Toothache, pyorrhoea, bad breath…these home remedies are panacea, know 21 tips

Patna. Information based on old Ayurvedic texts and home remedies suggests the use of natural elements like neem, clove, camphor, rock salt, basil, turmeric and mustard oil for problems like toothache, pyorrhoea, swollen gums and bad breath. According to experts, these remedies have been a part of folk life for generations and are still prevalent in rural and traditional societies. However, in the era of modern medicine, it is advised to adopt them with caution and understanding. Let us know further what types of home remedies can be tried in case of various problems.

These treatments were popular before modern medicine

• Placing a camphor tablet or clove or a cotton ball soaked in mustard oil or milk or a piece of fried asafoetida under the tooth provides relief from toothache.
• If there is bad smell from the mouth, then taking ten grams of liquorice powder and cardamom powder after meals and gargling with it will remove the bad smell.
• By chewing bitter neem leaves mixed with a little asafoetida and sucking its juice, worms in the stomach and teeth are destroyed.
• Mixing rock salt in mustard oil and applying it on the teeth stops bad smell and bleeding from the teeth, strengthens the teeth and removes pyorrhea from the roots.
• Mixing half a teaspoon of rock salt in a cup of water and gargling with it every morning prevents all types of dental diseases.
• Mixing ground salt in sesame oil and rubbing your teeth daily with your fingers will relieve the pain of cleaning your teeth.
• Chewing carrots after meals destroys harmful germs present in the mouth. Regular consumption of carrots prevents bleeding gums.
• Grind fresh leaves of soft Neem with black pepper and black salt and consume it daily to cure pyorrhea and bad breath.
• Take cumin, rock salt, myrobalan, cinnamon and southern betel nut in the same amount and burn them in a closed vessel and grind them. Regular brushing with it destroys the germs of pyorrhea.
• A patient of pyorrhea should always keep his stomach clean and should consume maximum quantity of green vegetables and fruits.
• Mix salt in radish juice and rub it on teeth and gums. This brings shine to the teeth. Tooth enamel remains protected and teeth become strong.
• In case of toothache, grind basil leaves and black pepper and make a pill and keep it on the painful area, it will provide relief.
• Putting a clove in the mouth and sucking it every day after meals stops bad breath and diseases related to foul smell are cured.
• Mixing the juice of one lemon in a glass of water and gargling with it in the morning removes bad breath. Do it for two weeks.
• Applying roasted cumin and rock salt in equal quantities on the gums is beneficial.
• If there is a complaint of worm in the teeth, then sleep with a little camphor in the mouth every night.
• In case of toothache, pressing a piece of ginger with salt under the tooth provides relief.
• Chewing basil leaves removes bad breath.
• Apply some edible oil on the navel before sleeping at night, it will be beneficial.
• Mix Guggulu mustard oil in finely ground and cloth filtered rock salt and massage it gently on the teeth and gums with fingers in the morning and then rinse with cold or lukewarm water. This provides relief from all dental problems.
• By grinding acacia wood coal and cloves finely and brushing teeth in the morning and evening, teeth become clean and odor free.

Effective home remedies for tooth and gum pain