Dr. Wang Wei of the Department of Dentistry: What foods can eliminate bad breath

Although bad breath is a mild disease, it can cause people to have a certain sense of inferiority, which will affect their daily lives. Therefore, bad breath is an embarrassing disease. What foods can eliminate bad breath?

1. Chrysanthemum tea

Chrysanthemum has a detoxifying effect. Chrysanthemum flowers contain adenine, choline, hydrazine and other substances, which can effectively remove fire and qi in internal organs, thereby regulating the spleen and stomach function and excretion system of the human body. Many bad breath is caused by excessive gastric fire, chrysanthemums can remove stomach fire, so chrysanthemums have a certain anti-odor effect.

2. Watercress

Watercress is rich in minerals and vitamins. Clears heat and moisturizes the lungs, promotes gastrointestinal digestion and absorption. Part of the cause of bad breath is the accumulation of food in the human body, and watercress can promote peristalsis in the gastrointestinal tract, thus eliminating these foods that accumulate in the digestive tract. Therefore, watercress also has a certain effect of removing bad breath.

3. Licorice

Licorice is a commonly used traditional Chinese medicine. It has a similar effect to adrenocortical hormones, so it can also reduce gastrointestinal lubrication spasms and gastric acid excretion, thereby eliminating bad breath. Vitamin C contains a large number of bacteria in the mouth, which helps to eliminate oral odor and regulates the mouth.

4. Cloves

Cloves contain eugenol emulsion, which can effectively inhibit the multiplication of bacteria and microorganisms in the mouth, promote gastrointestinal exhaust, and eliminate bad breath.

5. Reed root

Reed root is a natural plant, rich in protein and trace elements, with heat-clearing and detoxifying properties. Therefore, it has a good therapeutic effect on bad breath caused by lung heat.

6. Hawthorn

Hawthorn is known to have a good appetizing effect. However, it is not clear that hawthorn is rich in carotene, vitamin B and other substances, which can promote the excretion of digestive enzymes in the stomach, thereby eliminating bad breath.