The amount of saliva secreted per day is ml or more, and about % of it is produced by parotid (allocation serous secretion with a small amount of organic components) and submandibular gland (separation of the mixed secretion serous and mucous cla safflower oil components). On the composition of saliva affect its rate of secretion and action of hormones (estrogens, androgens, glucocorticoids, peptide hormones). When ingested a large amount of saliva is neutralized gastric and digestive disorders in the stomach. Prolonged loss of saliva causes metabolic disorders, acidbase balance, exhaustion.