Is vinegar useful for mouth ulcers?

There are many treatments for oral ulcers, and many people choose to use folk remedies for treatment. Among the various folk remedies for treating oral ulcers, vinegar is also a folk remedy that is said to be able to treat oral ulcers. In fact, there is no effective proof that vinegar can treat oral ulcers. However, oral ulcers contain vinegar, which is not harmful to the human body, so it is recommended that patients with oral ulcers try it.

1. Introduction to oral ulcers

Oral ulcers fall into the category of "mouth sores" or "mouth ulcers" in traditional Chinese medicine. According to traditional Chinese medicine, this disease is mostly caused by heat accumulation in the heart and spleen, stomach fire, yin deficiency and excessive fire, and spleen deficiency and dampness. It can also be caused by trauma, resulting in blood stasis, depression turning into heat, and rotting into sores, or by external pathogens taking advantage of the opportunity to enter the body, causing mucosal ulcers.

Modern medicine believes that this disease can be caused by bacterial or viral infection, resulting in erosion of the oral mucosa and ulcers; it is also believed that this disease is related to factors such as viral infection and gastrointestinal dysfunction. Gastric ulcers, duodenal ulcers, chronic or persistent hepatitis, colitis, etc. may all cause oral ulcers. Traditional Chinese medicine treats this disease mainly by clearing stomach fire, while Western medicine treats it by supplementing

Vitamins and anti-inflammatory drugs are the main treatments, and although they have certain therapeutic effects, the disease will often recur.

2. Can vinegar treat oral ulcers?

In addition to its flavoring function, vinegar also has a variety of nutritional, health functions and medical values, including sterilization and detoxification, lowering blood pressure, and bodybuilding.

It has the effects of weight loss, beauty and skin care, anti-cancer, fatigue elimination, and insomnia treatment. Using vinegar to treat oral ulcers may be due to its disinfection, antibacterial and immune-enhancing effects.

The scientific basis for using vinegar to treat oral ulcers needs further confirmation, but it is beneficial and harmless to the human body, so patients can try it. However, vinegar should be used according to the person and the illness. It is not advisable to drink vinegar on an empty stomach. Patients with gastrointestinal dysfunction, especially ulcers with high stomach acid, should drink less or no vinegar. Those who are taking certain western medicines (such as sulfonamides, kanamycin, streptomycin, erythromycin and other antibiotics) should not drink vinegar.

3. Traditional Chinese medicine treatment for oral ulcers

For oral ulcers, you may want to take some Chinese patent medicine. For patients with a hot constitution, Daochi San can be used, 3 grams each time, 3 times a day; for patients with a cold and weak constitution, Buzhong Yiqi Wan can be used, 8 pills each time, 3 times a day.