Acupuncture treatment for Mouth Ulcer

During acupuncture treatment for Mouth Ulcer focus is for clearing the meridians, activate Qi, and blood circulation.

Acupuncture treatment for Mouth Ulcer. Mouth Ulcer also called Herpangina,, is a painful mouth infection caused by coxsackie viruses. Mouth Ulcer are usually small, painful lesions, and develop in mouth or the at gums base. They can make eating, drinking, and talking uncomfortable. It is very common and most of the people have come across with the condition. It last for around 1 or 2 weeks but many get rid earlier also. If it persist for more than 2 weeks, it is advisable to consult a doctor.

Types: Minor & Major

Causes: viral infections, vitamin B12 or iron deficiency, stress and anxiety, hormonal changes, usage of certain foods and certain types of toothpaste.

Symptoms: painful sores on part of the skin lining the mouth, swollen skin around the sores, sensitive to salt, sour and spicy food, difficulty in chewing the food and brushing the teeth etc.

**Acupuncture treatment for Mouth-ulcer.**

Acupuncture Approach:

As per Acupuncture, herpangina / mouth ulcer falls under throat disorders. Treatment focuses on clearing heat and wind. In the TCM book of laryngology, it is said that “In throat inflammation, lung and stomach gets affected with wind evil. As a result, there might be deep-lying heat mixed with wind evil, leading to the blockage of qi and blood. Meanwhile, wind-phlegm may harass the upper body and produce toxic heat in the throat.” During acupuncture treatment, we focus of clearing the meridians, activate Qi, and blood circulation. Once the Qi and blood circulation are free, wind-phlegm and toxic heat can be removed.

Home Remedies:

Grate small quantity of fresh coconut, squeeze and take milk out of it. Mix it with 3-4 drops of honey and apply on the sour area regularly.
Intake of tender coconut helps to reduce body heat.
Barley ganji helps in recovery of mouth ulcer.
Salt-water gargling helps in soothing mouth ulcer. Antiseptic property of salt helps in faster healing.
Orange juice twice a day helps to heal mouth ulcer as it contains Vitamin C. Vitamin C deficiency is considered to be one of the reasons for mouth ulcer. Also, vitamin C boosts your immune system and helps your body fight all kinds of infections, including mouth ulcer.

Suitable Colors: White and black are suitable when a person is suffering from mouth ulcer.

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