Also known as: bad breath · muh ki badbu · मुँह की बदबू · साँस की दुर्गंध · मुख दुर्गंध
Food Remedies
Main remedy
Sesame oil swishing daily removes bacteria. Turmeric with warm milk kills odor-causing bacteria. Lemon with honey in warm water aids digestion. Chew fennel with a couple of cardamom pods after meals. Swish a tablespoon of sesame oil in the mouth for ten minutes each morning, then spit (gandusha). Chew tender guava leaves; they clean the gums and remove odour.
Chew fennel with a couple of cardamom pods after meals.
Traditional
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तिल का तेल · Sesame oil
Swish a tablespoon of sesame oil in the mouth for ten minutes each morning, then spit (gandusha).
Traditional
अमरूद · Guava
Chew tender guava leaves; they clean the gums and remove odour.
Traditional
शहद · Honey
A teaspoon of raw honey, taken as is or in water that is warm but never hot — heat destroys its value.
Traditional
CautionNever give honey to a baby under one year — the risk is infant botulism. This rule has no exceptions.
हल्दी · Turmeric
½ tsp haldi in a cup of warm milk or warm water, once or twice a day. A pinch of black pepper with it helps the body absorb it.
Traditional
CautionThe amount used in cooking is safe. In tablet or extract form it does not go with blood-thinning medicines. Avoid larger amounts if you have gallstones. Stop before surgery.
नींबू · Lemon
Juice of half a nimbu in a glass of warm water, first thing in the morning, with or without a little honey.
Traditional
On this page Documented — There are human studies behind this ingredient for this particular complaint. Traditional — Carried by tradition and experience; modern evidence for this particular complaint is limited.
All of this is what others have found — tradition, shared experience and the studies done so far. It is not advice given to any one person. Before changing your diet, and especially if you take any medicine, ask your dietician or doctor.
Naturopathy
Rinse and scrape the tongue every morning; three litres of water daily.
Treat the constipation first — the mouth follows the gut.
Foods that help
तिल का तेल · Sesame oilशहद · Honeyहल्दी · Turmericनींबू · Lemonसौंफ · Fennelअमरूद · Guava
Pick what's in your kitchen and see which remedy fits you best.
Bhojanveda
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