Canker Sores
Canker
Sores/Mouth Sores
Sores which are found inside the mouth which have a red base and a white
head.
Chinese Medicine Treatment Of Canker Sores:
Wind Heat - concomitant sores with a cold - cough, headache, fever,
aversion to cold
Rx- Liang Ge San
Heart Fire - canker sores mostly on tongue, irritability, thirsty,
scanty dark urine
(W.M. - usually compared to viral infections)
Rx- Xie Xin Dao Chi
Tang
Deficiency Fire - chronic canker sores which are mildly painful
Rx- Liu Wei Di Huang Wan + Rou Gui (bring fire back to Kidneys) + Qi Tonic
External Application: Wu Zhu Yu powder + Vinegar plaster
applied on KD 1
Prevention:
eat fresh fruit and veggies or if mother is breast feeding mother should
eat deep green veggies and stay away from greasy, spicy, sweet foods
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