Oral leukoplakia has a certain effect of taking Chinese medicine, but the specific effect varies from person to person.
Oral white spot refers to the keratinized white plaque damage that occurs on the oral mucosa, which can occur in all parts of the oral cavity, but mostly occurs on the tongue and buccal mucosa of the corner of the mouth area, which is more common in males than females, and is especially common in middle-aged people and above.
Chinese medicine practitioners believe that oral leukoplakia is caused by Yang deficiency of the spleen and kidney, coupled with the invasion of wind and cold; or Qi stagnation and blood stasis; or spleen deficiency and dampness, and dampness and phlegm condensation, etc. It can be treated with Chinese medicines, and the commonly used medicines are Angelica sinensis, Radix Paeoniae Alba, Salviae Miltiorrhizae, Atractylodes Macrocephala, Poria, Pippi Chen, Semen Coix lacryma, and so on.
Patients with oral leukoplakia are advised to quit smoking and drinking, eat less spicy and other stimulating diets, and maintain oral hygiene. Ineffective drug treatment, or warts, granular white spots, should be timely surgical eradication.
It is recommended that patients with oral white spots should seek medical treatment in time. Specific medication should follow the doctor’s instructions.