Nature is the finest attendant to our health.
Distillations of plants, flowers, seeds, leaves, roots and trees have been used medicinally for centuries.
All botanical oils, including essential oils are antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral: this means they remove unwanted oral microbes.
They maximize the health of our oral ecology by both rejuvenating the gum tissue and increasing blood circulation to the gums and blood vessels of the mouth.
Sadly, the modern commercialization and production of synthetic fragrances and favours, has relegated the aroma therapeutic use of essential oils, to the realm of perfumery and potpourri.
These special plant extract are different than herbal tinctures, homeopathic remedies, or food supplements.
One of the advantages essential oils have over antibiotics is that bacteria do not develop resistance to essential oils, differently to antibiotics.
Many essential oils exert their antibacterial effect by interfering with the bacteria’s ability to breathe……
On the other hand, antibiotics interfere with the life cycle, or metabolism of bacteria, and since bacteria are very crafty creatures, they change their chemistry making antibiotics less effective the next time it is used.
As a result, new generation of antibiotics will need to be developed to stay ahead of these organisms…..
My favourite botanicals for healthy teeth and gums combination are peppermint, clove, tea tree, cinnamon , thyme linalool and sage.
We will start with Madame Sage in our next post. Stay tuned!😉
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