Mouth ulcers are a condition in which the mouth cavity appears with tiny round or oval blisters, 2-10mm in diameter. The blisters appear on the tongue, gums, inside of the cheeks, lips, and palate, then burst and cause ulcers.

Mouth ulcers can occur due to internal heat in the body, lack of vitamin C, lack of fiber, or eating few fruits and vegetables. In addition, mouth ulcers can also occur due to damage to the oral mucosa, bacteria living in tartar, stress, body fluid disorders, or trauma leading to infection.

Since ancient times, people have discovered folk remedies that can treat mouth ulcers from familiar foods and are still used today.

Here are some ways to treat mouth ulcers:

1. Treat mouth ulcers with tomatoes

In Oriental medicine, tomatoes are neutral, sour, and slightly sweet, and are very effective in clearing heat and detoxifying. When you have mouth ulcers, it means that your body is hot from the inside. Therefore, you can eat raw tomatoes to cool down and detoxify from the inside to treat mouth ulcers.

Another way, if you are someone who does not like to eat raw tomatoes, you can drink tomato juice, blend tomatoes into smoothies to drink instead of soft drinks. These two methods also bring equivalent treatment effects.

2. Treat mouth ulcers by drinking sour star fruit juice

Sour star fruit juice is known to be very effective in treating mouth ulcers. When you have mouth ulcers, you just need to crush 2-3 fresh star fruits, then cover them with water and boil until the water boils for 5-7 minutes, then turn off the stove, pour out the water, wait for the water to cool down, then take small sips and swallow gradually. Gargle continuously many times a day until it is completely gone.

Sour star fruit is used to treat mouth ulcers, so the more sour the better because the sourness of the star fruit has the effect of dissolving pus in the blisters and cooling the body.

3. Treating mouth ulcers with watermelon rind

There are times when watermelon rind seems like it can only be thrown away, but it has a great healing effect. Specifically, according to Oriental medicine, watermelon rind is cold in nature, so it is often recommended to treat diseases related to mouth ulcers and heat in the body.

To treat mouth ulcers with watermelon rind, use 50g of washed watermelon rind, cut into strips and roast over hot fire until golden brown, then take it down, let it cool and grind it into powder.

Mix the watermelon rind powder with a little honey and apply the mixture to the blisters. Apply twice a day, continuously until the mouth ulcers completely disappear.

4. Treating mouth ulcers with dog mint leaves

Dog mint leaves are also considered a food that has the effect of treating mouth ulcers. By simply washing the dog basil leaves and chewing them directly 3-5 times a day, you are helping to treat mouth ulcers. Use dog basil leaves continuously until the mouth ulcers are completely gone, then stop.

5. Treating mouth ulcers with Malabar spinach leaves

Similar to star fruit, Malabar spinach leaves are also known as a food that is very effective in treating mouth ulcers. Malabar spinach leaves contain ingredients that have effects similar to the Eclipta prostrata plant, which has the effect of cooling the blood, activating blood circulation, diuresis, and detoxification.

To treat mouth ulcers with Malabar spinach leaves, you just need to take a handful of Malabar spinach leaves, wash them, crush them, put them in a blender, puree them, filter the juice, discard the pulp, and mix with a little honey.

After having the mixture of Malabar spinach leaves and honey, use a cotton ball to apply this mixture to the painful, swollen, and ulcerated pimples. Apply continuously 2-3 times a day, apply until the pimples completely disappear then stop.