Oil Pulling and the Oral Microbiome: Three Thousand Years of Ayurvedic Practice Meets Contemporary Dental Science
March 23, 2026 · 7 min
Gandusha — the Ayurvedic practice of swishing plant oil through the oral cavity for fifteen to twenty minutes each morning — was first documented in the Charaka Samhita roughly three thousand years ago as a treatment for dental decay, bleeding gums, and systemic inflammatory conditions…