Mouth Ulcer or Oral Ulcer:

Hound's berry

Mouth or Oral ulcer is a common problem. Traditionally it is believed that mouth ulcers are an indication of  possible ulcers in the stomach and grandmas home remedies gives you relief from these painful ulcers.

The leaves of Solanum nigrum or more commonly known as the black nightshade or Hound’s berry is a good cure for mouth ulcers. (Please refer to Wikipedia for your regional names).

      Tip 1.       A handful of fresh leaves are to be plucked from the plant, washed and eaten raw. This has to be repeated 2-3 times for at least 2 days.

      Tip 2.       Alternately a tasty Indian dish commonly known as the “dal and greens leaves” can be made and eaten with rice.  The leaves of this plant have to be cooked with mung bean (green gram). Salt and asafoetida are to be added as per taste and seasoning of mustard seeds is optional. Incidentally mung bean also has the property of healing ulcers. This too has to be repeated for 2-3 days.

Any of the above 2 methods result in the reduction of painful mouth ulcers and cures in 2-3 days time.

Mung bean or green gram is available in all Indian supermarkets.