swollen gums and mouth inflammation

Healing Wonders of Herbs

Guide to the Effective Use of Medicinal Plants

By Herminia de Guzman-Ladion,
R.N., A.R.P.T., P.T.R.P.

swollen gums and mouth inflammation 

    Swollen gums or stomatitis is an inflammation of the soft tissues of the mouth.

Water Treatments

    1. Hot salt gargle. 3 times a day before meals.
    2. Massage gum with clean fingers every after hot salt gargle.
    3. Brush teeth with soft tooth brush. Brush teeth every after meals.
    4. Drink at least 4 glasses of fruit juice during the day.
    5. See the dentist for gum swelling and the physician for mouth infections

Herbal Treatments

    1. Bayabas leaves decoction mouthwash
        * Boil one cup of chopped fresh leaves in 2 glasses 

         of water for 10 minutes.
          Strain and cool.
        - Use the decoction for hot salt gargle or mouthwash every after meals.
   
    2. Bunga fruit mouthwash
        * Peel and chop 3 fruits and boil in 2 glasses of water for 10 minutes.
        - Use as mouthwash of hot bunga gargle.

    3. Kaymito leaves gargle
        * Boil 1 cup of chopped fresh leaves in 2 glasses 

           of water for 10 minutes.

    4. Duhat leaves mouthwash
        * Boil 10 chopped fresh leaves in 2 glasses of water for 10 minutes.
        - Use the decoction for mouthwash or gargle.
   
    5. Talong leaves mouthwash
        * Boil 3 chopped leaves in 2 glasses of water for 10 minutes.
        - Use the decoction for mouthwash or gargle.