Traditional Chinese medicine treats bad breath, experts answer your questions

Bad breath, an oral disease, troubles many people, especially when they don't want to open their mouths when talking, which affects people's social interaction. Treatment is the best way. There are many ways to treat bad breath. Traditional Chinese medicine is one of them, and this treatment method has been favored by many people. Let me explain it to you below.

1. Lung and stomach heat stagnation, external evil stagnation, lung and stomach heat upward, causing bad breath, dry nose, red and swollen throat and pain, yellow mucus, little tongue coating, red tongue, and thin pulse.

Prescription---Aloe Vera Soup with modifications: 10 grams of aloe vera, 5 grams of licorice, 10 grams of Ophiopogon japonicus, 10 grams of mulberry twig, 10 grams of red peony root, 6 grams of Platycodon grandiflorum, 5 grams of mint, 10 grams of Schizonepeta tenuifolia, 10 grams of Monosanthes bidentata, and 10 grams of Magnolia officinalis.

2. Excessive stomach fire: Symptoms include bad breath, dry mouth, red and swollen gums, rapid appetite, red tongue with yellow coating and little fluid, and slippery and rapid pulse.

Prescription---Qingwei San with modifications: 6 grams of Coptis chinensis, 20 grams of Rehmannia glutinosa, 10 grams of Cortex Moutan, Poria cocos, 10 grams of Sophora flavescens, and 20 grams of Rhinoceros horn (fried first).

3. Intestinal heat: symptoms include constipation, bad breath, short and dark urine, irritability, red tongue with yellow or dry yellow coating, and slippery and rapid pulse.

Prescription---Xiao Chengqi Decoction with added ingredients: 15 grams of raw rhubarb, 10 grams of white peony root, 10 grams of immature bitter orange, 10 grams of Magnolia officinalis, 10 grams of Poria cocos, 20 grams of raw rehmannia, and 10 grams of areca catechu.

4. Deficiency of kidney yin: bad breath, weight loss, sore waist and knees, dry mouth and throat.

Prescription---Zuoguiyin with modifications: 10 grams of cooked rehmannia, 20 grams of yam, 10 grams of wolfberry, 10 grams of sweet potato, 10 grams of moutan bark, 10 grams of ophiopogon, 10 grams of tortoise shell, and 10 grams of Eucommia ulmoides.

5. Comprehensive: Liver, gallbladder, stomach and mood prescription, clears away damp-heat in the liver and gallbladder, relieves stomach fire, regulates mood, completely cures stubborn bitter taste in the mouth, bad breath, yellow urine (red and yellow urine), and side pain in 8 days.