Coriander leaves paste for insomnia

10 gm of coriander leaves are cleaned well and made into a paste.When this is eaten before bedtime the person will be able to sleep well.This also helps in digestion.

Necessary dietary modifications for Stomach Ulcers.

  1. Alcohol consumption should be avoided.
  2. Smoking should be avoided.
  3. A vegetarian diet should be preferred.
  4. Hot beverages like tea,coffee should be avoided.
  5. Spicy food should be avoided.
  6. Buttermilk should be consumed only in moderate quantities.
  7. Salt and sour tasting foods must be minimized.
  8. drinking a small glass of cold milk will reduce the burning of the stomach 
(Also see the previous post)

Ajwain or vaamu lehyam -an excellent recipe for indigestion

Hindi-Ajwain
English-Thymol seeds,carom seeds
Tamil:Omam
Telugu:Vaamu
Malayalam:ayamodagam
Sanskrit:ajamodika.
 The recipe is similar to Kasyapa Lehyam as mentioned in this post

Ingredients needed

Ajwain -100 gms
Cow's ghee-100gm
Mishri-Rock candy sugar-100 gm

Powder the rock sugar.
Melt the ghee.
Dry roast the ajwain and powder well and sieve.Mix the powders and add the ghee.
The mixture sets into a lehyam.Store in a glass jar.
Eating one spoon of this lehyam an hour before dinner cures most of the stomach problems.It decreases flatulence,eliminates all kinds of gas problems .Children may be given a little more than half a spoon.

Figs help for indigestion

This tip is especially  for people who can't tolerate milk .
Soak 2 figs in water overnight.Drink up the water in the morning and chew the figs well.This will ensure proper digestion and also helps people who have problems digesting milk.

A good appetiser

Pound soft date fruits,ginger,chillies and rocksalt.Eat one teaspoon of this chutney /dip with rotis or rice.This will improve the digestion and also increase the appetite in a person.This kitchen remedy also works well and eliminates gas problems.

A simple recipe for Indigestion problems and children's health

Kasyapa Lehyam

 



The name of this lehyam or Ayurveda aushadham is "Kasyapa Lehyam".The recipe is recommended by Panditha Elchuri.

Ingredients needed:
Jeera (cumin seeds)-100 gm
Candy sugar (Mishri)-100 gm
Cow's Ghee -100 gm.

Method of preparation:

Dry roast Jeera and cool and powder.Sieve and powder again.Let the powder be very fine.
Powder the candy sugar.
Mix both the powders.
Add melted ghee to the powder.
Store this lehyam in a glass jar and always use a dry spoon to scoop it.

Dosage:
Eating a teaspoon of this lehyam (medicinal paste) an hour before dinner is very useful in relieving all kinds of digestion problems.This removes the weakness in children and keeps them in good health.

A simple cure for people who've eaten too many raw carrots

The beneficial properties of carrots are undoubtedly many.But eating excess raw carrots may give a tummy ache.There is a simple remedy for this stomach pain which is caused by consuming a "little more" of this orange root.Eating a small piece of Jaggery reduces the symptoms.The inner core of the carrot  is not tolerated well by many.
-As told by Pujya Sri Asaramji Bapu.

Side effects of eating improperly cooked Rice

Eating partially uncooked rice or rice cooked in little water or eating too much of it at improper times upsets the stomach.To relieve this condition one can eat half a teaspoon of ajwain mixed with 2 pinches of rock salt.

A cure for tummy ache in children

Mix a teaspoon of dry coriander seeds and a small piece of dried ginger/sont/chukku and boil well with 1 glass of water.Filter and give this in small quantities to the child for tummy aches to reduce.

Fevers due to indigestion

If a person is suffering from frequent fevers due to indigestion they can try eating 2-3 gm of ginger pieces with a few drops of lemon juice before lunch or dinner.This aids in the complete digestion of food thus preventing fevers.

Guava curry for digestion

Photo source:wikimedia.org photo in the public domain
Select 2 not so ripe fruits of Guava.Fry them and add rocksalt.This curry aids in digestion and also helps the liver.
Guava seeds are more beneficial to health when they are eaten whole without chewing.Swallow few seeds for cleaning the digestive system.

A simple tip for a bloated stomach

At times people feel their stomachs are bloated and feel heavy after a big meal.At these times when one sucks on the seed of Date fruit,the bloated feeling disappears.
-As told by Panditha Elchuri.

Long pepper for stomach problems


photo souce:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Piper_longum.jpg

Long pepper is dried and powdered and stored in a jar.when 3 pinches of this powder is taken with honey it reduces the symptoms of diarrhoea .

Rice broth /kanji for people recovering from dysentery.

When patients are recovering from dysentery it is very beneficial if they drink rice broth to which a little rock salt/sendha namak and roasted jeera /cumin powder has been added.

A simple digestive aid recipe

Ingredients needed:
Dry ginger powder/sont/sonti/chukku
powder of black Myrobalan/haritaki/karakkaya/harra/kadukkai
powder of ajwain/Carom seeds seeds/vamu/
Powdered Long pepper/pipalli/pippalu
Powdered black salt
Take 1 table spoon of all the powders and mix and store .When 1/4 spoon is of this powder is taken after a meal with warm water even the most heavy meals are digested very quickly.
-As told by panditha elchuri.

Vajrasana for stomach disorders

The vajrasana or the diamond pose or the thunderbolt asana is very simple and easy and anyone can practice it with ease.People with knee problems may find it difficult and should avoid it.Practising this asana after meals for 5 minutes will ensure good digestion and eliminates the excess wind formation.It helps strengthen the reproductive organs for ladies.

for increasing the appetite

Mix a little rock salt in orange juice and a pinch of sont or dry ginger powder and drink for increasing the appetite.It also improves the digestion.

A tip for sour burps

Dry a banana leaf well.Burn it into ash and sieve and store.Mix 2 pinches of ash with 1 spoon of honey and take this twice a day.This is a good remedy for sour burps.

dried ginger/sont for digestion

Slightly roast dried ginger and powder it add rock candy sugar powder in the ratio of 2:1 .Store in a bottle.Take half a spoon of this mixture in lukewarm water aftre a heavy meal.This aids in digestion.
--As told by panditha Elchuri.

Lemon juice for indigestion

Lemon juice is very good for indigestion.Add sugar in slightly concentrated lemon water and drink twice a day-This is a very good cure for indigestion and other stomach related problems.
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