Homemade mouthwash treatment can be done with barbatimon tea, mouthwashing and mouthwash daily with a mouthwash to help reduce and heal the cold sore, relieve pain and inflammation, and cleanse the mouth, eliminating possible microorganisms.
The aphthus usually presents as a round white lesion that causes pain and discomfort and its onset may be related to stress, eating, gastric or traumatic problems, such as when biting the cheek, for example.
In this way, the home treatment for cold sores includes:
1. Make mouthwash with barbatimão tea
Barbatimão tea mouthwashes help treat cold sore as this medicinal plant has antiseptic and healing properties, helping to reduce and heal thrush in the mouth.
To make the mouthwash just put 1 liter of water to boil together with 2 tablespoons of barbatimão bark. After boiling, strain, allow to rinse and make mouthwash with tea during the day.
As an alternative to the mouthwash, you can apply a little tea, with the help of a swab, directly on the cold sore, about 2 to 3 times a day. Check out other home-made herbal remedies to treat thrush in: Home remedy for canker sores.
2. Spending a little honey on the cold
In addition to the mouthwash, you can apply a little honey with the help of a swab on the cold, because the honey has healing properties, helping the cold to heal and disappear more quickly.
Honey can be applied over the hourly cold sore until the cold sore reduces and heals.
3. Use an oral antiseptic
An oral antiseptic from Colgate or Listerine, for example, should be used daily during home treatment of the cold sore as it helps to eliminate bacteria from the mouth, keeping the region clean.
Usually, thrush disappears in 1 to 2 weeks, however, this home treatment can accelerate scarring and disappearance of the cold sore. If during the period the sore does not disappear or the thrush appears very frequently it is recommended to consult the doctor.
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