1) LEMON is the fruit of choice in digestion. The juice of half a lemon should be added to a glass of water, along with a bit of soda bicarbonate and stirred well. This should be taken in case of indigestion for instant relief.
2) GINGER(adrak) is also a well known home remedy. It stimulates the secretion of digestive juices so as to break down the heavy food. Before a heavy meal, one should eat 2 or 3 pieces of ginger, coated with a little bit of salt. This combination prevents indigestion even if one eats a bit more than usual.
3) Asafetida (Hing) is one more dependable home remedy in indigestion. A pinch of hing powder and ghee should be added to some boiled rice and mixed well. This should be eaten before the regular meal, the daily usage of which ensures proper digestion and evacuation of bowels. Dissolve a couple of small pieces of asafetida in half a cup of buttermilk and drink to aid digestion and relieve from gas.
4) The cured betel nuts are pounded and mixed with mouth fresheners and digestives like edible camphor(kapur), cardamom(elaichi) and poppy seeds(khus khus) to make the market-available betel nut powder. Usually chewed after a meal ,it clears the mouth and stomach, gives a sense of satiation and helps in digesting even the heaviest of meals.
5) The jamun fruit (black plum) is also a very powerful digestive.
6) Make a decoction of coriander (dhania) seeds and dry ginger(adrak) and consume thrice a day to stimulate digestion and relieve pain.
7) Fennel (saunph) which is used as a mouth freshener after meals is basically a digestive. Chewing a few seeds after a meal clears the food passages apart from aiding digestion.
8) The volatile oils present in nutmeg (jaiphal) are digestive and carminative and thereby a decoction of nutmeg (jaiphal) is also highly beneficial in indigestion.
9) Pepper powder mixed in butter milk is a good digestive.
10) The natural liver-protective property makes picrohiza (‘Kutaki’ in Hindi, ‘Katukarohini’ in Kannada, scientific name is ‘Picrohiza kurroa’)an ideal choice in all cases of indigestion.
11) Mix the juice of pomegranate (anar) with a tsp of honey and drink to cure conditions of indigestion especially when accompanied by giddiness.
12) The ayurvedic medicine ‘Hingvastaka churna’ is also helpful.
JUICE THERAPY:
Any of the following juices are good for digestion: ginger, papaya, pineapple, cucumber. Juice therapy is most effective when these juices are taken early in the morning on an empty stomach.
Dos and Don’ts:
1) Do not eat and drink simultaneously.
2) Do not eat in a hurry.
3) Never eat to your stomach’s full.
4) Do not eat, when there is no appetite or as a recipe for boredom.
Category: Home-remedies , Health
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