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Canker Sores

Natural remedies


Canker sores look like white ulcers and appear inside the lips or cheeks. They are usually painful especially when eating acidic or spicy food.


Here are some canker sores remedies:

What are the causes of canker sores?

  • High level of stress
  • Anemia causing nutrient deficiencies (especially B12, folic acid and iron)
  • A small injury
  • Food sensitivities (acidic foods, sweets, chocolate)

Canker sores remedies: healing nutrition

First read the section healthy skin diet to know the basics of a proper diet and what to start with (the foods to eat and to avoid). There are other nutrition skin tips to treat canker sores:
  • Eat a diet rich in vitamin B
  • Avoid acidic food, sugar, coffee, meats, citrus fruits

Canker sores remedies: supplements

  • Probiotics prevent and clear up canker sores. It can also be applied topically (soothing)
  • Vitamin B12, folic acid and iron - if anemia is the cause
  • Zinc supports the immune system
  • Calcium alkalizes the system
  • Colloidal silver is antimicrobial (can be used internally and also as a mouth wash)
Also see skin nutrients

Canker sores remedies: external treatments (mouth wash)

Tea tree oil, licorice root tea, aloe vera juice, diluted myrrh oil, diluted horsetail, diluted Echinacea, camomile tea, calendula tea

Also see herbal remedies for skin

Canker sores remedies: homeopathic remedies

  • Borax
  • Arsenicum album
Also see homeopathic remedies for skin

Please consult a homeopath to know which homeopathic remedies to use and is what potency. Homeopathy is specific to each person.

Canker sores remedies: tissue salts

  • Kali mur
  • Kali phos
  • Silicea
  • Nat mur
Also see other natural therapies

Canker sores remedies: other skin remedies

  • Try to avoid stress as it can trigger canker sores
  • Figure out which kind of foods could trigger a canker sore.
Also see seven steps for optimum skin health

Canker sores remedies: useful links

References

  • Andrew Gaeddert, healing Skin Disorders, North Atlantic Books, Berkeley, California, 2003
  • Louise Tenney, M.H., Today’s Herbal health, 6th edition, USA, 2007
  • Phyllis A. Balch, James F. Balch, Prescription for nutritional healing, United States of America, 2000
  • Siegfried Gursche, Encyclopedia of natural healing, Canada, 1997
  • Thomas Bartram, Bartram’s encyclopedia of herbal medicine, The definitive guide to the herbal treatment of diseases, Grace Publishers, UK, 1995

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