The flesh next to the teeth is swollen

If the flesh next to the teeth is swollen, it means that the dry weather has caused you to get inflamed, which is why your gums are swollen and painful. The usual solution is very simple. First, drink more things that can remove heat and cool down, such as herbal tea and fried foods. These can ensure your health and help with absorption, which is of great help to your body.

The flesh around the teeth is swollen

It is very dry, which reduces the body's saliva secretion, dries the respiratory tract, and increases the fragility of blood vessels, making it easy to be infected by bacteria. If you take supplements or spicy food, it will accelerate the circulation of blood, which Chinese medicine calls "blood heat running wildly", and will carry germs throughout the body, causing symptoms such as swollen and painful gums, nosebleeds, dry coughs, and sore throats.

Be careful not to eat too many fried, stir-fried foods that may cause irritation, and drink some herbal tea.

Teeth are the remains of bones and are controlled by the kidneys. The foot yangming meridian is on the upper gums, and the hand yangming meridian is on the lower gums. Therefore, toothache is related to the kidneys, stomach, and large intestine. There are various causes of toothache, including excessive stomach fire, wind and fire, kidney yin deficiency, cold and heat stimulation, and tooth decay, so it is necessary to make a diagnosis and treatment based on the different causes.

1. Excessive stomach fire: Symptoms include swollen and painful gums, swelling of the cheek on the affected side, even inability to chew food, local burning sensation, bitter taste in the mouth, bad breath, constipation, red tongue with yellow coating, etc. The treatment should be to clear away heat and fire, reduce swelling and relieve pain. The prescription is Qingwei San with modifications. Gypsum 25, Coptis chinensis 10, Radix Rehmanniae 15, Cortex Moutan 6, Cimicifuga heracleifolia 10, Rhizoma Cynomorii 15, Rhubarb 6, Paeonia lactiflora 10, Anemarrhena asphodeloides 10, Bambusa odoratum 10. If the pain is severe, add Angelica dahurica 10. If the tooth is allergic and painful when touched with heat, the same treatment should be applied.

2. Deficiency of kidney yin and ascending of virtual fire: Symptoms include slightly swollen and red gums, persistent dull pain, loose teeth, or blood in the teeth, and no other special symptoms. The treatment is suitable for nourishing yin and reducing fire, tonifying the kidney and strengthening teeth. The prescription is Liuwei Dihuang Decoction with modifications. Rehmannia glutinosa 25, Ligustrum lucidum 15, Cornus officinalis 10, Chinese yam 15, Chinese rhizome 10, Alisma orientalis 10, Drynaria fortunei 10, Asarum 3. If the gums are severely red and swollen, add 10 grams of Anemarrhena asphodeloides and 6 grams of Phellodendron chinense.

3. Toothache caused by wind and cold: Symptoms include sudden onset of pain, pain in the forehead and both sides, as strong as lightning, and the gums are not red or swollen. Among them, if the pain is wandering, like lightning, and extends to the forehead and cheeks, it is wind pain. If you feel pain when you breathe in or touch cold air or cold objects, and the pain is in a fixed area, it is called cold pain. The treatment is to dispel wind, relieve cold and relieve pain. For those with cold pain as the main symptom, use 10 grams of Angelica sinensis, 6 grams of Asarum, 10 grams of Chuanxiong, 10 grams of Angelica dahurica, 5 grams of Sichuan pepper, 10 grams of Ziziphus chinensis, 6 grams of Platycodon grandiflorum, and 6 grams of Licorice. For those with wind pain as the main symptom, use 6 cinnamon twigs, 6 saposhnikovia divaricata, 10 white mustard seeds, 10 platycodon grandiflorum, 6 perilla leaves, 3 asarum, 6 ophiopogon japonicus, 10 white peony root, and 5 licorice. Regardless of whether it is wind pain or cold pain, you can use 10 grams each of asarum, angelica dahurica, Xanthium sibiricum, and licorice, decoct them in water and gargle with it several times a day.