Ayurvedic Treatment for Acidity / Acid Reflux - Part 2

Ayurvedic Medicine For Acidity

Lifestyle Changes in Hyperacidity

• Food must be fresh and prefer food grown locally, or at least seasonally
• Food should be prepared with a caring and loving attitude.
• Food must be eaten with attention and awareness. Our sense of taste ignites the digestive fire before food ever reaches the stomach.
• Being distracted with books, driving, computers, and phones during a meal negates any hope of a balanced digestive process.
• Eating is best done during Pitta period, between 10 A.M. and 2 P.M.; this is when the enzymes are the strongest and digestion will be the most effective. Eating at other times will eventually compromise the body’s ability to digest and assimilate nutrition and give energy over a long period.
• Don't work till late in night. Lesser sleep may worsen your condition. It is better to rest at home than to hospitalize?
• Avoid sleeping just after taking the meal, whether it is a lunch or a dinner.
• Walk for at least 15 minutes both in morning and evening.
• Don't allow anger to excite your neurons and also be ware of anxiety also don't mess up unnecessarily with your feelings

Home Remedies for Hyperacidity

• 1] For an instant relief from the high acid take tender coconut (Cocus nucifera) water. A dose of 100 to 500 ml should be taken twice/day. This is the best quick releiveing home remedy for the Heartburn alias Acid reflux.
• 2] Take the powder of Amalaki (Emblica officinalis) in a dose of 3 to 6 g should be taken with100 to 250 ml water twice/day. Amalaki is one of the best pacifier for the Pitta as well as the Kapha Dosha and also a rich source of Vitamin C- to heal the bruised stomach and esophagous due to the high production of the Acid in stomach.
• 3] To get relief from the high reflux of the acid mix gruel of rice corn, raw sugar, and honey in equal quantity. A dose of 100 to 200 g should be taken twice/day. This will full the stomach and the mucoidal layer on will protect the Stomach and esophagus for longer times and will keep the heartburn and acid reflux, away.
• 4] Take powdere of Haritaki and Bhringraja (Eclipta alba) in equal quantity. A dose of 3 to 6 g should be taken with 12 g of jaggery and warm water twice/day- this will help you to get rid of the basic causes behind the Acid Reflux and Heartburn. Bhringraj is a herb of choice to get rid if the liver problems and all kind of digestive upsets.
• 5] Instead of Tea or Coffee prepare a decoction from the equal parts of stem of Guduchi (Tinospora cordifolia), fruit of Neem, leaf of snakeguard, and Triphala. A dose of 14 to 28 ml should be taken twice/day. Take it only after cooling down to the room temperature. If you dont find the taste of above one, try this second option - prepare a decoction of equal parts of dried ginger, fruit of coriander, and leaf of snakeguard. A dose of 14 to 28 ml should be taken twice/day, keep in mind if you are mixing sugar- dont boil the sugar.
• 6] Drink coriander (Coriandrum sativum) and cumin (Cuminum cyminum) tea, it is nice when your Acid reflux or heartburn is caused by the indigestion or overloading of the stomach in a late night party.
• 7] Mixing two teaspoonfuls of ghee in a glassful of milk and taking this once a day acts as a liner inside the gut and will heal all the destruction caused by the high flow of Pitta. There are various home remedies and ayurvedic treatments for acidity control; it is good to go for such treatments as they are safe and effective. Avoid chemical/medicinal acidity treatments as it creates a bundle of other health problems.
• 8] Take two tablespoon honey with two tablespoon natural cidar vinegar before meal
• 9] Mint juice or mint capsules containing peppermint oil are also a good herbal remedy for treating acidity. It is recommended to be taken after meal, it reduces gas formation. This is one of the useful home remedies for acidity.
• 10] Fruits that will help you in getting relief from acidity are cucumber, watermelon, papaya, and banana.

Ayurvedic Treatment for Acidity / Acid Reflux

Herbs useful in Hyperacidity/ Acid reflux

Ayurvedic Medicines for Acidity/ GERD/ Heartburn are -

Exercise for Hyperacidity
Exercise helps in controlling acidity Morning walk are good for your health and keeps the acidity disease under control. Take a walk of about two kilometres early in the morning.

Yoga for Hyperacidity