Mouth Pastiles, for Perfuming the Breath
Extract of licorice, three ounces; oil of cloves, one and a half drachms; oil of cinnamon, fifteen drops. Mix, and divide into one-grain pills, and silver them.
Source: Our Knowledge Box, ed. G. Blackie
Lozenges for Offensive Breath
Gum kino, half an ounce; catechu, one ounce; white sugar, three ounces; orris powder, three-quarters of an ounce. Make into a paste with mucilage, and add a drop of neroli.
Source: Recipes for the Million
An Excellent Deodorizer
To purify sick rooms of any foul smells, put one tablespoonful of bromo chloralum to eight of soft water; dip cloths in and hang up to evaporate.
The surface of anything may be purified by washing well and then rubbing with a weakened solution of bromo chloralum.
This will also purify the breath which is offensive from teeth, by inserting a solution of bromo chloralum upon cotton in the tooth, and rinsing the mouth with a weaker solution three or four times a day.
Source: Tried and True Recipes, F.D.P. Jermain
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Bad breath from catarrh, foul stomach, or bad teeth, may be temporarily relieved by diluting a little bromo chloralum with eight or ten parts of water, and using it as a gargle, and swallowing a few drops before going out. A pint of bromo chloralum costs fifty cents, but a small vial will last a long time.
Source: The White House Cookbook, F.L. Gillette
News: Natural Breath Fresheners
“Fresh mints, cloves and anise from the garden cure bad oral odors.
When our ancestors found themselves with offensive breath, they couldn’t (of course) pop candied deodorizers into their mouths. In fact, back in those days, folks used a number of natural breath fresheners that could be found in kitchens and herb gardens… and many of them are just as available today!”
Full article: Mother Earth News, originally from March/April 1983 issue
Filed under News | Tags: anise, bad breath, breath, cloves, mints, News | Comment (0)Canker Sore Mouth, Raspberry Leaf for
“Infuse a handful of raspberry leaves in a half pint of boiling water for fifteen minutes; when cold strain and add two ounces tinc[ture]. of myrrh, rinse the mouth with a little of it two or three times a day, swallow a little each time until relieved. This is also good for spongy gums, loose teeth, bad breath and for gently correcting and cleansing the stomach.”
Source: Mother’s Remedies: Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remidies from Mothers of the United States and Canada, T. J. Ritter
Breath Tainted by Onions
Leaves of parsley, eaten with vinegar, will prevent the disagreeable consequences of eating onions.
Source: Enquire Within Upon Everything.