Indigestion and gas — sour belches, bloating, unease.
Also known as: badhazmi · बदहजमी · अपच · ajirna · अजीर्ण · dyspepsia · खाना न पचना
Food Remedies
Main remedy
Lemon: mix a spoon of lemon juice with a spoon of ground carom seeds (ajwain) in a glass of warm water and drink to relieve gas and stomach pain. Lemon in warm water before meals also revives appetite.
mix a spoon of lemon juice with a spoon of ground carom seeds (ajwain) in a glass of warm water and drink to relieve gas and stomach pain. Lemon in warm water before meals also revives appetite.
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
Eat only when genuinely hungry; chew each mouthful thirty times. One fruit-only day each week rests the digestive fire.
Hip bath for fifteen minutes in the morning.
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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