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Friday, May 27, 2011

SIMPLIFY YOUR LIFE: Home Remedies For Canker Sores

Simplify Your Life

How can you simplify your life? Simplifying your life can be done in many ways. A couple of the major ways people are taking steps to simplification are through cleaning supplies, energy resources, and health. In the following sections, you will find ideas for canker sores that could very possibly be in your medicine cabinet, or kitchen at home.

What is a canker sore?

A canker sore is an oral ulcer. !!. No, really. It is an oral ulcer that is characterized by a break in the mucus membrane.
In other words, it is a little white sore in your mouth and it hurts a lot, but is not serious in nature.
 
 

Tea Tree Oil

Twice daily, use a cotton swab to add a couple drops of tea tree oil directly to the canker sore. After you are finished brushing your teeth is a good time.
Another solution is to add some tea tree oil drops to 1 cup of water, then swash around in in your mouth, but do not swallow.

Tea tree oil helps to prevent infection and control parasites. It is anti-viral: Fights infectious disease, antimicrobial: Low risk of skin irritation, antiseptic: Fights bacteria in cuts, scrapes, and in infections it dissolves pus, anti-inflammatory: Penetrates deep tissue, repairs skin: Stimulates the skin to build scar tissue, anti-fungal: Kills fungal diseases.
 
 

Hydrogen Peroxide and Baking Soda

2 ounces hydrogen peroxide
2 ounces water
5 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
Mix up and then swish in your mouth for about a minute, use several times per day



Aloe Vera Juice

Mix some aloe vera juice or gel in water. Rinse several times per day. In fact, some alternative medicine physicians recommend swishing around and then swallowing it.

Onion

Apply raw onion directly to canker sore.

 

 

Plum Juice

Swash plum juice around mouth several times per day.


Calendula Tea or GoldenSeal

Allow tea to steep for several minutes. Use the tea as a mouthwash three or four times per day.

Myrrh

Two times per day, mix 200-300 mg of herbal extract or 4 ml of myrrh tincture with warm water and swish. You could also open a capsule to dab a little directly on the sore.
Powdered myrrh is useful for the treatment of mild inflammations of the mouth, and has been used traditionally.

Sage

Making a strong sage tea can help to treat inflammations of the mouth and throat. Use two teaspoons of dried herb per cup of boiling water, allow it to steep until cool, then gargle.
Caution: Do not drink too much of this tea. Sage contains a compound that may cause convulsions if taken in excessive quantities.

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