Vegetables and fruits to cure "bad breath"
There are many causes of bad breath, the common cause is lack of oral hygiene; after eating and drinking, food residue sticks in the mouth leading to fermentation or eating "strong smelling" foods such as onions and raw garlic; in addition, there are also causes from oral diseases and diseases caused by inflammation.
Some fruits and vegetables can cure bad breath.
Lettuce
Wash lettuce (enough), soak in light salt water for a moment, eat raw. Eat several times a day; helps clear heat, detoxify, and eliminate odor.
Lychee
Use a few peeled lychees, hold in mouth several times a day; helps to eliminate phlegm, produce new fluid and quench thirst.
Winter melon peel, almonds, gypsum
Boil 20g of squash peel, 10g of almonds, and 30g of gypsum together twice. Mix the two liquids. Use one dose per day; helps clear heat in the stomach and eliminate bad breath.
Bamboo shoots
Boil 15g bamboo shoot leaves, remove the residue and use the water to rinse your mouth. 3-4 times a day.
Papaya, patchouli
Put 30g papaya and 6g patchouli in a pot, add enough water. Boil over high heat, then reduce heat and simmer for a moment, remove the residue and take the water, use it to rinse your mouth 3 times a day; helps freshen breath and eliminate bad breath.
Dry cloth
2-3 lychees, peel and remove seeds. Every night before going to bed, hold in mouth, spit out the next morning, use continuously for half a month; helps produce body fluids and eliminate odor.
Plum - orchid - loquat leaves
Put 30g plum, 10g fritillary, 10g loquat leaves in a pot, add enough water, boil over high heat, then reduce heat and simmer for a moment. Use 1 dose per day, boil twice, mix together; helps to eliminate odor and dirt.
kumquat peel
Wash 30g kumquat peel, slice into strips, boil in water, and drink as tea. 1 dose per day, divided into several doses; has the effect of strengthening the spleen and eliminating odor.
Areca nuts (a few)
Areca nut is often held in the mouth to help eliminate bad breath.
Cinnamon seeds
Put cinnamon seeds in a pot, add enough water, boil over high heat, then reduce heat and simmer for a moment. Take 1 dose per day, divided into several times to gargle. Helps freshen breath and eliminate bad breath.
Cantaloupe seeds
Roast 20g of dried melon seeds, crush them, and hold a small amount in your mouth 2-3 times a day to help produce body fluids and eliminate odor.
Fresh lemon
Wash 3 fresh lemons, peel off the outer skin, hold the juice in your mouth and swallow it twice a day; helps produce fluid, quench thirst, and eliminate bad breath.
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| Lemon and cucumber are among the fruits and vegetables that have the effect of eliminating odors and quenching thirst. Photo: Hoang Trieu |
Cucumber
Wash and peel cucumber (fresh), boil the skin and drink as tea, 3 times a day. Has the effect of clearing heat, eliminating dampness, eliminating odor, and quenching thirst.
Fresh lemon - honey
Wash 1 kg lemon, cut in half, squeeze the juice, mix with honey (enough amount) and mix well. Use 1-2 tablespoons each time, 2 times a day. Has the effect of clearing heat, generating body fluids, and eliminating odor.
Watermelon
Wash 1 watermelon, cut in half, scoop out the seeds and squeeze out the juice, use as a drink. 1 dose per day, divided into 3-5 times. Has the effect of clearing heat, diuresis, and eliminating odor.
Watermelon seeds
Watermelon seeds (adequate amount) wash, roast until fragrant, use as a snack. Has the effect of reducing fire and eliminating odor.
Dried melon seeds - honey
Peel the melon seeds (adequate amount), dry them, grind them, mix with honey (adequate amount), and hold them in your mouth after meals or apply them on your teeth. Has the effect of clearing heat, eliminating bad breath, and quenching thirst.
Fresh rock sugar batch
Wash 100g of the root, cut into short pieces, put in a bowl, add 30g of rock sugar and a little water, simmer, remove the residue and take the water, drink instead of tea. Use several times a day. Helps reduce heat in the stomach and eliminate bad breath.
Hawthorn
Hawthorn (adequate amount) hold in mouth. Hold several times a day; helps digestion and eliminates bad breath.
White apricot
Use unripe apricots (adequate amount), soak in salt water, dry, and hold in mouth after meals. Helps freshen breath, eliminate bad breath, and digest food.
Hawthorn, chicken gizzard lining
30g hawthorn (remove seeds), 30g roasted and dried chicken gizzard lining, grind all into powder. Use 3-5g each time, 2-3 times a day; helps with digestion and eliminates bad breath.
Fruits and vegetables that freshen the mouth
Fresh pears
2 pears, wash, peel, remove seeds, slice thinly, use boiled water to cool and soak for half a day, drink as tea. 1 dose per day, use for several days in a row.
Tomato - mint leaves - honey
15g tomato and 9g mint leaves, puree, add honey (enough amount), use as a drink.
Winter melon seeds - jujube - cinnamon - pine bark - honey
Grind 100g jujube, 100g squash seeds, 100g pine bark together, dry and grind finely, mix with 50g cinnamon, add 1 liter of honey and make into pills, the size of a longan seed. Take 2 pills every morning and afternoon.
Green bean leaves - patchouli
Boil 15g green bean leaves and 10g patchouli in water, remove the residue and use the water to gargle. Gargle 3 times a day.
Tea
Put a little tea in your mouth, chew, spit it out after 3-5 minutes. 2-3 times a day, helps eliminate bad breath caused by alcohol.
Grapefruit
Peel and separate 1 grapefruit, eat the pulp, helps detoxify alcohol and eliminate bad odors caused by alcohol.
According to Alobacsi.vn



