Stomach pain: Some helpful herbal remedies

Stomach ache is common problem, faced by one and all at some or the other point in time. Most of the times the problem related to stomach ache is not very serious and can be managed with the use of some effective herbal cures.

Be it constipation, indigestion, ulcer, flatulence, appendicitis, kidney or gall bladder stones, Urinary Tract Infections etc, they all have one symptom in common and that’s a terrible stomach ache. While stomach aches from constipation, flatulence, indigestion and UTI are relatively easier to manage as compared to that from a stone, ulcer or appendicitis problem; it is advisable to consult a doctor in any case, especially if the pain becomes a regular affair.

Here are some herbal remedies which you may go in for, to relive yourself of an aching stomach.

•    A stomach ache due to acidity finds relief in few gulps of soda water.
•    One may also go in for some lemonade with a pinch of black salt. Water should be 50 ml only and this needs to be taken 3-4 times a day for best results.
•    Even mixing ginger juice, mint extract and lime juice together with a bit of black salt, helps to instantly alleviate stomach ache.
•    Ginger juice, only a teaspoon, also works well with castor oil, added together to a cup of warm water. This need to be taken twice a day.
•    Prepare a mixture of dry ginger, black pepper, roasted cumin seeds, coriander seeds, asafoetida, dry mint leaves, rock salt and garlic. All ingredients should be in equal quantity. Take a teaspoon of this mixture, with warm water every time you experience stomach ache. Incase of regular stomach upsets this can also be taken after every meal for four to five days at a time.
•    To zap away the stomach pain instantly, grab a celery leaf, add a bit if rock salt to it and gulp it down with half a glass of warm water.
•    Another ginger remedy to the rescue would be - one teaspoon of ginger juice mixed with two teaspoons of lemon juice and ¼ teaspoon of sugar. This when taken twice a day certainly helps to keep the pain away.
•    When infants have stomach ache, the best way to deal with it is by applying a bit of asafoetida paste around their naval. It works immediately.
•    Make a smooth paste with crushed fenugreek seeds and one bowl of curd. Take this mixture on a regular basis and it ensures a healthy stomach minus the aches and pains.
•    Even pomegranate seeds prove to be quite efficient a remedy for stomach pain. These when taken with some black salt and pepper, work wonders for your stomach as well as appetite.

Herbal remedies for stomach p[ain are many, but it is advisable to always consult the doctor incase the pain is persistent and recurs time and again. It might be due to some of the other medicines one might be consuming or could also be a hint of a much severe problem. Hence stomach aches should never be taken lightly and should be cured at the earliest. Water therapy proves to be the best one to keep the digestive system healthy by flushing out toxins from the body and keeping the stomach happy.