Herbal Heartburn Remedies
According to the health experts, heartburn is a common experience that affects around 20 per cent of people at least once a week. Some experience more often than others and become a regular symptom which is part of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
This condition can be caused by ingestion of heavy, rich, spicy, diet, heavily laden with ghee or oil. People are living a very stressful life and often, eating in a hurry and frequently drink and smoke to relieve the tension.
One of the great ways is to learn to relax your body and slow down your pace in life. In fact, herbal treatments not only work as a relaxant for heartburn sufferers and it can help to soothe heartburn symptoms.
Helpful Herbs For Heartburn Remedies
This herb is known as a relaxant, and an anti-inflammatory remedy that tones up digestion, provided acidity is caused by eating rich foods and stress.
- Lemon Balm
Lemon balm is also a helpful remedy, provided that stress is major cause of complaint.
- Slippery Elm (Ulmus Fulva)
Thiis herbal material helps to soothe the inflamed stomach or gullet and will justify its name by going down, coating and soothing the mucus membranes of digestive system. Mix a TSP in water or take tablets.
- Lavender
Excessive acidity can be reduced through using a hot compresses of Lavender (l0 drops) in a bowl of water and then used. This helps to give almost instant relief from spasm and inflammation which generally accompany hyperacidity or heartburn.
- Lemon juice
Mix lemon juice with a cup of water and add some rock salt to taste. This mixture may be taken 1-2 hours prior to taking meals, or lemon may be used with meals. It also helps to eradicate constipation, which could be one of the major contributors of acidity.
- Fresh Radish
It’s also good to eat lots of fresh radish. For taste you may add carrots and tomatoes but not salt. The chlorine discharged by this vegetable helps to effectively clear the extra acidic contents from the blood. If you like, you must add a little of rock salt to make it more tasty. Drinking juice of radish would also be very helpful. However, you need to drink this juice immediately after extracting it because the gas it has gets lost when kept for long.
If you are interested, you may want to know how to use spices in your heartburn remedies at home.
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