1 tsp warm cow ghee, taken on an empty stomach or stirred into warm milk at night, carries the other herbs deeper into the tissues.
Traditional
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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.
सौंफ · Fennel
1 tsp saunf chewed after every meal, or steeped in a cup of hot water and sipped once it cools.
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
बेल · Bengal Quince
Bael powder with buttermilk each morning — particularly good in grahani.
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
Regular meal times matter more than what you eat. Practise Yoga Nidra daily — the gut settles when the mind does.
Warm abdominal pack at night; avoid cold drinks entirely.
Classical Formulations
बिल्वादि चूर्ण · Bilwadi Churna
Dose: 3–6 g · Buttermilk or warm water
Chronic diarrhoea, grahani (IBS), mucus in stool.
कुटजारिष्ट · Kutajarishta
Dose: 15–30 ml · Equal warm water twice daily
Chronic diarrhoea, dysentery with mucus or blood, grahani, irritable bowel with loose stool.
Bhojanveda
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