Beneficial Effects of Natural Products on Management of Xerostomia

"Manuka honey is a natural honey, and green tea are herbs Dried green tea leaves (100 gm) will be soaked into 500 ml of methanol solution for two days. Green tea plus ginger mouthwash was prepared by adding 50% green tea extract and 50% ginger extract. After extraction, the extract was filtered and taker to the vacuum evaporator to remove the solvent.~The mouthwash was prepared by adding 3 gm of each extract, 0.12 gm sodium saccharin, and one liter distilled water, then every 20 ml of Manuka honey were added in 100 ml of (green tea and ginger solution). Finally, the mixture was stirred vigorously until all the particles were dissolved. Thereafter the obtained mixture was filtered. The mouthwash then filled in sterilized amber color bottles of 250 ml each.~According to similar studies performed in this field, the patients used a 20ml of (Manuka honey-green tea- ginger) mouthwash three times a day (preferably after their meals), kept it for one minute, and then poured it out"