Canker sores remedies/prevention & safety!!!

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Safety

Melaleuca oil is used almost exclusively externally.

 

Data on oral use of tea tree oil in humans in large quantities is

sparse aside from several anecdotal reports of side effects following

oral ingestion.[17] Symptoms may include ataxia and drowsiness. A

relatively small number of people report an allergic reaction to tea

tree oil which could consist of a minor skin irritation. In a study

of 725 consecutive patients, patients were patch tested with

undiluted, 1% and 0.1% Tea Tree Oil. For pure undiluted tea tree oil,

less than 6% of the patients observed positive reactions of skin

irritation. Only 1 of 725 patients observed a positive reaction of

skin irritation with the 1% dilution. None of the 725 patients

observed adverse reactions with the 0.1% dilution.[18]

 

A case study reported in a recent publication showed a possible

association between repeated topical application of products

containing lavender oil with prepubertal gynecomastia (abnormal

breast development in young boys). The study involved just three

individuals. All three cases included the use of lavender oil. In one

of the three cases, a product was used that contained lavender oil as

well as tea tree oil, and other ingredients. The prepubertal

gynecomastia reversed after discontinuing use of products containing

lavender oil. In the same paper, results from cell culture assays

indicated that both essential oils exhibit weak estrogenic

properties. Researchers indicated that other components in these

products may also have contributed to the gynecomastia, but those

components were not yet tested. Researchers also noted that

estrogenic activities have also been reported for many other commonly

used essential oils as well as foods such as almonds and peanuts.[19]

Other articles have cast doubt as to the conclusions of the article

and dismissed the study as having used " poor methodology " .[20][21]

 

As with many antibiotics, if used in 4% concentrations or below it

may activate stress reactions in bacteria which can cause them to

become less sensitive to antibiotics in vitro.[22] Tea tree oil is

not recommended for use in the ears.[23]

 

, Suzanne Lajoie

<mhairidance wrote:

>

> You might want to try putting some tea tree oil on a cotton swab

and applying it to the canker sores. It is rather bad tasting, but

it works!

>

> Sara <kryad wrote: My boyfriend gets huge, incredibly

painful canker sores, and he has no

> idea what causes them. Does anyone have any suggestions for

> treatments or possible supplements to help prevent them? It doesn't

> seem like medical science has any clue what causes them in the first

> place.

> Thanks!

>