Medicinal plants for oral health and hygiene
From chewing sticks to oil pulling, there are some excellent examples of natural ways to keep a healthy, beautiful smile.
I'm teaching my senior-level course "Botanical Medicine and Health" at Emory University this semester. Yesterday, we covered the unit on medicinal plants for oral health and hygiene. This unit is particularly enjoyable to teach because it allows us to explore the fascinating ways the human oral microbiome influences our health. Bacteria such as Streptoc…
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