Article excerpt: "Traditional Chinese Medicine Ancient Methods for Infant and Child Health Preservation"
Traditional Chinese medicine classifies oral ulcers as a disease of the spleen and stomach. Because the spleen opens in the mouth and its radiance lies in the lips, if a person's spleen and stomach are good, the lips will be moisturized. The locations of oral ulcers are: one is inside the mouth, with some ulceration like lesions, and the other is on the tongue, which is mostly related to heartburn. Oral sores, which grow on the gums, are related to the fire in the stomach and large intestine.
The reasons why children often suffer from mouth ulcers
Children suffering from mouth ulcers are closely related to their love for spicy, beef and mutton, grilled skewers, and other foods. Some children love to eat seafood, especially deep-sea fish, shrimp, etc., which can easily cause internal heat when eaten. Another situation is that after entering winter, there is heating in the north, and the temperature at home is particularly high. Children wear a lot of clothes, and if they don't drink enough water, after playing at home for a day, the heat will quickly spread to the throat, mouth, and lips, causing blisters and flames.
From the perspective of Western medicine, a portion of this oral ulcer actually belongs to herpes. Those that grow outside the lips belong to herpes, while those that grow inside the lips are called ulcers. These are all related to bacteria, fungi, viruses, and spirochetes. This is external, caused by infections from bacteria, fungi, viruses, and spirochetes. After they break down, they repeatedly fail, which is the external reason.
There are also some reasons that are due to lax disinfection and unclean oral hygiene, leading to a decrease in the body's immune system. If the mucosa wants to recover, it needs to adjust its endocrine system in order for the mucosal skin to repair properly. However, if its endocrine system is not adjusted properly and it repeatedly ruptures, it becomes an oral ulcer.
Another reason is the deficiency of vitamin C and B groups. In the past, there was a type of soil: mixing white sugar with tomatoes to eat, which was cold tomato salad. It could supplement vitamin C and treat mouth ulcers. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, it also makes sense. Tomatoes can cool the blood and clear heat, while white sugar can remove the heat in the spleen and stomach.
The method of Western medicine is usually to take some anti-inflammatory drugs to kill bacteria. The method of traditional Chinese medicine is not to take anti-inflammatory drugs. All the methods of treating oral ulcers in traditional Chinese medicine do not directly kill bacteria, but to change the thermal nature of the constitution, that is, to remove the fire. After the constitution changes, these bacteria naturally cannot breed, and naturally it will be better.
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