Natural Treatment for Indigestion

Indigestion, also known as upset stomach or dyspepsia, is distress or a burning sensation in the upper abdomen, often followed by nausea, abdominal bloating, belching, and sometimes vomiting.

A clear understanding of the digestive processes that go on in the human body is vital to the understanding of the disorders from which digestion suffers. The major disorder is week digestion, dyspepsia or slackness of digestive processes, which are known, in indigenous medicine as being caused by what is called mandagni.

Treatment:

1. Crush some curry leaves and extract the juice. Squeeze half a lemon to a glass of water. Add the curry leaf juice and a tsp honey to the water. Quickly drink it.

2. Belleric myrobalan is the extremely potent component of Triphala choorna, which is known as bahera. This is a wonderful carminative. It solves problems of diarrhea and indigestion. It can also be taken in case of intestinal worms, which could be a reason for indigestion.

3. Peppermint is a superior for indigestion. Those who are prone to heartburn may take peppermint tea. It will assists indigestion with out causing heartburn.

4. Stir a teaspoon of cumin seed powder in a glass of water. Add chopped coriander leaves or its juice. Drink it two times a day.
5. Slippery Elm. This herb was used by early folk healers as a digestive tonic and for treatment of acid indigestion and dysentery. The relief it brings to acid indigestion derives from its healing action on the mucous membranes. Herbalists believe it soothes inflamed tissues and draws toxins and other irritants from body tissues.

6. Avoid refined carbohydrates, strong spices, salt and sugar as these will cause a rapid secretion of gastric acid and irritate the delicate mucous membranes. Add in green vegetables to your meals to maintain the acid alkali balance.

7. Vinegar has natural enzymes in them that will actually calm the acid in your stomach and avoid this problem.

8. Make a mixture of 5-6 chopped basil (tulsi) leaves, 1/4 tsp sea salt, and some black pepper in 3 tbsp of curd, and then eat it. Repeat this 4 times a day for one week for total reconditioning of stomach.

9. Application of heat through hot compresses or a hot water bottle to be abdomen for 15 to 20 minutes twice in the day, either on an empty stomach or two or three hours after meals, can activate your digestive processes. The procedure could be alternated with cold compresses, applied for a minute or so in between hot compresses, could accelerate the pace of recovery.

10. Cardamom is a cooling agent. It helps the stomach and the intestines to soothe down after a heavy meal and perform the digestion better. It helps in expelling the wind that is caused due to undigested food material.