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Bad breath odor is embarrassing and affects personal, social, and business relationships. If you have taken proper oral hygiene like brushing or flossing your teeth and have avoided taking odor-producing food like garlic or onions but still exhale unpleasant mouth odor, it may be time for you to consider traditional Chinese medicine to treat bad breath.

In Chinese medicine, besides the reasons of improper oral hygiene, bad breath may be caused by the dysfunction of the digestive system. It is believed that stomach heat is to be blamed for this problem. In TCM terms, heat can be caused by improper diet, insufficient rest, prolonged illness, stress, etc. Acupuncture and Chinese herbal treatment can certainly relieve internal body heat to reduce the odor produced by the digestive system. Acupuncture and Chinese herbal treatment emphasizes on balance method and harmonizes the yin and yang of the body.

If you have bad breath, make sure it is not an oral hygiene issue. Many times bad breath is not just the mouth, but it can come from acid reflux, stomach burning, bloating and other issues that a dentist cannot fix. However, acupuncture and Chinese herbs will fix it, thus fixing the bad breath.

In TCM, a disease or a symptom might be caused by one pathogenic factor, even two or three pathogenic factors. When diagnosing a disease or a symptom, TCM doctors must follow the principle of "Syndrome Dfferentiation", and then "Suit the Remedy to the Case". In order to gain a more definite and valuable diagnosis, it's important and necessary for the doctor to learn the detailed health information of the patient, including his/her disease duration, age, sex, height, weight, family history, urine, stool, diet, sleep, sweat, energy, mood (emotion), as well as the tongue conditions and the palm conditions, etc. If you would want our expert to create a TCM diagnosis, you're welcome to contact us.