Home remedies for canker sores

An excellent home remedy for curing thrush is the balm with laurel essential oil as it helps relieve pain and inflammation. In addition, basil tea is also a good natural remedy for canker sores in the mouth, since they have analgesic properties that reduce pain and antiseptic, leaving the region clean of microorganisms.

Home remedies are excellent alternatives to curing thrush because of the tannins they have, which are powerful antioxidants, responsible for the bitter gulp of these herbs and that accelerate the healing of canker sores that appear on the tongue, lip, cheek, gum and even in the roof of the mouth. And to complement the natural treatment to accelerate the healing of canker sores, you can rinse your mouth with warm water and salt 2-3 times per day as the salt is antibacterial and fights bacteria by reducing inflammation and pain.

Best Home Remedies for Canker Sores

Many plants have good characteristics that help the cold sore to dry faster, so the important thing is to see what you have in the closet and use every day while the canker sores that can last between 3 and 16 days.

See which are the best medicinal plants to accelerate the cure of thrush:

Medicinal plant	properties	How to use
Cravinho Basil	Combats the germs, avoiding the increase in the severity of the cold	To suck on cloves during the day. Gargle with the tea or apply on the cold sore 3 times a day.
Sage Calendula Arnica	Combats inflammation and facilitates healing	Make mouthwash with tea 3 times a day.
Alfavaca Sucupira	Combats pain, inflammation and germs	Gargle with the tea or apply on the cold sore.
Mate tea Hidraste	Prevents increased lesion severity and fights germs	It should remain on the cold for at least 15 minutes, 3 times a day.
Guaçatonga Saião	Combats germs and facilitates healing	Apply on the cold sore 4 times a day.
Plantain	Combats pain, germs, inflammation and helps in healing	Make mouthwash with tea 3 times a day.

In addition to these home remedies, it is important to avoid consuming acidic foods, pepper or other condiments and wash your mouth every day with a mouthwash, preferably alcohol-free and recommended by the dentist.

But if you have a fever, if the canker sores appear regularly every 4 weeks for example or if they appear several at the same time it is important to seek a doctor to identify the cause of the onset of canker sores because it can be herpetic stomatitis, or other health problem that may require medical treatment and not just treatment on the sore itself.