Halitosis is a common symptom of foul breath, self-conscious or smelled by others, mainly for the following reasons: 1, long-term retention of tartar in the mouth, food residues by bacterial decomposition of indole, sulfur and amines, such as halitosis. The causes of food residue retention are: tooth cavities, periodontitis, gum recession so that the gap between the teeth is exposed, bad cavity filling and shell crown repair destroyed the physiological contact point of the teeth, etc., are easy to embed food, causing bad breath. 2, the oral cavity itself disease and chronic inflammatory secretions of the organs near the oral cavity into the oral cavity, or corrupt gas reflection to the oral cavity can cause bad breath. Such as sinusitis often have purulent secretions through the back nostrils into the mouth caused by halitosis, gastric diseases (chronic atrophic gastritis, etc.), due to reduced gastric acid, indigestion, and Helicobacter pylori infection, causing bad breath. Although oral factors account for the vast majority, non-oral factors cannot be ignored, especially H. pylori infection in the stomach can cause bad breath, which is of increasing concern. According to Chinese medicine, bad breath is mostly caused by damp heat, food accumulation, phlegm and turbidity, resulting in heat accumulation in the internal organs, especially in the stomach heat steam as the main pathogenesis, as stated in “Introduction to Medicine”: “bad breath, stomach heat, too. Therefore, the basic treatment method is to clear the stomach fire. Clinical manifestations: often accompanied by thirst for cold drinks, constipation, yellow tongue coating, etc., mostly in damp-heat diseases, oral ulcers, periodontitis, gastritis and other diseases. It can be treated with the addition and subtraction of the formula of Gan Lu Drink, Qing Gastric Drink and Liang Di San. The basic formula for the treatment of halitosis is as follows (Li Hao’s recipe): Huang Lian 3g, Scutellaria Baicalensis 9g, Sheng Shi Jiao 18g, Shan Yuan Yuan 9g, Dendrobium 9g, Rutabaga 30g, Sheng Ma Ye 30g, Sheng Licorice 6g (Note: If the food accumulation does not dissolve, causing stink like rancid rot and other symptoms of indigestion, another story, use the food dissolution and elimination method, choose Bao He Wan plus or minus treatment.) Commonly used in the treatment of halitosis of proprietary Chinese medicine: 1, a clear capsule: ingredients: rhubarb, Scutellaria baicalensis, Huang Lian, starch, talc, magnesium stearate. Efficacy: clear heat and fire detoxification, remove blood stasis and cool the blood to stop bleeding. It is used for heat and irritability, red eyes and mouth sores, sore throat and gums, constipation, vomiting blood, hemoptysis, epistaxis, hemorrhoids, pharyngitis, tonsillitis and gingivitis caused by fire and blood heat. Dosage: Take orally. 2 capsules once, 3 times a day. 2.Niuhuang detoxification tablets: ingredients: artificial bullwort, andrographis, gypsum, rhubarb, yellow ling, orris, ice chips, licorice. Functions: for lung and stomach heat caused by: dizziness of the head and eyes, mouth and nose sores, wind and fire toothache, violent fire eyes, sore throat, etc.. Dosage: Take orally, 3 tablets once, 2~3 times a day. Adverse reactions: weak spleen and stomach, loose stools, allergic persons and children, multiple doses or high dose application may cause adverse reactions. Commonly used small test recipe for bad breath 1, reed root ice sugar decoction for bad breath: reed root dried 30 g (fresh 60 g) with 1000 ml of water decoction to 500 ml with appropriate amount of ice sugar, once a day, preferably after brushing teeth on an empty stomach. 2, bad breath formula: Huang Lian 6 grams, 10 grams of rhubarb, soaked in boiling water overnight, morning meal. 3, alum olive infusion for bad breath: alum 10 grams, 10 olives. Dissolve the alum in 100 ml of water, dissolve it, then break the olives into the alum water and use it after 30 minutes. Bad breath patients gargle 3 to 4 times a day, 10 to 15 minutes each time, generally two days to see results. 4, pelargonium leaf tea: take 50 grams of pelargonium leaf, decoction or hot water dipped in tea. This formula is effective for those who cannot get rid of bad breath, bitter mouth, greasy moss, etc. caused by stomach heat for a long time. In summer, take this party, but also to clear the summer heat. 5, patchouli water with gargle: take patchouli (dried) 5 grams, 10 grams of atractylodes, water decoction to get 500 grams of liquid. Put 1 gram of ice chips dissolved, gargle 3-4 times a day, 5 days to heal. Commonly used bad breath meal 1, patchouli porridge: patchouli 15 grams (30 grams of fresh products) washed, put into an aluminum pot (must use aluminum pot), add water and fry for 5 minutes, discard the dregs to take the juice for use. Then put 50 grams of japonica rice into a pot, add water, put it on the fire and boil, then simmer it on the fire, when the porridge is cooked, add patchouli juice and boil it again to serve. The “Medical Record” says that this porridge has the function of “dispersing summer heat and warding off bad gas”, and also has the effect of treating the spleen and stomach, vomiting and appetite feeding. 2, peppermint porridge: 30 grams of fresh peppermint leaves (15 grams of dried products) washed and boiled in a pot with an appropriate amount of water, discard the dregs and take the juice for use. Clean 50 grams of round-grained rice, add the right amount of water and boil until the rice is cooked, then add the juice of peppermint leaves, boil to eat. The “Medical Record” said this porridge has “joint, throat, so that the mouth fragrant” function. 3, Maimendong porridge: 20-30 grams of Maimendong washed and boiled in a pot with water, discard the dregs to take the juice for use. Japonica rice 50-100 grams into the aluminum pot, add the right amount of water, and then the juice and sugar into the pot, set on the fire boil, cooked with a civilian fire is ready. Shou Shi Qing Qing Editorial says this congee formula has “curing cough and regurgitation”. And also has the effect of treating hot flashes, dry mouth, heartburn, “the herb derivative” said: “its nature is dedicated to the diarrhea is not dedicated to the collection, weak gas, stomach cold people forbidden to take”. 4, licorice drink: take 30 pieces of licorice, an apple cut into pieces, cilantro 20, together in a pot (casserole), put two and a half bowls of water decoction into a bowl or so. Discard the dregs and take the juice, cool it slightly and add the right amount of honey to drink. Once a day, for 5 days. 5, lemon water: drink water to keep the mouth moist, add a piece of lemon in the water, can stimulate saliva secretion, reduce bad breath caused by cold nose, dry mouth or residual food in the mouth. 6, tea: the polyphenols contained in tea can kill the bacteria that cause bad breath. In addition to inhibiting the growth of such bacteria, the polyphenols in black tea can also inhibit the unpleasant compounds made by these bacteria, a two-pronged approach to maintain oral health and fresh breath. 7, cinnamon tea: take 3 grams of dried cinnamon flowers, 5 grams of green tea or oolong tea, brewed in boiling water for 6 minutes. Cinnamon is also known as nine miles of fragrance, fresh, the cinnamon flowers distilled from the “cinnamon dew”, is to wake up the spleen and appetite, dredge the liver and qi of the best drinks, but also commonly used to relieve dry throat and dry mouth, bad breath and toothache. 8, patchouli thin chrysanthemum tea: take patchouli, mint 3 grams each, white chrysanthemum, green tea 6 grams each. Soak with boiling water, drink in place of tea, 1 dose daily. Most suitable for patients with halitosis caused by excessive stomach fire, halitosis caused by common dental disease also has a certain effect. 9, kelp: seaweed plant kelp contains highly effective odor eliminating substances, the effect of the odor is the existing halitosis inhibitors flavonoids 3 times, so people suffering from halitosis, eat kelp regularly to eliminate bad breath.