½ tsp ajwain with a pinch of rock salt, chewed and washed down with warm water.
Traditional
जीरा · Cumin
1 tsp jeera dry-roasted and taken with warm water after meals, or boiled in water and sipped through the day.
Traditional
अदरक · Ginger
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
तेजपत्र · Indian Bay Leaf
Two bay leaves boiled in water, drunk after meals.
Traditional
अजवाइन काढ़ा · Ajwain kadha
1/2 tsp ajwain boiled in a cup of water with a pinch of rock salt, sipped warm after the meal — the quickest carminative in any Indian kitchen. Not more than twice a day; it can burn in acidity.
Traditional
चक्रफूल चाय · Star-anise tea
One star anise boiled in a cup of water after a heavy meal — strongly carminative. One pod is enough; more is not better.
Traditional
सौंफ चाय · Fennel tea
Fennel tea after the meal — or simply a spoon of fennel chewed. It relaxes the gut wall and lets trapped wind pass.
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
Knee-to-chest position for two minutes on each side; hot water bottle on the abdomen.
Walk for ten minutes after meals rather than lying down.
Classical Formulations
पंचसकार चूर्ण · Panchasakar Churna
Dose: 3–6 g · Warm water at bedtime
Constipation, gas with constipation, incomplete evacuation.
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.
Foods that help
अजवाइन · Ajwainजीरा · Cuminअदरक · Gingerहींग · Asafoetidaतेजपत्र · Indian Bay Leaf
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