Home Remedies For Acidity

• 1- 2 teaspoon juice of chebulic myroblan is taken daily is highly beneficial in the treatment of acidity and heart burn. For better results the juice can be mixed with equal amount of amla juice.
• To 1 ½ liters of water add 1 tsp Caraway seeds (shah jeera). Bring to a boil and simmer for 15 minutes. Sip while warm. Have the concoction 2-3 times a day for 5-6 days.
• Fresh seasonal vegetables should be preferred over chemically prepared non-seasonal food.
• Do takes cow’s milk, pomegranate juice, grapes, fennel, Indian gooseberry (amla), figs, old rice, and a recipe of rice, milk and sugar.
• Smoking and chewing tobacco weaken the nervous system. The mucous membrane of the stomach and intestine stops functioning properly.
• Instead of tea, coffee and aerated drinks, one should take milk, fresh juice, buttermilk and other milk products. Herb teas with pudina and mulethi give relief.
• Pudina (spearmint) and mulethi (liquorice) herb teas give relief.
• Avoid excessive spicy foods. Shun chocolate desserts, hamburgers and fried foods.
• Keep a small piece of jaggery (gur) molasses (10 gms) in the mouth and keep sucking it after food.
• Cabbage contains certain vitamins that help cure acidity. Drink cabbage juice daily. Cooking destroys some active ingredients responsible for curing stomach ailments.
• Cucumber juice cures acidity, if taken regularly.
• Chebulic myrobalan (black) two grams with equal amount of molasses if taken daily with water in the evenings half an hour after meals for three days cures acidity.
• Banana taken alone with milk or by itself is very useful for patients with intestinal ulcers. Banana decreases the intestinal inflammation and satiates appetite.