Zoethout tegen aften.*
Uit een kleine studie met een speciaal zoethoutextract blijkt dit heel effectief te zijn in de behandeling van aften. Zoethout wordt al meer dan 4.000 jaar gebruikt als genezend kruid. Het ontstaan en de oorzaak van aften is onbekend doch ze kunnen flink vervelend en pijnlijk zijn. Met het zoethoutextract is de pijn binnen een paar dagen verdwenen en de aften enige dagen later.
New
Treatment For Canker Sores
During the 85th General Session of the
International Association for Dental Research, scientists are reporting that
they have developed a method for the effective healing of, and relief of pain
associated with, canker sores.
Canker sores (scientifically known as aphthous ulcers) are painful recurring
ulcers inside the mouth that afflict 60 million Americans. They are not viral or
contagious. The most common form, called minor aphthous ulcers, are less than 10
mm in diameter and typically heal within 10-14 days. The direct cause of canker
sores is unknown, but studies have shown that stress, family history, and cuts
in the mouth (like those caused by braces or accidental bites) are indirect
causes. Diet may be a factor for some people as well, though specific triggering
foods have not been identified. There are no significant complications caused by
unhealed canker sores, but the acute mouth pain can interfere with the ability
to eat, drink, or speak and impair the sufferer's quality of life.
Licorice has been used for over 4000 years as a healing agent. The medicinal
capabilities of licorice root (Glycyrrhiza) extract (GX) have been established
by long-term clinical use and, most recently, by scientific research. GX has
been identified to have anti-inflammatory, soothing, and coating abilities and
provides proven, rapid relief for canker sores.
The researchers reported on a study of a new, patented dissolving oral patch
with this traditional herbal medicine. In randomized, controlled trials
conducted by researchers at the University of Washington and Orahealth
Corporation, 8 out of 10 people using an oral GX patch (CankerMelts®) had no
more base pain after 3 days of use. Further, the canker sores treated with the
oral GX patch shrank to one-tenth their original size after 7 days, while
untreated canker sores grew larger. In a separate prior study, 26 out of 27
canker sores (96%) that were treated with the CankerMelts oral patch healed in 3
or fewer days.
The gels and mouthwashes used for years by canker sore sufferers are designed to
numb the pain or cover the ulcer in a protective coating to protect against
irritation. To many people, this is simply inadequate: A numb mouth and days or
weeks of excruciating pain can make it tough to enjoy your favorite foods and
drinks or talk comfortably with friends and family. The CankerMelts oral patch
technology allows the disc to stick inside the mouth, in contact with the sore
and usually covering the sore to protect it from irritation. Pain relief (not
numbing of the mouth) is achieved in roughly 10 minutes, and the all-natural
disc dissolves slowly in the mouth, providing 2-6 hours of time-released
medication exactly in the needed spot.
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This is a summary of abstract #1207, "CankerMelts Patches Reduce Pain and
Speed Resolution of Aphthous Ulcers", by J. Haley et al., of the University
of Washington and Orahealth Corporation, presented during the 85th General
Session of the International Association for Dental Research.
(April 2007)
(Opm. Meer over aften
en over zoethout.)