Black Tongue Home Remedy Using Psidium sartorianum

Conditions Treated: Skin and Hair

Specific Conditions Treated: Black Tongue

Ingredients Used: Psidium sartorianum

Description: Black Tongue is often referred to as black hairy tongue and lingua villosa, but it may also appear brown, or pink - often due to secondary factors such as mouthwashes, breath mints, etc. Most of the time patients experience no pain or discomfort. Treatment of a black tongue should be designed address the cause. The "hairy" areas are usually on the posterior (back) of the tongue and never involve the undersurface. The tongue is covered by a hairy black layer, hence the name Hairy Tongue, Black Tongue or Lingua Villosa. Psidium sartorianum fruit extracts are a natural alternative to commonly used anti-fungals like clotrimazole or ketoconazole. Psidium sartorianum is also devoid of commonly occurring adverse effects associated with these anti-fungals and is also not hepatoxic. Hence it is beneficial in the treatment of Black Tongue.

Directions For Use: Crush 5 to 10 Psidium sartorianum fruits into a fine paste. Take 1 tsp of this paste and boil it in a cup of water for 5 min. Now filter and cool it. Rinse thrice daily with this type of solution for a month for the treatment of Black Tongue.

Not To Use With: No specific precaution needs to be followed while using Psidium sartorianum in the treatment of Black Tongue.

Side Effects: None are seen. As Psidium sartorianum is safe and well tolerated in the treatment of Black Tongue.

Expected Results: The symptoms of Black Tongue are reduced in a fortnight of the treatment with Psidium sartorianum. Complete cure is achieved in a month of the treatment.

Expected Results Within: 1 month