A stress-relief herb used in Traditional Chinese Medicine is now being hailed as a cure for halitosis.
Researchers found that when study participants used a mint containing magnolia bark extract, it killed 61 percent of the oral bacteria that causes bad breath and tooth decay within 30 minutes. On the other hand, the study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry also found that flavorless mints without the herbal extract only killed 3.6 percent of the bacteria.
Mints containing magnolia bark extract were found as effective at combating bad breath as gargling with 20 ml of Listerine mouthwash.
Currently, finding mints and gum containing magnolia bark is almost impossible, but not for long. Coming on the heels of this research, Wrigley's recently announced that Eclipse with magnolia bark extract will appear on store shelves this summer and mints will follow this September.
In the meantime, you can freshen your breath by making your own mouthwash from magnolia bark tea.
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Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Herbal Remedy that Kills Bad Breath & Fights Tooth Decay
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4 comments:
xylitol, a sugar alcohol is also good in preventing tooth decay
Thanks for mentioning xylitol. You are very right!
This definitely is a good topic for discussion and I also have published Blogs and Hubs on this topic. Keep it up!
Chinese medicine is nowadays becoming the most used alternative medicine by many peoples.
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