefer to sip some tea every now and then.
Turmeric and honey
- Mix a pinch of turmeric with few drops of honey and place it on the sore.
- Both turmeric and honey have antibacterial and antiseptic properties that help to reduce infection and heal the sore well.
It is a more comfortable canker treatment.
Lemon juice/ice lemon tea/ Plum juice
- Usually I prefer to drink or sip the juices slowly but some of my friends prefer to treat it by placing the cotton ball that has been moistened with the solutions (lemon+salt/lemon+honey/plum juice) firmly on the sore for few seconds.
- Lemon and plum have substances that helps to tighten the tissues and micro vessels in order to stave off further contamination.
- They are rich in Vitamin C and Tannic Acid whcih are very useful to ease the pain as well as to speed up the healing process.
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Aloe Vera gel
- Scrape the aloe vera to get the gel. Apply the gel on the sore as frequent as you can and you will notice the miracle.
- It soothers and heals the sore fast painlessly but bitterly.
- Else boil the gel slowly with water and drink it with honey, you will get the same function but with better taste. Your choice!
A more comfortable canker treatment.
Take care of what you eat should be the key to avoid canker sore attack.
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