Gargling with salt water and its health benefits
Posted on: 13/Jan/2020 6:10:22 PM
Most of us take home remedies or use medicines when we get the first symptom of cold that is tickling and irritation of throat.
For immediate relief from cold, it is said that gargling with salt water is tremendous and effective. It is one of the most underrated remedy for treating cold and sore throat.
Working method of salt and water gargling:
Osmosis effect is created by gargling with salt and water. As a result, salt draws fluids from the throat. Mucus gets broken down and irritants like allergens, bacteria and fungi are removed.
Health benefits of salt water gargling:
There are few health benefits of gargling with salt water. It lowers sore throat, cold, inflammations and sinus infections etc. By this process, pain due to bleeding of gums could be reduced.
Issues like gingivitis could be prevented in us because the acid in the mouth gets neutralized and pH balance is maintained. Spreading of fungal infections of mouth and throat could be avoided.
Respiratory infections could be prevented from attacking us. Gargling with salt water could also ease the symptoms associated with tonsillitis. It is known that tonsils are 2 tissue lumps present at the back of the throat and they get inflamed due to bacterial or vital infections leading to difficulty in swallowing throat pain etc.
Most of us have the bad breathe issue and it is said that salt water gargling could prevent this issue.
It is known that canker sores present on the inner side of the mouth could create huge discomfort for a person. Pain gets cured and the healing of canker sores are possible by salt water gargling.
Safety precautions:
It is important to use warm water for gargling because salt would dissolve in it much easily. To avoid burning of mouth, it is important to check how hot the salt water is before gargling.
