Prophylactic management of radiation-induced mucositis using herbal mouthwash in patients with head and neck cancer: an assessor-blinded randomized controlled trial.

Objectives: Radiation-induced mucositis (RIOM) is one of the most common side effects from head and neck radiotherapy. Several reagents have been introduced to manage the symptom; however, there is still a limited number of effective reagents. Herbal mouthwashes with payayor ( Lindau) and fingerroot () were tested their efficacies in preventing and reducing severity of RIOM in comparison with normal saline with sodium bicarbonate.