Open AccessOil Pulling: A Review
Author(s) -
Masoud FallahiKhoshknab,
Nitya Sehgal,
Ayushi Rana
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international healthcare research journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2456-8090
DOI - 10.26440/ihrj/0512.03477
Subject(s) - medicine , throat , dentistry , oral hygiene , oral health , alternative medicine , traditional medicine , dental practice , dryness , intensive care medicine , surgery , pathology
Oil pulling is extensively used traditional Indian folk remedy to prevent decay, bleeding gums, oral malodor, dryness of throat, cracked lips and for strengthening teeth, gums, and jaws. In this procedure, the practitioners rinse their mouth with approximately one tablespoon of an ordinary cooking oil for 3-20 min, then spits it. This practice is usually performed on a daily basis. This technique is believed to cure more than thirty systemic diseases when practiced regularly and as directed. As a result of side effects to modern medicines and oral hygiene products, people are increasingly attracted towards such traditional practices. The present article attempts to review and discuss this ancient practice and its effects on one’s oral and general health.