Homeopathy for bad breath

Offenssive smell of the mouth is a common complaint in the day to day medical practice.It mainly affects those who mingle with others very closely. Bad breath is noticed mainly by friends and family or other person who sometimes hear and come to badbreathers doctor.Many develop depression which forces them to stay away from the company which in turn hampers their activities.

The protein in food debris are degraded by anaerobic bacteria present in mouth.Offenssive odor is produced due to the release of some gases like hydrogen sulphide, etc. activity.Formation bacterial skatol because of a thin sticky membrane on the tongue favoures bacterial growth .Bactrera is also seen in the crypts of tonsils, dental caries, dental pockets ect.Bad breath associated with oral hygiene, caries, gingivitis, tonsillitis, tonsillar plaques, food habits, water intake, tobacco chewing , stomach and liver diseases and ECT.

Homeopathy is a system of medicine introduced by a German physician Dr. Samuel Hahnemann.Homoeopathy treats the individual patient as a whole, rather than treating diseased parts or organs.The physical, mental, emotional, social a person is considered a permanent cure . This system is convinced that diseases are caused by the alienation of the life force which is an invisible power in every individual.In a state of health of the life force that maintains the balance of body mind and soul. During this man will have normal sensations and functions.When the life force is affected, there will be external manifestations in the form of signs and symptoms.The imbalance in the body functions makes a shelter for forign organisms (bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa etc.) and allow them to proliferate and produce called diseases.Homeopathy considers Thet real illness comes before the bacteria and viruses, and then the main cause of the disease must be treated to a cure.The whereabouts antibacterial and antiviral agents only remove the secondary causes mentioned above.

Diseases are produced by harmful agents morbific called Miasms which are the influences that affect the dynamics force.There vital three main miasms psora, syphilis and SYCOSIS. These three cases are accepted by other schools of medicine but called by different names. Psora causes functional disturbances, syphilis cause structural changes in the form of destructions and sycosis causes changes in the form of overgrowth.These three miasms can act individually or in combined form producing different disease.

To treat bad breath with homoeopathic medicine is easy if correct remedy in suitable dose is given. In homeopathic medical repertory by Dr Robin Murphy there are homeopathic medicines of which 140 for breath.So bad just giving medicine to bad breath may not give good result.To reach a correct diagnosis of repair should have the symptoms of person. It is the total of the symptoms of a person which includes general, mental, physical generals, particular symptoms ranging ect.Bad is regarded as a physical symptom general. eventhough it is just a part of the body that affects the whole person.

Symptoms related with appetite, thirst, bowels ECT are included in general physical.
All the signs and symptoms (mental and physical) of the person is taken into detail.Knowledge about illneses past, family history of disease, diet and bowel habits in relation to climate change and ECT Constitution are recorded in a systematic order.

Mental symptoms:

example: fear, anxiety, depression, anger, jealousy and ect ….

Physical symptoms

example: the makeup of the body, appetite, thirst, desires, aversions, bowels, urination, sleep, taste, nature of smell, discharges any abnormal sensations like pain, burning, climate change,thermal relations, and ect ….

Details uncommon symptoms:

This is the specialty of Homeopathic System of medicine.For the selection of an appropriate remedy these symptoms are very important.common symptoms that are seen in almost all patients are less important.

particular / local signs and symptoms:

This include signs and symptoms related to body parts and organs.

Example: a coating on the tongue, the nature of the mucous membrane of the oral cavity, tonsils, gums, teeth, ulcers, discolourations ect are considered here.

Systemic and general physical examination: –

Bad breath can be due to various systemic and disorders.Hence all systems (respiratory, digestive, nervous system, cardiovascular system and ECT) and parts from head to foot should be examined.

provisional disease diagnosis; Here probable diseases are diagnosed. Disease diagnosis homeopathy is not very important for the selection of a remedy, but necessary for the overall management and to know the prognosis.

Surveys:

This includes laboratory tests and other methods to discover any other major diseases.

The final diagnosis of the disease:

After all investigations the disease is diagnosed.

Correct diagnosis:

This is the most importnant as homeopathy is concerned. For this the selected symptoms are arranged in a systematic order based on importance.
symptoms are analyzed to discover the importance of each symptom for the selection of a remedy.Remedies are selected on the basis of similarity. [The basic principle of homeopathy is 'similar similibus curenter' means, such as medical care like.A that can produce certain symptoms in a healthy man can be used as a remedy for TREA similar symptoms in a sick person.Each Appropriate corrective measures are diagnosed by a process called repertorisation. Here books called repertories are used. Repertory is the index of symptoms of materia medica (books which contain the symptoms of drugs). Nowadays computer softwares are used to repertorisalion.By this process will get the remedies covering maximum important symptom of the patient.

Among this group of remedies the most appropriate remedy was selected with reference to various books and the history of the patient .. The selected medicine is given in adequate power and dosage.

ANTI miasmatic TREATMENT:

The main cause of disease is miasms that should be eradicated using suitable anti drug drugs.Every miasmatic can eradicate the miasm if there is symptom similarity.there are anti psoric drugs, anti syphilitic drugs and anti drugs.After sycotic diagnosing the miasm suitable anti miasmatic drug should be administered to complete the cure.

[In homeopathy medicines are prepared from different sources, such as minerals, plants, animals, toxins, diseased parts etc.. Drugs are prepared from these substances by a process called potentisation.Here soluble substances are dynamized diluting with spirit and insoluble substances by grinding with sugar of the drug substance milk.The crude oil is first mixed with a calculated amount of spirit and water and kept for few days. From this mixture extract is taken and is called mother tincture (denoted as Q). From this mother tincture dilutions are prepared by potentisation.Potentisation is a mathematical process that the quantity of original drug substance reduces but medicinal power increases. Depending on the relationship between quantity of drugs and vehicle (spirit or sugar of milk) there are different scales for this scale process.Each had different powers, which indicates the power of medicine.Example in decimal scale 3x, ect. Same drug is available in different powers. Suitable potency is selected according to facters many as sevearity, the depth of the disease, the patient’s condition, the nature of the disease, the type of symptoms, age of patient and ect.

Some homeopathic medicines useful for bad breath.

Arnica montana, Antim crude, Ars alb, Asafoetida, Aurum met, Baptisia, Bryonia, Borax, Calc carb, Carbo veg, china, Chelidonium, Graphites, Kali Bich, Kreosotum, Lachesis, Lycopodium, Merc sol, Natrum mur, acidum Nitricum, Nux vomica, Plantago, Pulsatilla, Phos, pyrogens, sulfur, etc.

Arnica montana 1):

This drug is useful for fetid breath.Mouth is very dry with thirst for breath water.Bad associated fever.There is bleeding from the gums, may be after the extraction of teeth or after gas injury.Offenssive go up and down stomach.Petient is very sensitive to the touch with allover feeling of pain and crushed his body.

2) Antim crude:

Useful for bad breath with gastric complaints and coated tongue.This act medicine mainly to people dirty aversion bathing.Tongue is coated white fur.Nostrils and chapped lips. Belching putrid.Very are useful for badbreath in children

3) Ars alb:

All discharges are having smell.Saliva cadeveric with odor.Thirst is bloody bad for the hot water is well marked. This medicine act well in debilitated and emaciated breath persons.Bad associated gastric disorders.Vomiting little food or beverages and intolerance of vegetables and watery fruits.Mentally these patients are demanding a feeling.They insecurity are having fear of death or serious diseases with restlessness and anxiety.

4) Asafoetida:

Useful for bad breath associated eructations.Great distension of the abdomen with sensation of a ball on the rise in discharges are throat.All peristalsis offenssive.Reverse with strong eructations.This act of medicine and people hysterical.

5) Aurum met:

Useful for bad breath in girls at puberty. There ulcers in the gums with putrid or bitter taste.Destruction in body tissues like bone is noticed in this act patients.This medicine and the people who are tired of life, with suicide thoughts.They also a feeling that made an unforgivable crime.

6) Baptisia:

Breath fetid with bitter taste.Gums and painful ulcerated.Yellowish brown coating on the center of the tongue with the tongue is edges.Surface glittering cracked.These patients feel difficult to swallow solid food.Tonsils enlarged without pain.Useful for painless tonsillitis and pharyngitis with putrid discharges smell.All are acting medicine offenssive.This even to those who have look.There besoted is a tendency to stupor and delirium in these people.

7) Borax:

Useful for bad breath associated with ulcer apthous in mouth.Also effective for fungal infection of mouth.Mouth is very hot and tender.Ulcers bleed touch.Very useful for bad breath in children with ulcers in mouth.Child is be afraid of the movement doward.

8) Bryonia:

Irritable people who always speak of business.Lips dry dry cracked.Tongue coated dark brown with a bitter taste in mouth.Thirst for the large amount of cold water is well marked.Heaviness in abdomen after stool eating.Usually constipated with very harsh dry.

9) Calcarea Fluor:

Plugs of mucus are continually forming in the crypts of tonsils.Unnatural looseness of teeth, with or without pain.Prone to get caries with discolouration.Tonsils are enlarged with recurrent infections.

10) Carbo veg:

These patients are weak and debilitated. All body discharges are profuse with smell.Gums cadeveric returned and bleed easily.Frequent belching putrid with distension of abdomen.Complaints ameliorted passing flatus.Can ‘t tolerate meat and diarrhea fat.Involuntary night. wants to be fed from a close range.

11) Chelidonium:

Yellow with imprint teeth.Bad odor with a bitter taste in the tongue mouth.Useful for bad breath with complaints.Thirst liver liquids.Patient heat feels better to eat. Constipation with hard stools.Constipation alternating diarrhea.

12) Graphites:

This act of Medicine and obese patients with skin troubles.Breath Smells Like urine.Rotten odor with salivation and blisters in belching mouth.Sour with gastric complaints complaints.Skin sticky discharges.Gastric pain improved by eating.

13) Kali Bich:

Bad breath with gastric ulcers are ulcer.There around in slimy mouth.Saliva. Vomiting with bitter taste.Tongue is smooth. Craves alternating with complaints bear.Gastric rheumatism.

14) kreosotum:

Teeth dark and crumbly.Bitter taste in the mouth with putrid odour.Very rapid decay of the discharge teeth.All are very spongy and bleed offenssive.Gums breath easily.Bad associated caries and gastric complaints.

15) Lachesis:

This medicine act on Dark patients with restless jelousy.Tongue is black. Complaints are aggravated during sleep.Wants Fanning a distance.Cannot long tolerate cloathing tight around body.Complaints aggravated in hot climate.

16) Lycopodium:

Act well the smart people who are physically weak.They have lack of self confidence.Useful for badbreath sour belching associated with burning throat. Teeth touch.There are too painful blisters on tongue.Wants hot and drinks.These people are usually constipated. Craving for sweets well marked.

17) Merc sol:

Sweetish metallic taste in the mouth with bloody viscid saliva. Gum is spongy and bleed easily.Mouth is wet more thirst.Teeth returned. Crown tooth decay.Fetid odor from the mouth can be felt throughout the room.Ulcerations in the mouth, with discharges of the body bleeding.All are offenssive.All complaints are aggravated at night.

18) Nux Vomica:

This act of medicine and the people who lead life.They sedentery are very irritable and get angry very easily.They are very busy in their work and enjoy life to the modern calendar with all types of food and breath is more after drink.Bad meals and in the morning. The back of the tongue is coated and the front is clean.Sour taste in your mouth and nausea, were frequent morning.They want to feel stool.Heavy in abdomen after food is noticed.

19) Plantago:

With severe dental caries toothache.Pain better eating.Salivation is better to eat. Toothache with swelling of gums.Gargling plantago Q is useful to get relief from toothache due to caries.

20) Pulsatilla:

Do good lord meek and gentle with one disposition.Patient failure is very shy, with a sigh cried tendency.Bad was noted especially in morning.Mouth is very dry but dosn’t want to drink water.Yellow or white tongue covered with a tenacious mucus.Taste is altered.Taste food remains in the mouth for a long time.Patient rinse the mouth frequently.

21) Psorinum:

Doing well in patients with foul odor. Hawking cheesy, pea like balls of disgusting smell and taste is the main cause of bad breath in these patients.Tonsils are swollen with large amounts of mucus saliva.Quinsy offenssive hard secretions of the body are throat.All taste like filthy.Eructations rotten eggs. very hungry and getup even at midnight to food.Swallowing is painful with pain in his ears.

22) pyrogen:

The origin of halitosis is cured with this septic medicine.Taste terribly fetid with horrible breath, tongue red, dry, smooth breathing Asif varnished.Bad associated with high fever and vomiting coffeground. In general, patients in the body is very sensitive to touch, can not rest on the bed because of bruinsed discharges pain.All are offenssive.

23) Sulfur:

This act best medicine for people with dirty dirty and smell offenssive and tendecy for diseases.Lips dry skin bright red, with burning sensation .. white tongue with red tip and tastes borders.Bitter the morning. Belching are in putrid.Burning all parts of the body. Aversion to bathing is well marked.Not concerned about hygiene, still believe that they are having superhuman powers. These individuals are very selfish.

Some Homeopathic mother tinctures (Q) useful for bad breath.

[mother tincture should not be taken directly as it may produce burning sensation, then 10 drops should be mixed in half a glass of water and taken internally or used for gargling]

1) Cinnamon Q: This mother tincture can be used to gragling after dilution with water.Also useful for bleeding gums.

2) Eucalyptus Q: This tincture can be used as a mouth wash after mixing with the use of this medicine may water.Internal remove mucus from the respiratory tract tract.Also useful for cold and nasal congestion.

3) Zingiber Q: Useful for bad breath associated with gastric complaints. This medicine can improve digestion.Also used for gargling.

4) Rhus glabra Q: Gargling of this tincture is very useful for ulcerative lesions in the mouth like aphthous ulcer.Internal use of this tincture can reduce the odor of feces and flatulence.

5) Oleum caryophyllum Q: Gargling of this tincture can reduce toothache.Due its quality fregrant very useful for reducing bad breath.

6) Peru Balsamum Q: This medicine is possible to remove the mucus from the respiratory tract therefore very useful in chronic bronchitis and lung abscess.Can heal ulcers in the mouth by gargling the dye, it may also produce a pleasant smell from the mouth.

7) Menthol Q: This is a major ingradient tonics and syrups.Gargling this tincture reduces bad breath.

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