Homeopathy for bad breath
Bad breath is a common symptom in daily medical practice, which mainly affects people who mix closely with others. Bad breath is noticed mainly by friends and family members or sometimes by the person himself who feels it and comes to the doctor. Many people with bad breath develop depression which forces them to withdraw from society, thus hindering their activities.
The proteins in the food debris are broken down by the anaerobic bacteria in the mouth. A foul odor is produced due to the release of certain gases such as hydrogen sulfide, skatol, etc. due to bacterial activity. Bad breath is associated with oral hygiene, cavities, gingivitis, tonsillitis, tonsillar plaques, eating habits, water consumption, tobacco chewing, stomach and liver diseases and others.
Homeopathy is a system of medicine introduced by a German physician, Dr. Samuel Hahnemann. Homeopathy treats the sick individual as a whole rather than treating the sick parts or organs. The physical, mental, emotional and social spheres of a person are taken into account for permanent healing. This system believes that diseases are caused by the disruption of the life force, which is an invisible power within each individual. In a healthy state, the life force maintains the balance of mind, body and soul. During this time, man will have normal sensations and functions. When the life force is affected, there will be external manifestations in the form of signs and symptoms. The imbalance in the functions of the body makes a shelter for foreign organisms (bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa, etc.) and allows them to proliferate and produce what are called diseases. Homeopathy believes that true disease comes before bacteria and viruses, so the root cause of the disease must be treated for a permanent cure. Antibacterial and antiviral agents only remove the secondary causes mentioned above.
Diseases are produced by harmful disease agents called miasms which are dynamic influences that affect the life force. There are mainly three miasms: PSORA, SYPHILIS and SYCOSIS. These three causes are accepted by other schools of medicine, but they have different names. Psora causes functional disturbances, syphilis causes structural changes in the form of destruction and sycosis causes changes in the form of overgrowth. These three miasms can act individually or in combination to produce different disease states.
Treating bad breath with a homeopathic remedy is easy if the right remedy is given in the right dose. In Dr. Robin Murphy's Homeopathic Medical Repertory, 140 homeopathic medicines are listed for bad breath. In order to make a correct diagnosis, we need to know the person's symptomatology, that is, all of a person's symptoms, including general mental symptoms, general physical symptoms, specific symptoms, etc. Bad breath is considered a general physical symptom. Even if it only comes from one part of the body, it affects the whole individual.
Symptoms related to appetite, thirst, bowels, etc. are included in the general physical symptoms.
All signs and symptoms (mental and physical) of the person are considered in detail. Knowledge of past illnesses, family history of illness, eating and bowel habits, relationship to climate change and constitution, etc. are noted in a systematic order.
Mental symptoms:
example: fear, anxiety, depression, anger, jealousy and ect....
Physical symptoms:
example: body constitution, appetite, thirst, desires, aversions, bowels, urination, sleep, taste, nature of smell, discharges, abnormal sensations such as pain, burning, climatic changes, thermal relations, etc. ....
Special and unusual symptoms:
This is the specialty of the homeopathic system of medicine, these symptoms are very important in selecting an appropriate remedy, the common symptoms that are seen in almost all patients are the least important.
specific/local signs and symptoms:
These are signs and symptoms related to body parts and organs.
Example: The coating on the tongue, the nature of the mucous membrane of the oral cavity, the tonsils, the gums, the teeth, ulcers, discoloration, etc. are considered here.
General and systemic physical examination:-
Bad breath can be due to various systemic disorders, hence the need to examine all systems (respiratory, digestive, nervous, cardiovascular, etc.) and all parts of the body from head to toe.
the provisional diagnosis of the disease; this is where probable diseases are diagnosed. In homeopathy, the diagnosis of the disease is not so important for the choice of a remedy, but it is necessary for general management and to know the prognosis.
Investigations:
These include laboratory tests and other methods to discover other important diseases.
Final diagnosis of the disease:
After all investigations are completed, the disease is diagnosed.
Corrective diagnosis:
This is the most important part as far as homeopathy is concerned. For this, the selected symptoms are classified in a systematic order according to their importance.
The symptoms are analyzed to determine the importance of each symptom for the selection of a remedy. Remedies are selected on the basis of similarity [the basic principle of homeopathy is "similia similibus curenter", which means that what is similar will cure what is similar. A medicine that can produce certain symptoms in a healthy person can be used as a remedy to treat similar symptoms in a sick person. Each homeopathic medicine is tested on healthy human beings and the symptoms collected by this process (drug test) are written in the meteria medica].
The appropriate remedies are diagnosed by a process called repertory. Books called repertoires are used here. The repertory is the index of the symptoms of the materia medica (books that contain the symptoms of medicines). Nowadays, computer software is used for the repertory. Through this process we get the remedies covering the most important symptom of the patient.
From this group of remedies, the most appropriate remedy is selected with reference to various books and the history of the patient. The selected remedy is given in the appropriate strength and dose.
ANTI-MIASMATIC TREATMENT:
The root cause of the disease is the miasma which has to be eradicated by using appropriate anti-miasmatic drugs. Each drug can eradicate miasm if there is similarity of symptoms. There are anti-sportive drugs, anti-syphilitic drugs and anti-sycotic drugs. After diagnosing the miasm, the appropriate anti-miasmatic medicine should be given to complete the cure.
[In homeopathy, medicines are prepared from different sources like minerals, plants, animals, toxins, diseased parts, etc. The medicines are prepared from these substances by a special process called potentization. Here, soluble substances are potentiated by dilution with alcohol and insoluble substances by grinding with sugar or milk. The raw drug substance is first mixed with a calculated amount of alcohol and water and stored for a few days. From this mixture, an extract is taken and is called mother tincture (noted Q). From this mother tincture, dilutions are prepared by potentization. Potentiation is a mathematical process by which the amount of the original drug substance is reduced but the medicinal power is increased. Depending on the ratio between the amount of drug substance and the vehicle (alcohol or milk sugar), there are different scales for this process. Each scale has different potencies that indicate the potency of the drug. For example, in the decimal scale, 3x, 6x, 12x, etc.; in the centimeter scale, 30c, 200c, etc.; in LM potency, 0/1, 0/2, 0/3, etc.].
The same drug is available in different powers. The appropriate potency is chosen based on many factors such as severity, depth of illness, condition of the patient, nature of the illness, type of symptoms, age of the patient and others.
Some useful homeopathic medicines for bad breath.
Arnica montana, Antim brut, Ars alb, Asafoetida, Aurum met, Baptisia, Bryonia, Borax, Calc carb, Carbo veg, Cinchona, Chelidonium, Graphites, Kali bich ,Kreosotum, Lachesis, Lycopodium, Merc sol, Natrum mur, Nitricum acidum, Nux vomica, Plantago, Pulsatilla, Phos, Pyrogen, Sulphur etc
1) Arnica montana:
This medicine is useful for foul breath. The mouth is very dry with a thirst for water. Bad breath is associated with fever. There is bleeding from the gums, perhaps after a tooth extraction or after an injury. Offensive gas passes up and down the stomach. The patient is very sensitive to touch with a sensation of pain and bruising all over the body.
2) Antim Crude:
Useful for bad breath with gastric complaints and a coated tongue. This medicine works mainly on dirty people with an aversion to bathing. The tongue is coated with white like fur. The nostrils and lips are cracked. Belching is putrid. Very useful for bad breath in children.
3) Ars alb:
All discharges have a corpse-like odor, saliva is bloody and malodorous, thirst for hot water is well marked. This medicine works well in weakened and emaciated people. Bad breath is associated with gastric disorders, vomiting at the slightest food or drink and intolerance to watery vegetables and fruits. Mentally, these patients are fastidious and have a sense of insecurity. They fear death or serious illness and are restless and anxious.
4) Asafoetida:
Useful for bad breath associated with belching, great distension of the abdomen with the sensation of a ball rising in the throat, all discharges are offensive, peristalsis is reversed with loud belching, this drug works well on hysterical people.
5) Aurum met:
Useful for bad breath in girls at puberty. There is an ulceration of the gums with a putrid or bitter taste. This medicine works well on people who are tired of life with suicidal thoughts and feel they have committed an unforgivable crime.
6) Baptisia:
Fetid breath with a bitter taste, painful and ulcerated gums, yellowish brown coating in the center of the tongue with shiny edges, cracked tongue surface. These patients have difficulty swallowing solid food, enlarged tonsils without pain. Useful for painless tonsillitis and pharyngitis with putrid odor, all discharge is offensive. This medicine works well on people who look down, there is a tendency to stupor and delirium in these people.
7) Borax:
Useful for bad breath associated with an apinous ulcer in the mouth and effective for fungal infections of the mouth. The mouth is very hot and sensitive and the ulcers bleed to the touch. Very useful for bad breath in children with ulcers in the mouth and who are afraid of downward movements.
8) Bryonia:
Irritable people who are always talking about business, dry, cracked lips, dark brown coated tongue with bitter taste in the mouth, thirst for cold water in large quantities, heaviness in the abdomen after eating, constipation with hard, dry stools.
9) Calcarea fluor:
Mucus plugs continually form in the crypts of the tonsils, teeth loosen abnormally, with or without pain, cavities are frequent with discoloration, tonsils are enlarged with recurrent infections.
10) Carbo veg:
These patients are weak and debilitated, body discharges are profuse with a corpse-like odor, gums are retracted and bleed easily, putrid eructations are frequent with distension of the abdomen, complaints are ameliorated by evacuation of urine, they cannot tolerate meat and fats, they have involuntary diarrhea at night, they want to be fanned closely.
11) Chelidonium:
Yellow tongue with tooth imprint, bad smell and bitter taste in the mouth, useful for bad breath in case of liver problems, thirst for warm liquids, patient feels better when eating. Constipation with hard and round stools, constipation alternating with diarrhea.
12) Graphite :
This medicine works well on obese patients with skin problems, urine smelling breath, rotten smell with salivation and blisters in the mouth, sour belching with gastric problems, skin problems with sticky discharge, gastric pain improved by eating.
13) kali bich:
Bad breath with gastric ulcer, round ulcers in the mouth, viscous saliva. Vomiting with bitter taste, smooth tongue, bear desire, gastric complaints alternating with rheumatism.
14) kreosotum:
Dark and brittle teeth, bitter taste in the mouth with putrid odor, very rapid decay of the teeth, all discharges are very offensive, gums are spongy and bleed easily, bad breath associated with caries and gastric complaints.
15) Lachesis:
This drug acts on dark, restless and jealous patients, whose tongue is black in color. Complaints are aggravated during sleep, patients want to be fanned at a distance, cannot stand tight clothes and complaints are aggravated by hot climate.
16) Lycopodium:
Works well on intelligent people who are physically weak and lack confidence. Useful in cases of bad breathing associated with bitter belching with burning in the throat. Teeth are excessively painful to the touch, there are blisters on the tongue, they need hot drinks and food. These people are usually constipated and have a marked craving for sweets.
17) Merc sol:
Sweet, metallic taste in the mouth with viscous, bloody saliva. Gums are spongy and bleed easily, mouth is moist with increased thirst, teeth are indented. The mouth is moist with increased thirst, the teeth are indented, the dental crown is decaying, a foul odor emanates from the mouth and can be felt throughout the room, ulcerations in the mouth with bleeding, all body discharge is offensive, all complaints are aggravated at night.
18) Nux vomica:
This medicine works well on people who lead a sedentary life, who have a very short temper and get angry very easily. They are very busy in their profession and enjoy the modern civilized life with all kinds of food and drinks. Bad breath is most prominent after meals and in the morning. The back part of the tongue is coated and the front part is clean. A sour taste in the mouth with nausea in the morning. They have frequent urges to have a bowel movement. A feeling of heaviness in the abdomen after meals is noticed.
19) Plantago:
Dental caries with severe toothache, pain is alleviated by feeding, salivation is improved by feeding. Gargle with Plantago Q is useful to relieve toothache due to cavities.
20) Pulsatilla:
Works well on gentle, kind women with a docile temperament. The patient is very shy with a tendency to cry. Bad breath is especially noticeable in the morning. The mouth is very dry but does not want to drink water. Yellow or white tongue covered with stubborn mucus.Taste is altered.Taste of food remains in the mouth for a long time.Patient washes her mouth frequently.
21) Psorinum:
Works well on unclean patients with a bad smell. The main cause of bad breath in these patients is the formation of cheese and pea balls with a disgusting smell and taste, the tonsils are swollen and the saliva is abundant and offensive, the throat is full of hard mucus, all body secretions are dirty, belching tastes like rotten eggs, the patient is very hungry and even gets up at midnight to eat, swallowing is painful and it hurts the ears.
22) Pyrogen:
Bad breath of septic origin is cured with this medicine.The taste is terribly foul with horrible breath, the tongue is red, dry, smooth as if varnished.Bad breath is associated with high fever and coffee pot vomiting. In general, the patient's body is very sensitive to touch, he can not rest on the bed because of the pain. All discharges are offensive.
23) Sulfur:
This medicine works best on dirty, disgusting people with an offensive odor and a tendency to skin diseases. The lips are dry, bright red with a burning sensation, the tongue is white with a red tip and edges, a bitter taste in the morning. Putrid eructations, burning in all parts of the body. The aversion to bathing is well marked. They do not care about hygiene, but they still believe they have superhuman powers. These individuals are very selfish.
Some homeopathic mother tinctures (Q) useful for bad breath.
[The mother tincture should not be taken directly as it may produce a burning sensation, so 10 drops should be mixed in half a glass of water and taken internally or used for gargling].
1) Cinnamon Q: This mother tincture can be used to gargle after being diluted in water, it is also useful for bleeding gums.
2) Eucalyptus Q: This tincture can be used as a mouthwash after being mixed with water. Internal use of this medicine removes mucus from the respiratory tract and is also useful for colds and coryza.
3) Zingiber Q: Useful for bad breath associated with stomach problems. This medicine can improve digestion and is also used for gargling.
4) Rhus glabra Q: Gargling this tincture is very useful for ulcerative lesions in the mouth such as aphthous ulcer, internal use of this tincture can reduce the bad smell of stool and flatulence.
5) Oleum caryophyllum Q: Gargling this tincture can reduce toothache and bad breath.
6) Balsamum peru Q: This medicine can remove mucus from the respiratory tract, so it is very useful in chronic bronchitis and lung abscess, it can heal ulcers in the mouth by gargling this tincture, it can also produce a pleasant smell in the mouth.
7) Menthol Q: It is a main ingredient in tonics and syrups, gargling this tincture reduces bad breath.
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