Homegrown Bad Breath Remedies

For most people, the quest to eliminate bad breath is one that may involve changes to their diet or dental hygiene habits.  It may be surprising to some that there is an entire category of bad breath remedies that are all-natural.  There are not only folksy approaches but herbal ones as well.  If you are suffering from bad breath, reading this article may give you some more ideas to try.  So read on.

It is not unusual to encounter ways to cure bad breath that have more to do with folk remedies passed on from one generation to another.  Some may be familiar to you while others are more obscure.  Have you ever gargled with salt water or brushed your teeth with baking soda?  Maybe you’ve had a drink of apple cider vinegar.

Perhaps, someone told you take tiny portion of charcoal and drink it with water for intestinal health or use diluted hydrogen peroxide as a sinus cleanser.  If so, then you might wonder what any of them have to do with bad breath.  Such homegrown remedies are effective because they target areas that can be root causes of bad breath symptoms.

With the growth of the health store industry, the benefits of all-natural herbs have received more attention.  To a lesser degree, it has become clearer that herbs also offer an alternative way to deal with bad breath.  Such herbal cures attack the source of bad breath odor and also offer a means to do away with bad breath entirely.

You might be surprised by the number of bad breath relievers that reside in your spice cabinet right now.  Mint, parsley, wintergreen, basil, cloves, rosemary, thyme, and sage all contain elements that help to eliminate the odor or directly attack the bacteria that produce bad breath.  With some you would chew on the herb or spice, but others may require some sort of liquid mixture—even a tea—to create the solution to cure bad breath.

There are other herbs like anise, dill, cardamom, and fennel seeds that can be chewed in order to mask the odor of bad breath.  Anise, in particular, hides the unpleasant smell with its natural, licorice-flavored seed.  You could always use chlorophyll, in liquid and tablet form, to cut down bad breath odor.  Other options include sucking on cinnamon bark or eating a small piece of myrrh prior to bedtime.

Some fruits and nuts may provide a way to reduce bad breath symptoms.  If you suck on a lemon slice sprinkled with salt, you can alleviate that annoying garlic or onion breath.  You may also chew on hazelnut (or filberts) to reduce bad breath.

There are still other bad breath remedies that might be considered or even tried if you do not have success with those described so far.  If you prefer to deal with your bad breath issues in a natural, non-chemical way, taking a chance with some of these homegrown remedies may be well worth the effort.  Why don’t you start now?