Dyspepsia

Ayurvedic Name: Agnimandya

Alternative Name: Indigestion

What is a dyspepsia?

Dyspepsia is the term applied to difficulty in digesting food. Its means painful, difficult or disturbed digestion. Dyspepsia affects almost one-forth of the adult population in the U.S. It is often defined as a chronic or recurrent discomfort centered in the upper abdomen and can be caused by a variety of conditions. It includes a group of symptoms that come from a problem in your upper gut. The gut is the tube that starts at the mouth, and ends at the anus. The pain might come and go, but it is normally there most of the time.

There are three types of dyspepsia:

1) Ulcer- in which the primary symptom is pain.

2) Motility-in which the primary symptoms may be bloating and gas.

3) Reflux-in which the primary symptom is similar to that of heartburn

Herbal and Ayurvedic Remedies for the treatment of Dyspepsia

Ayurvedic Name: Agnimandya.

Alternative Name: Indigestion.

If you are suffering from dyspepsia, then following treatment may give you relief:

Saunph - Another herb useful for the treatment of dyspepsia is saunph. This herb may be given in small quantities daily to young children and it will help them in digesting carbohydrates. It must be taken after every meal - as it will help to prevent foul breath, indigestion & vomiting.

Ajirnadi Rasa and Shatapatriyadi Chuna - 3/4 gm of Ajirnadi Rasa and 2 gm of Shatapatriyadi Chuna maybe taken with luke warm water, two times in a daily.

Anantamul - Anantamul is a very beneficial herb for the treatment of dyspepsia. It is given in powdered form in doses of 1 to 6 gms with milk daily.

Draksharishta - 20 ml of draksharishta may be taken two times daily with water after the main meals.

Haritaki Churna, Raisins, Sugar - Mixture of 3 gms each of Haritaki Chuna and raisins and 6 gm of sugar may be taken daily at night with water.

Kutki - Kutki strengthens the stomach and promotes its action, while improving appetite and stimulating the secretion of gastric juice.

Lashunadi Vati, Samudradi Churna, Sarjikasarva - Mixture of 1 gm each of Lashunadi Vati, Samudradi Chuma and Sarjikasatva may be taken two times daily with warm water after the main meals.

Narayan Churna, Agnimukha Lavana - Mixture of 1 gm each of Narayan Churna and Agnimukha Lavana may be taken 3 times daily with lukewarm water

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