From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, the treatment of gingivitis is traditional Chinese medicine. In ancient times, there were traditional Chinese medicine classifications and traditional Chinese medicine treatment methods for gingivitis. Here we look at the treatment of gingivitis from three aspects.
1. Gum pain, bleeding, hot breath, thirst like cold drinks, easy to knot. The gums are red, swollen and painful, overflowing with pus and blood. Red tongue, yellow coating, rapid pulse.
[Treatment method] Clearing heat and removing dampness, purging fire and detoxifying.
[Recipe] Qingwei Powder: 7 grams of coptis, 6 grams of raw land, 12 grams of paeonol, 12 grams of angelica, 7 grams of cohosh, and 35 grams of raw gypsum. For those with dry stools, add 12 grams of raw rhubarb.
2. Deficiency of kidney yin gingival recession, loose tooth roots, slightly red and swollen gingival mucosa. Or dizziness, tinnitus, weak waist and knees. Red tongue with little fluid, thin coating, thin pulse.
[Treatment method] Nourishes kidney yin.
[Prescription] Liuwei Dihuang Pills: 16 grams of Rehmannia glutinosa, 12 grams of dogwood, 16 grams of Chinese yam, 16 grams of paeonol, 12 grams of Poria, 12 grams of Alisma, 16 grams of Shouwu, 16 grams of wolfberry, and 4 grams of cinnamon.
3. Deficiency of qi and blood, gingival recession, pale color, exposed tooth roots, loose teeth, inability to chew, and bleeding from the gums. Face white or chlorosis, fatigue and weakness. Pale tongue, white coating, weak pulse.
[Treatment method] Tonic qi and blood.
[Recipe] Bazhen Decoction: 16 grams of Codonopsis, 12 grams of Atractylodes, 12 grams of Poria, 12 grams of Zhigancao, 12 grams of Angelica, 12 grams of Shudi, 12 grams of Chuanxiong, 12 grams of Paeonia lactiflora, 7 grams of dried tangerine peel, 12 grams of Muxiang .
