This B-Vitamin helps synthesize nucleic acids such as RNA & DNA. Necessary for red blood cell production, growth and reproduction.

A 0.1% solution of folic acid used as a mouth rinse (5 ml taken twice a day for 30 to 60 days) has reduced gum inflammation and bleeding in people with gingivitis in double-blind trials.The folic acid solution is rinsed in the mouth for one to five minutes and then spit out. Folic acid was also found to be effective when taken in capsule or tablet form (4 mg per day), though in another trial studying pregnant women with gingivitis, only the mouthwash—and not folic acid in pill form—was effective. However, this may have been due to the body’s increased requirement for folic acid during pregnancy. ..more