Natural remedies for thrush in the mouth and tongue

An excellent home remedy to cure thrush is balm with laurel essential oil, as it helps to relieve pain and inflammation. In addition, basil tea is also a good natural remedy for canker sores in the mouth, since they have analgesic properties that reduce pain and antiseptics, leaving the region clean of microorganisms.

Home remedies are excellent alternatives to cure thrush because of the tannins they have, which are powerful antioxidants, responsible for the bitter swallow of these herbs and that speed up the healing of thrush that appears on the tongue, lip, cheek, gums and even in the roof of the mouth. And to complement the natural treatment to speed up the healing of thrush, you can rinse your mouth with warm water and salt 2 to 3 times a day, as the salt is antibacterial and fights bacteria by reducing inflammation and pain.

Best home remedies to cure thrush

Many plants have good characteristics that help the cold sore to dry more quickly, so the important thing is to see what you have in the cupboard and use it every day as long as the canker sores bother that it can last between 3 and 16 days.

See which are the best medicinal plants to accelerate the cure of thrush:

Medicinal plant	properties	How to use
ClovesMother's Day	Combats germs, preventing the increase in the severity of cold sore	Suck cloves during the day. Gargle the tea or apply it to the cold sore 3 times a day.
SageCalendulaArnica	Fights inflammation and facilitates healing	Mouthwash with tea 3 times a day.
AlfavacaSucupira	Fights pain, inflammation and germs	Gargle the tea or apply it to the cold sore.
Hydraste mate tea	Prevents the increase of the severity of the injury and fights germs	You should stay on the cold sore for at least 15 minutes, 3 times a day.
GuaçatongaSaião	Fights germs and facilitates healing	Apply on the cold sore 4 times a day.
Plantain	Combats pain, germs, inflammation and helps healing	Mouthwash with tea 3 times a day.

In addition to these home remedies, it is important to avoid consuming acidic foods, pepper or other condiments and to wash your mouth every day with a mouthwash, preferably without alcohol and recommended by the dentist.

But if in addition to canker sores you have a fever, if canker sores appear regularly every 4 weeks for example or if they appear several at the same time, it is important to see a doctor to identify the cause of the canker sores, because it can be herpetic stomatitis, for example, or another health problem that may need medical treatment and not just treatment for the cold sore itself.