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Easing Gingivitis Or Gum Disease With Herbal Remedies
By Rai Micht | August 2, 2009
Everyone has a variety of bacteria in their mouth. Some have more than others. This bacterium helps you by beginning the digestive process. Excess bacteria in your mouth have now been found to cause more than tooth decay, gingivitis or gum disease. So, you need to know, even though you might not have gingivitis or gum disease, how to control these plaque-building bacteria in your mouth.
Anaerobic bacteria lives in your plaque and cause your gums to inflame, bleed, and separate from your teeth. You can also have bad breath when you have gingivitis or gum disease. In more severe cases, your gums become sore, teeth hurt, gums recede, and teeth loosen. To stop the inflammation and gum separation use this natural remedy to kill some of these bacteria and strengthen your gums in your mouth.
- 2 parts bark of white oak bark - powder
- 1 part bark of myrrh gum - powder or granules
- 3/4 part Peppermint leaves converted to powder
- ” part anise herb - seeds or powdered
- 1/8 part cloves - powder
When herbs and leaves aren’t in powder form, grind them in a coffee grinder. You can use this to make as much powder as you prefer.
Put the mixture in a small container. You can use a tablespoon as a measuring tool. For instance, 2 tablespoons of white oak, 1 tablespoon of myrrh gum, tablespoon of peppermint leaves, and so on. Measurements don’t have to be accurate.
How to apply it:
To balance dental bacteria, use this powder once a week. With gingivitis or gum disease, you could use this 3 times a day. Put some powder on your toothbrush and brush your teeth and gums. After brushing spit out a couple of times, the saliva and residue powder. Don’t wash off your mouth since to keep the active herb powders inside your mouth. Swallowing any powder remaining in your mouth is no problem. mains in your mouth with no problem.
The powder combination can be bitter, yet quite powerful and effective. Adding more peppermint powder can help make the combination less bitter.
For worse cases of gingivitis or gum disease, make a paste with the powder and distilled water, then apply along the front and back areas of the teeth and gums. Let the paste stay in the mouth for as long as you can. Don’t be concerned about getting herbs in between teeth. It is effective. Several people have used this mixture for a month with good results and didn’t need dental gingivitis or gum disease treatment. As for severe gingivitis or gum disease, using this remedy along with dental consultation works the best.
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