The current invention relates to a gargle dosage formulation and a method for removing the bitter taste in oral medication or food. Particularly, this bitter-removal formulation comprises at least one of two preparations, the first preparation and the second preparation. The current invention also discloses a method of using the preparations before and after taking oral medication or food. Right before taking oral medication or food, the first preparation is used to gargle the users oral cavity. After it is spat out, the first preparation forms a thin layer on the surface of the oral mucosa to cover, shield, and protect taste buds from the direct contact with oral medication or food. Immediately after oral medication or food is taken, the second preparation is used to gargle and clean the users taste buds, which effectively elutes mucosa-binding bitter ingredients from the oral cavity. Because both preparations are spat out, there is neither body intake of these preparations nor interference to the oral medication. The gargle preparation can be generally used with various types of oral medication. Both preparations in this formulation are simple, safe, inexpensive, and easy to use. The first and second preparations may be used together or only one of them is used. The gargle preparation is very effective to minimize and remove tastes such as the bitter taste, peculiar taste, and dulled taste, which are associated with the traditional herbal medicine such as traditional Chinese herbs and their decoctions. The gargle preparation helps patients who are taking oral medication with the bitter taste to maintain healthy taste buds and improve life quality.
