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Chinese Medical Treatment for Bad Breath

Having bad breath though not a serious problem can cause lots of inconveniences and embarrassment in our daily life.

In TCM theory, bad breath is usually caused by malfunctioning of the stomach and the spleen, or due to accumulative heat in the lung and the intestines. Bad breath people are those who have bad digestion, those who like eating oily foods , those with heavy work pressure, those who do not have proper rest, and those who have chronic respiratory infections, digestive problems, sinusitis, bronchitis, pneumonia, or glandulous infections.

Treatments:

1. Releasing the lung and stomach heat, and nourishing the dryness of the intestines. Chinese herbal prescription as follows:

  • Raw gypsum - 30gm
  • Reed - 30gm
  • Raw Chinese Fox-glove - 12gm
  • Honeysuckle - 12 gm
  • Bamboo leaf - 9 gm
  • Ningpo Figwort - 9gm
  • Lily-turf - 9gm
  • Panhsia (Rhizoma Pinelliae) - 9gm
  • Forsythia- 9gm
  • Balloon Flower - 9gm
  • Liquorice - 3gm

Method:
Use 5 1/2 bowls of water boil down to 1 bow of medicine. During medication avoid eating indesgtive foods such as deep fried foods, shrimps, crabs, bamboo shoots, eggs, peanuts, etc.

2. Bad Breath due to Constipation:

Prescription:

  • Hemp seed ¡V 30 gm
  • Loquat leaves ¡V 9 gm
  • Mulberry root bark ¡V 9 gm
  • Yellow arbor-vitae ¡V 9gm
  • Trifoliate Orange ¡V 9gm

  • Magnolia barb ¡V 9gm

  • Peony stem ¡V 9gm
  • Bitter almond ¡V 9gm
  • Ningpo Figwort ¡V 9gm
  • Anemarrhena ¡V 9gm
  • Lily turf ¡V 9gm
  • Gold Thread ( Rhizoma Coptidis) ¡V 4 gm
  • Liquorice ¡V 4gm
  • Rhubarb (later) ¡V 6 gm

Method:
Use 6 bowls of water boil down to 1 bowl. 10 minutes before done put in the Rhubarb. For more serious constipation you can add in Senna Leaves.

3. Treatment of Bad Breath due to Sinustitus

Prescription:

  • Red Magnolia Flower ¡V 10 gm
  • Cocklebur ¡V 10 gm
  • Purple Perilla Leaves ¡V 10 gm
  • Ningpo Figwort ¡V 10 gm
  • Trifoliate Orange ¡V 10 gm
  • Magnolia Barb ¡V 10 gm
  • Fishwort ¡V 4 gm
  • Centipeda ¡V 4 gm
  • Liquorice ¡V 4 gm
  • Mint Leaves (later) ¡V 4 gm

Method:
Use 5 ¡V6 bowls of water and boil it down to 1 bowl, 10 minutes before it¡¦s done, add in the mint leaves.

There's also an effective food therapy Recipe for daily consumption:

  • Turnip - 1 head
  • Tofu ¡V 2 pieces
  • Pan-fried fish ¡V 1 tail
  • Ginger root - 3 slices

Method:
Use 10 bowls of water and boils it down to 3 bowls of soup.

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