What to do if your gums are swollen? An old Chinese doctor will teach you how to treat it

When the weather is very dry, the body's saliva secretion decreases. If people eat too spicy food, they are prone to getting inflamed and have swollen and painful gums. Swollen and painful gums have a great impact on people's eating and oral health. So what are some ways to treat swollen and painful gums caused by inflammation?

1: Boil 100g mung beans and 15g licorice in water, remove the residue, eat the beans and drink the soup, twice a day, 1 dose per day.

2: Take an appropriate amount of brown sugar and a handful of buckwheat roots, decoct in water, and take in several doses. Used to treat toothache in children.

3: Boil appropriate amount of pork and 30 grams of fresh water celery root in water and take it in several times.

4: 1 pig kidney, a little salt, 15 grams of Drynaria fortunei, boil in water and drink the soup, 1 dose per day. It is used for those suffering from kidney deficiency, floating teeth, hidden toothache, which is prone to occur after fatigue.

1: Hegu point belongs to the hand yangming large intestine meridian. Pressing it has the effects of dispelling wind and relieving pain, as well as unblocking meridians and opening the orifices. Extend the thumb and index finger to 45 degrees. The intersection of the extended angles of the bones is the Hegu point. Alternatively, you can put your thumb and index finger together, and the acupoint is at the highest point of the muscle.

2: The pressing method is very simple. Bend your thumb and press vertically on the Hegu point, pressing tightly and loosely. Press once every two seconds, and about 30 times per minute. Keep pressing for 20 minutes. When pressing, be careful to apply force in the direction of your little finger, rather than pressing straight up and down vertically along the back of your hand.

3: When pressing the acupoints, pay attention to applying a certain intensity of force. There should be a feeling of soreness, numbness, and swelling under the acupoints. Usually the pain will gradually disappear within half an hour. If you have toothache on the left side, press the right Hegu point. If you have toothache on the right side, press the left Hegu point.

It is a symptom of pain at the root of the tooth and swelling of the gums around the tooth. The gums are swollen and enlarged, appearing dark red or dark red. The swollen gums can often cover 1/3 or even more of the front lip. Due to the enlargement of the gums, the gingival sulcus deepens and forms gingival pockets, which are easy for food to hide and bacteria to breed. The gums have poor self-cleaning ability, which can easily lead to worsening inflammation and deep secretions.