Gingivitis according to Chinese Medicine
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Five herbal formulas that might help with gingivitis
Da Huang Fu Zi Tang
Source date: 220 AD
Number of ingredients: 3 herbs
Key actions: Warms the Interior. Disperses Cold. Unblocks the bowels. Alleviates pain.
Why might Da Huang Fu Zi Tang help with gingivitis?
Because it is a formula often recommended to treat the pattern 'Exterior Cold invading the Interior' of which gingivitis is a symptom.
Bai Hu Tang
Source date: 220 AD
Number of ingredients: 4 herbs
Key actions: Clears Qi-level Heat. Drains Stomach Fire. Generates fluids. Alleviates thirst.
Why might Bai Hu Tang help with gingivitis?
Bai Hu Tang has sometimes been used by TCM professionals to alleviate the symptoms of gingivitis
Bing Peng San
Source date: 1617 AD
Number of ingredients: 4 herbs
Key actions: Clears Toxic-Heat. Dispels putrescence. Reduces swellings and relieves pain.
Why might Bing Peng San help with gingivitis?
Bing Peng San has sometimes been used by TCM professionals to alleviate the symptoms of gingivitis
Chai Ge Jie Ji Tang
Source date: 1445 AD
Number of ingredients: 11 herbs
Key actions: Releases pathogenic evils from the muscle layer . Clears Interior Heat .
Why might Chai Ge Jie Ji Tang help with gingivitis?
Chai Ge Jie Ji Tang has sometimes been used by TCM professionals to alleviate the symptoms of gingivitis
Ge Gen Tang
Source date: 220 AD
Number of ingredients: 7 herbs
Key actions: Releases the Exterior and muscle layer. Forms Body Fluids.
Why might Ge Gen Tang help with gingivitis?
Ge Gen Tang has sometimes been used by TCM professionals to alleviate the symptoms of gingivitis
Other symptoms often associated with gingivitis
Abdominal pain Constipation Hypochondriac pain Chills Low-grade fever Cold hands and feet Fever Dry mouth Asthma Coughing