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Treating stomatitis with herbs

This article aims to help the reader in the rapid identification of natural remedies useful in the treatment of various symptoms, disorders and pathologies. For some of the listed remedies, this utility may not have been confirmed by sufficient experimental tests conducted with a scientific method. Furthermore, any natural remedy presents potential risks and contraindications.

If available, we therefore recommend that you click on the link corresponding to the individual remedy to learn more about the topic. In any case, we remind you of the importance of avoiding self-treatment and to consult your doctor beforehand to ascertain the absence of contraindications and drug interactions.

The term stomatitis indicates the presence of a generic inflammatory process on the oral mucosa; this inflammation can therefore affect the labial and buccal mucosa, the palate, the tongue, the gums and the entire perimeter of the mouth.

The possible causes of stomatitis are quite varied: infections (such as thrush), traumas, ionizing radiations, toxic agents, local traumas, dry mucosa, autoimmune diseases, often favored by stress, and serious nutritional deficiencies (of vitamin C, scurvy, vitamin PP, pellagra, iron, pernicious anemia).

The therapeutic approach of stomatitis cannot therefore disregard the correct identification of the causes that generated it. In this context, the herbalist proposes itself as a valid support to traditional therapy, but it too must obviously take into consideration the causes at the origin of stomatitis.

Medicinal plants and supplements useful for stomatitis

Stomatitis of infectious nature: propolis, drugs with essential oils (sage, mint, menthol, cloves, chamomile, anise) due to its disinfectant properties; drugs rich in tannins (witch hazel, ratania, tormentilla, oak bark) due to their astringent and anti-edematous properties.

Supporting phytotherapy in the presence of stomatitis of various origins: mucilaginous drugs (marshmallow, mallow, aloe gel), which stratify on the mucous membranes of the oral cavity as a sort of gel protect the mouth from further insults and soothe inflammation.

Myrrh, one of the most used herbal remedies in the presence of stomatitis, owes its action to the combination of three classes of important active ingredients: the essential oil, with antibacterial properties, the gums, which protect the mucous membranes, and derivatives terpenic, with anti-inflammatory and astringent properties. Calendula is also useful for its anti-inflammatory and healing properties, particularly useful when stomatitis is accompanied by ulcers (mouth ulcers).