Receding Gums: Ayurvedic Treatment, Causes & Natural Remedies
Loss of gum tissue and jaw bone, associated with decreased asthi dhatu and aggressive brushing habits.
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Recommended Herbs for Receding Gums
Coconut Cocos nucifera Linn. Coconut (Narikela) is the cooling Rasayana of the coast: tender water settles Mutrakrichhra and Daha, mature oil seals scalp and skin, kernel rebuilds Kshaya. Garlic Allium sativum Linn Garlic is Rasonam, the hot pungent Rasayana that breaks Kapha and steadies Vata. Two cloves in warm milk soften arteries, open lungs, and clear cholesterol. Grapes Vitis vinifera Linn. Draksha is the king of fruits in Ayurveda, sweet, cooling, mildly laxative. Munakka 5-10 pieces softens stools, eases Raktapitta bleeding, and calms dry Kasa. Neem Azadirachta indica A. Juss. Neem is Ayurveda's foremost Kushthaghna, the bitter cooler that scrubs blood and skin. Leaf juice for eczema and acne, bark decoction for fevers, oil for ringworm.
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