Summer is a high incidence of bad breath. According to Chinese medicine theory, summer weather is humid and muggy. Heat consumes qi, dampness hurts the spleen, and spleen and stomach functions are affected. Dampness and heat congestion in the human body produce filthy Qi, which makes it easy to have a yellow, greasy tongue and smelly breath. Simply put, bad breath is related to fire, and summer is the easiest time to get on fire. High summer temperatures, people tend to have moisture accumulation in the body, the respiratory tract has a thick phlegm, bad breath naturally.
How to prevent bad breath?
1, do not eat late at night, rinse your mouth and brush your tongue after meals.
2, the general principle of preventing bad breath in the summer: regular life, rest to be adequate, light, non-greasy diet, keep the bowels open, the spleen and stomach function is less affected, damp heat can be dissolved, bad breath will be good.
3, for bad breath, clean mouth is the most basic step. Bad breath does not clean the mouth first, first run to open a Chinese medicine prescription to regulate, easy to make things complicated.
4, if you want to simply use some Chinese medicine, choose some aromatic smell, and can dispel dampness of the Chinese medicine decoction tea to drink a little is possible, but it is recommended to gargle more appropriate. Peppermint flavored chewing gum for emergency relief is also good.
”Ancient emperors around the minister often have to report to the emperor on major issues, how to have bad breath? A little clove in the mouth will not stink. This was recorded in the ancient herbal books. Ancient materia medica clearly recorded that can get rid of bad breath are clove, patchouli, grass cardamom, cardamom, mint, dahurica, orange peel. These can be used to decoct soup gargle.”
Recommend three ancient recipes to get rid of bad breath.
1, grind the sweet melon seeds into powder and pinch them into pills with honey. Contain a pill daily after gargling. You can also paste it on your teeth.
2, Angelica dahurica powdered in water, 3g daily.
3.Orange peel in water.
4.Choose the right way to brush your teeth, brush at least twice a day and develop the habit of rinsing your mouth after meals.
5, saliva has the role of antibacterial, sterilization, cleaning the mouth, chewing fiber-rich food or chewing gum, can increase the amount and flow of saliva, enhance the movement of the tongue, which is conducive to reducing bad breath.
Does mouthwash work?
Nowadays, the main ingredients of common mouthwash are alcohol and some fragrances, which are effective in getting rid of bad breath for a short time because it can kill the bacteria that cause bad breath, but a new batch of bacteria will grow quickly. Usually, mouthwash can only temporarily cover up the smell for about 20 minutes to 2 hours, and does not eradicate bad breath.
Bad breath is a warning from the body
1. digestive system, patients with stomach cancer definitely have bad breath.
This is because if there is a stomach disease, the digestive function of the intestines and stomach decreases, resulting in food remaining in the gastrointestinal tract for too long and decomposing by other bacterial corruption in the gastrointestinal tract to produce various smelly gases. Like people who have stomach cancer, they definitely have bad breath, the reason is that the food is not digested well after the tumor grows in the stomach and produces more gas. There are also those who are positive for Helicobacter pylori and have heavy breath.
2, oral system, tooth decay and periodontal disease patients definitely bad breath.
Simple oral halitosis is mainly caused by oral diseases such as caries (commonly known as tooth decay) and periodontal disease (gingivitis and periodontitis). The presence of a large number and variety of bacteria in the cavities of cavities or periodontal pockets of periodontal disease can produce acids and decomposing substances such as hydrogen sulfide, thus producing a special sour odor. The presence of calculus and food debris in the periodontal pockets induces periodontitis under the action of bacteria, and the inflammatory cells and bacteria in the periodontal pockets form pus after necrosis, and the pus is decomposed by bacteria, thus producing a special fishy odor of decay. Most bad breath is related to oral diseases and the ecological environment of the mouth. Unclean mouth, plaque, tartar and tartar accumulation is the most direct cause of bad breath. Patients suffering from necrotizing gingivitis, malignant tumors and post-extraction infections may have corrosive halitosis due to the decomposition and suppuration of necrotic tissue.
In addition, the presence of untreated dental caries, residual roots, residual crowns, and poor restorations in the mouth are prone to accumulate food residues and dirt, which can also produce bad breath. Simple oral halitosis is first treated by oral medication and surgery. In addition, regular dental cleaning is a good way to get rid of bad breath, generally every six months to a year to clean the teeth is better.
3, bad breath is also related to diet, smoking.
Like after eating garlic, onions, these strong odors will be carried through the blood and exhaled by the lungs. And tobacco, will make the breath become sour and smelly.
4, mental stress, after staying up all night will also have bad breath.
Fast-paced life, stress, when the brain is under pressure, sleep will be poor, affecting the function of the stomach and intestines, if you stay up late again often, breath will not be fresh.
5, in addition, like some diabetic patients will also have bad breath due to disease.