indigestion

Healing Wonders of Herbs

Guide to the Effective Use of Medicinal Plants

By Herminia de Guzman-Ladion,
R.N., A.R.P.T., P.T.R.P.

indigestion  

    Indigestion is the disturbance in the digestive function
of the stomach or its failure to digest food.

Suggestive Measures to Avoid Digestion:
    1. Withhold food intake for four hours.
    2. Drink one glass of hot water every hour during the 4-hour fasting.
    3. Eat a slice of ripe papaya 30 minutes after a heavy meal
    4. Eat light meals without fatty foods after the four-hour fasting.

Herbal Medications to Aid Digestion:
    1. Papaya, ripe
        Eat as a fruit dessert, especially with heavy meals.
        Papaya helps in the digestion of protein.

    2. Kamatsili leaves
        * Boil 1 cup in 5 glasses of water for 10 minutes. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt.
        - Dosage:
        Adults: 2 cups initial, and then 1 cup every 4 hours
        Children: 1 cup initial, and then 1/2 cup every 4 hours
        Babies: 1 tbsp. initial, and then 1 teaspoon every 4 hours

    3. Anonas leaves
        * Warm the leaves in open fire.
        - Apply the leaves directly on the stomach while still warm.
          Use abdominal binder. Renew every 2 hours. 

          Good for children and babies.