You can drink dandelion water for swollen and painful gums. Dandelion water has a variety of effects such as clearing heat and detoxifying, reducing swelling and dissipating knots, diuretic and laxative, etc. It has a good antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effect and has a certain therapeutic effect on swollen and painful gums. According to Chinese medicine theory, swollen and painful gums are mostly considered to be caused by excessive stomach fire, so it is recommended to use drugs to clear stomach fire, such as Huang Lian, Sheng Di, Sheng Ma and Angelica, etc., for better results. For swollen and painful gums, you can also take oral Chinese medicines, such as Huanglian Pill, Niuhuang Pill, Dahuang Pill and Niuhuang Pill, all of which have very good therapeutic effects.