Oral ulcer is a common oral disease, mainly caused by improper diet and accumulation of heat in the body. It can cause difficulties in eating and oral pain, which greatly affects our daily life. Pregnant women, as a special group, cannot use drugs after suffering from oral ulcers. So the question arises: what should pregnant women do if they have oral ulcers? Below, I will tell you 5 folk remedies for oral ulcers, so that you can heal without medication.
Remedy One: Gargle with Strong Tea
Gargling with strong tea has a good therapeutic effect on oral ulcers. The tannin in tea has astringent properties, which can promote the healing of oral ulceration. Tannin can also coagulate the proteins of single-celled bacteria. The vitamin C in tea has an anti-scurvy effect, which can promote wound healing. Vitamin B2 can prevent and treat various inflammations. Vitamin P and vitamin K also have a promoting effect on the recovery of oral ulcers.
Remedy Two: Gargle with Radish Juice
Take 2 fresh radishes and a section of lotus root, wash them and crush them into juice. Gargle with the juice 3 times a day for 4 consecutive days, and you will see results. Radishes have strong qi-moving functions and also have the effects of stopping cough, promoting phlegm expectoration, moistening dryness, generating body fluids, clearing heat, and detoxifying.
Remedy Three: Apply Crushed Rose Petals with Honey
Take 8 to 9 small rose flowers with sepals, crush them, add a small cup of honey to make a paste, and apply it to the affected area. Generally, 3-5 applications are enough. Chinese medicine believes that roses taste sweet and warm, enter the liver meridian, have the effects of promoting blood circulation, reducing swelling, anti-inflammatory, and detoxification. It is also a good medicine for gynecological diseases.
Remedy Four: Drink Whole Milk Powder
Choose whole milk powder, take 1 tablespoon 2-3 times a day, add a little sugar, and drink it with hot water. It is more effective to drink it before bedtime.
Remedy Five: Gargle with Ginger Water
Gargle with hot ginger water for oral ulcers, 2-3 times a day. Generally, 6-9 applications can help the ulcers heal.
The materials used in the above remedies for oral ulcers are the most common in daily life, simple and affordable. If you also have oral ulcers, you might as well try them. They may have miraculous effects!
