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.
हींग · Asafoetida
A pinch of hing fried briefly in ghee and added to food, or dissolved in warm water and sipped.
Traditional
सौंफ · Fennel
1 tsp saunf chewed after every meal, or steeped in a cup of hot water and sipped once it cools.
Traditional
हल्दी · Turmeric
½ tsp haldi in a cup of warm milk or warm water, once or twice a day. A pinch of black pepper with it helps the body absorb it.
Traditional
CautionThe amount used in cooking is safe. In tablet or extract form it does not go with blood-thinning medicines. Avoid larger amounts if you have gallstones. Stop before surgery.
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
Hot water bottle on the abdomen; knee-to-chest for two minutes each side.
Sip warm water; walk gently rather than lying still.
Classical Formulations
दाडिमाष्टक चूर्ण · Dadimashtaka Churna
Dose: 2–4 g · Warm water or buttermilk
Diarrhoea, dysentery, weak digestion after illness, colic.
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.
शंख वटी · Shankh Vati
Dose: 1–2 tablets (250 mg) · Warm water
Sharp abdominal pain, colic, gas that will not move, hyperacidity with pain.
Bhojanveda
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