Ayurvedic Treatments for Stomach Problems

Herb for the Liver

The trusted, traditional for treating jaundice is what is called as ‘Bhumyamalaki’ in sanskrit. Appreciated as a protective shield and curative medicine for Jaundice and other liver – related diseases, this herb is easily available. Botanical Name:- Phyllanthus Nruri Family: Euphorliaceae Hindi:- Buin anvalah, Jar – amla Telugu:- Nelavusari Tamil:- Kizha Nelli, Kizkhai Nelli, Kilkkay [...]

Bishop’s Weed / omum

Ajwain or Bishop’s weed has been used as a carminative medicines from the time of Charaka and Sushruta. Even greek physicians, Dioscrides and Gelen, used it in carminative medicines. Some very valuable Unani medicines are prepared from Ajwain seeds. Botanical name:- Carum copticum ( Trachyspermum opticum) Sanskrit:- Yavani, Deepyaka Hindi:- Ajwain Tamil – Omum Telgu [...]

The art of Eating

Great civilisations of our earth are distinguished by their refined ways of appreciating good food and developing delicious and whole some foods. Much has been said about importance of food. Eating properly and enjoying every morsel of food you eat, is an art. Let us learn this art. Firstly let us see what are whole [...]

Home Remedies – Piles

1. The poultice made of sesame ( til) seeds can be applied over bleeding piles as an external measure, and internally also 1/2 teaspoonful of sesame seeds can be taken orally with some butter. 2. A mixture can be made of: Ripe bael fruit pulp = 1oz Sugar = 180 gms Powder of black peppers [...]

Home Remedies – Constipation

1. Take plenty of green vegetables and fibrous food regularly along with fruits/juices. 2. Eat more rotis (wheat or jawar) and less rice. 3. Use whole meal flour, avoid refined ones. 4. Avoid fried items like samosa, mirchi, masala etc. 5. Above all, drink a glass of water in the morning. 6. Do some abdominal [...]

Is your food making you sick?

It is well known that basically healthy and nutritions diet is good for you. But your individual constituition may react negatively with even nutritions foods. Also incompatible food combinations may result in producing toxins in the body. Food intolerance A food intolerance is an inappropriate unhealthy reaction to a specific food that normally should cause [...]

Aloe Vera – the miracle plant

What is Aloe Vera, We have heard so much about? Before Allopathy were developed people used to depend on plant medicine and had means and mechanism to use the herbs into various forms and various means of preservation for later use. India and China were more advanced in this as Ayurvedic medicine and Chinese herbal [...]

The Fruit for the Stomach

(Punica Granatum) Pomegranate is native to the region from Iran, Afganistan to the Himalayas in northern India. It is said that it grew wild in Egypt and Israel. Later it spread to Meditarraean countries and to India, China & Japan. Pomegranate is included in the category of exotic plant sources called “super fruits”. The pomegranate [...]

The Food Movement in the Digestive System

The digestive system extends from mouth to the anus. It receives food, breaks it down to nutrients, absorbs nutrients into blood stream and eliminates undigested food from the body. It consists of mouth, throat, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum and anus. Organs that help digestion but lie outside the digestive tract are pancreas, [...]

The Antioxidant Fruit

Ficus (Fig) belongs to Moraceae family. The technical name for the common fig is “Ficus carica”. This common fig is the most well known species in the genus of about 800 species of woody trees, shrubs and vines. Banyan, Peepul trees are some of the trees that belong to the Moraceae family. Common fig is [...]

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