virgin coconut oil mouth rinse

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-017513",
  "term": "virgin coconut oil mouth rinse",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A mouth rinse containing virgin coconut oil (VCO), with potential anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial and antioxidant activities. Upon rinsing with VCO mouth rinse, the polyphenols and medium-chain fatty acids, mostly lauric acid, in the VCO mouth rinse may exert anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial and antioxidant activities. This may prevent inflammation of the mucosal membranes and may prevent or reduce the symptoms and severity of chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis.",
  "synonyms": [
    "VCO mouth rinse"
  ],
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/virgin-coconut-oil-mouth-rinse/"
}