How to get rid of bad breath with these simple healing herbs

Healing Herbs for Bad Breath

clean breath means a healthy mouth and body. Bad breath, or halitosis, often originates in the mouth from gum disease, cavities, and lax oral hygiene. Diseases in the mouth cause good microorganisms in the intestinal tract to step up production and produce bad breath.Smoking, eating garlic or onions, and drinking coffee or alcohol are temporary causes og bad breath.

Herbalists will often look at digestive disorders as cause for bad breath and prescribe carminatives, or gas producing herbs, as well as digestive bitters.

Bad breath healing herbs

Chamomile • Cinnamon • Dandelion • Fennel • Ginger • Lemon balm • Parsley • Peppermint • Tea

CINNAMON LEMON WASH

Cinnamon, a time honored bacterial & bad breath fighter, teams up with lemon, which stimulates salivary glands, and antibacterial manuka honey, which has been shown to be an effective plaque & bad breath reducer.

Several applications of 1–2 tablespoons each

WHAT YOU’LL NEED:
1 cup water, 1½ teaspoons freshly ground cinnamon, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon manuka honey & 2 small lemons

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

1. Boil the water and set it aside to cool until warm (to melt the honey).

2. Put the cinnamon into a large measuring cup.

3. Mix in the baking soda and honey.

4. Pour the still-warm water over the mixture and stir until dissolved.

5. Fully squeeze both lemons into the liquid and mix thoroughly.

6. Pour the mixture into a glass jar and cap it.

7. After brushing your teeth, swish 1–2 tablespoons of the liquid around your mouth and spit it out promptly.

8. Store in a cool, dark place.

CAUTION: Don’t swallow this! It will stay fresh for 1 week; then make a new batch.

PLEASING PEPPERMINT

Antimicrobial peppermint adds to the effective power of baking soda, which changes acid levels in the mouth and fights bad breath & odors.

Several applications of 1–2 tablespoons each

WHAT YOU’LL NEED:
1 cup water, 5 drops peppermint essential oil & 1 teaspoon baking soda

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

1. Pour all the ingredients into a glass jar or bottle.
2. Tightly cap the container and shake.
3. Use 1–2 tablespoons for a breath refresher. Swish and spit.

CAUTION: Don’t swallow! The batch will stay fresh for a few days, then make a new one.

OTHER: Chewing a handful of antibacterial aniseeds will help tackle bad breath with sweet, spicy bursts of flavor.