What medicine is more effective for bitter mouth, dry mouth and bad breath?

From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, most people who experience bitter, dry, and bad breath in their mouths suffer from internal heat. If you use Chinese medicine for treatment, you need to find out the source of the false fire, which may be stomach fire, lung fire, liver fire, etc. This will only be effective if the right medicine is used for the right condition.

1. Lung and stomach heat

[Main symptoms] Stagnation of external pathogens and upward movement of heat in the lungs and stomach lead to bad breath, dry nose, red and swollen sore throat, yellow mucus, scanty tongue coating, red tongue and thready pulse.

【Treatment method】 Clear away heat and purge fire

[Prescription] Aloe Vera Soup with modifications: Aloe Vera, Licorice, Ophiopogon japonicus, Morus alba, Red Peony Root, Platycodon grandiflorum, Mint, Schizonepeta tenuifolia, Black Sandalwood, and Magnolia officinalis.

2. Burning stomach fire

[Main symptoms] Bad breath, dry mouth, red and swollen gums, rapid appetite, red tongue with yellow coating and little fluid, and slippery and rapid pulse.

【Treatment method】Relieve heat and purge fire

[Prescription] Qingwei Powder with modifications: Coptis chinensis, Radix Rehmanniae, Cortex Moutan, Poria cocos, Perilla frutescens, Rhinoceros horn (fried first).

3. Intestinal heat

[Main symptoms] Constipation, bad breath, short and dark urine, irritability, red tongue with yellow or dry yellow coating, and slippery and rapid pulse.

【Treatment method】 Nourishing yin, clearing heat and relieving constipation

[Prescription] Xiao Chengqi Decoction with added ingredients: raw rhubarb, white peony root, immature bitter orange, magnolia bark, poria, raw rehmannia, and betel nut.

4. Insufficient Kidney Yang

[Main symptoms] Bad breath, weight loss, sore waist and knees, dry mouth and throat.

【Treatment method】 Nourish yin and kidney

[Prescription] Zuoguiyin with modifications: cooked rehmannia, yam, wolfberry, yam, moutan bark, ophiopogon japonicus, tortoise shell melted and taken with Eucommia ulmoides.