A thin slice of fresh adrak chewed before meals, or ½ tsp dried sonth in warm water twice a day.
Traditional
CautionNot in large amounts alongside blood-thinning medicine. Stop before surgery.
जीरा · Cumin
1 tsp jeera dry-roasted and taken with warm water after meals, or boiled in water and sipped through the day.
Traditional
सौंफ · Fennel
1 tsp saunf chewed after every meal, or steeped in a cup of hot water and sipped once it cools.
Traditional
हींग · Asafoetida
A pinch of hing fried briefly in ghee and added to food, or dissolved in warm water and sipped.
Traditional
On this page Documented — There are human studies behind this ingredient for this particular complaint. Traditional — Carried by tradition and experience; modern evidence for this particular complaint is limited.
All of this is what others have found — tradition, shared experience and the studies done so far. It is not advice given to any one person. Before changing your diet, and especially if you take any medicine, ask your dietician or doctor.
Naturopathy
Avoid drinking water with meals — take it half an hour before or an hour after.
Pawanmuktasana series, then rest in Shavasana.
Classical Formulations
पंचकोल चूर्ण · Panchakola Churna
Dose: 1–3 g · Warm water before meals
Weak digestive fire, loss of appetite, bloating, dull metabolism.
वैश्वानर चूर्ण · Vaishvanara Churna
Dose: 2–4 g · Warm water before meals
Gas with joint pain, abdominal distension, constipation with wind.
अग्नितुण्डी वटी · Agnitundi Vati
Dose: 1 tablet (250 mg) · Warm water before meals
Very weak digestion, no appetite at all, gas with heaviness, abdominal colic. Small dose only.
चित्रकादि वटी · Chitrakadi Vati
Dose: 1–2 tablets (250 mg) · Warm water or buttermilk
Loss of appetite, gas, sour belching, sluggish digestion after illness, worms.
Bhojanveda
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