Clinical Considerations
➤ General comments: Mouth and throat diseases can be caused by bacteria, (e. g., Streptococcus or Staphylococcus species), viruses, mycoses (e. g., Candida albicans), allergies, pseudoallergies, and autoimmune diseases.
➤ Herbal and general treatment measures: Mouth washes and gargles are mechanical measures for cleansing the mouth and increasing the blood flow in the oral mucous membranes. Depending on which secondary herbal substances they contain, they can also relieve pain and speed up the healing process.
➤ Clinical value of herbal medicine
– Herbal preparations are effective in counteracting bacterial, viral or nonspecific mouth and throat diseases. They can be used alone or for adjunctive treatment parallel to established synthetic drugs.
– There are no known...
