According to specialist doctor II Huynh Tan Vu, Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital, facility 3, over the past time, many patients have complained of mouth sores. Canker sores are benign and may heal on their own in 1-2 weeks. However, the disease causes an unpleasant burning sensation, especially when eating.
You can treat canker sores yourself with products in your home. Some foods have the effect of clearing heat, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, good at healing wounds, and can help improve mouth sores effectively such as honey, coconut oil, roasted black bean juice.
Apply honey Dr. Vu said that according to traditional medicine, honey is sweet, average, non-toxic; has the function of nourishing the spleen and stomach, increasing vitality, nourishing blood, laxatives, laxatives, treating chronic coughs, coughing up blood, clearing heat, detoxifying, preventing bacteria. Honey also has the effect of beautifying, healing wounds, detoxifying the body and treating mouth ulcers.
Honey contains natural hydroperoxides that have antibacterial and antifungal properties that help promote wound healing. The rich source of micronutrients in honey such as zinc, iron, and potassium also help increase resistance and prevent canker sores from recurring.
According to Dr. Vu, using honey to treat mouth ulcers can be done in many different ways. People often use honey to apply directly to the mouth area. After cleaning your teeth, rinse your mouth with specialized water, dip a cotton swab in honey and gently absorb it several times directly on the ulcer to help penetrate deeply into the wound. Leave the honey on for regarding 5 minutes and then wash it off with warm water. Perform 2-3 times / day and maintain for 10 consecutive days.
In addition, you can also suck on honey for regarding a minute and stir several times around the wound instead of mouthwash and then rinse your mouth with warm water to clean the oral cavity and gums. Continuous implementation of 3-5 days will reduce the condition of mouth heat.
Doctor Vu also noted cases where honey should not be used: Infants, children under 1 year of age, pregnant women, people with low blood pressure or low blood sugar, cirrhosis of the liver, diabetes, digestive dysfunction chemistry, recent surgery, history of allergy to some components of honey.
Use coconut oil
Dr. Vu said coconut oil is an easy ingredient to find. Coconut oil is used in beauty products such as makeup remover, body care, anti-stretch mark, limit wrinkles, exfoliate, smooth hair. Coconut oil has good antibacterial properties, helping mouth sores reduce swelling and pain quickly. In the composition of coconut oil contains lauric acid, which is a natural anti-inflammatory agent that helps reduce redness of mouth ulcers, relieve pain, reduce swelling and reduce discomfort in the oral cavity. Use coconut oil to treat mild oral thrush, you can apply it directly several times a day, following cleaning the oral cavity, until the wound heals. Or you use coconut oil to gargle for regarding 30 seconds, then spit it out, 2-3 times a day.
Dr. Vu said that when applying coconut oil to treat mouth heat, you limit swallowing saliva. Coconut oil has a coating effect on the mouth sores.
In addition, to reduce the condition of mouth sores, you should choose more foods with cool properties, such as green bean tea, bitter gourd soup, tomato juice, gotu kola juice, etc. You should go to a medical facility to get help from a doctor.
