Ayurvedic home remedies
Simple, traditional preparations for common, everyday complaints. Each remedy lists ingredients, preparation, how to use it and — most importantly — precautions.
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Digestion
5 minGinger–lemon appetiser before meals
A tiny bite of fresh ginger with lemon and rock salt, taken before lunch, is a classic way to wake up a sluggish appetite and support agni (digestive fire).
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10 minCumin–coriander–fennel (CCF) tea
A mild, soothing seed tea sipped through the day. It is gentle enough for most people and is often used for bloating and a heavy feeling after meals.
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2 minAjwain with black salt for gas
Carom seeds (ajwain) have a sharp, warming taste. A small pinch with black salt and warm water is a well-known kitchen measure for occasional gas and cramping after a heavy meal.
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5 minSpiced buttermilk (takra) with lunch
Thin, freshly churned buttermilk with roasted cumin is praised in Ayurveda as one of the best drinks for digestion. It is light, cooling to the gut and easy to make.
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2 minTriphala with warm water at bedtime
Triphala — a blend of amla, haritaki and bibhitaki — is one of the most widely used Ayurvedic formulas. A small amount at night is traditionally taken for occasional constipation and regularity.
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Digestion
1 minFennel and mishri after meals
The familiar after-dinner mix of fennel seeds and rock sugar is more than a mouth freshener. Fennel is cooling and is traditionally chewed to ease mild acidity and bloating.
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5 minAmla and mishri cooler for acidity and heartburn
A sour-sweet spoonful of amla powder with rock sugar, taken with cool water, is a traditional way to calm the burning, sour belches and restlessness that come with acidity.
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10 minWarm milk with ghee and soaked raisins for constipation
When stools are hard and dry, Ayurveda looks for a little more moisture and warmth. A cup of warm milk with a spoon of ghee at bedtime, plus a handful of soaked raisins in the morning, is a classic, gentle combination.
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Digestion
15 minComfort for piles: buttermilk, radish and a soft-stool routine
Piles (bawasir) flare when stools are hard and you strain. This routine focuses on what really helps at home — soft, regular stools, cooling buttermilk, fibre-rich food and warm sitz baths for comfort.
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Digestion
5 minA pinch of hing in warm water for bloating
Asafoetida (hing) is the Indian kitchen's answer to a tight, gassy belly. A tiny pinch dissolved in warm water after a heavy meal is one of the quickest home measures for bloating.
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Digestion
10 minHome care for loose motions: ORS, curd-rice and banana
With loose motions the first job is replacing lost water and salts; the second is resting the gut with simple, binding foods. Here is a sensible home plan — and the warning signs that mean it's time for a doctor.
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Digestion
5 minGinger and cardamom for nausea and travel sickness
Queasy on a winding bus ride or after a rich meal? A sliver of fresh ginger with a pinch of salt, or a crushed green cardamom pod to chew, are two of the gentlest kitchen answers to nausea.
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Digestion
2 minQuick home fixes for hiccups
Most hiccups stop on their own in minutes, but a spoon of sugar or honey, a few slow sips of water or a breath-hold trick can speed things along.
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Digestion
5 minWarm hing paste around the navel for gassy tummy aches
Grandmothers across India rub a little hing paste around the navel when a tummy ache is clearly from gas. Combined with warm water and a hot-water bottle, it's a soothing external remedy.
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Digestion
3 minIsabgol (psyllium husk): a simple daily fibre habit
Isabgol is one of the most useful things in an Indian medicine cabinet: a soft, natural fibre that makes hard stools easier to pass and can also firm up loose ones. The key is taking it with enough water.
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30 minA one-day moong dal khichdi reset for a tired stomach
After festivals, weddings or a week of eating out, a day of simple moong dal khichdi gives digestion a break. It's the Ayurvedic idea of a ‘cleanse’ — nourishing, warm and easy, not starving.
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Digestion
10 minFresh pudina chutney and mint water for summer digestion
In the heat, appetite drops and heavy meals sit badly. A bright green chutney of mint and coriander, or a jug of mint-lemon water, freshens the palate and keeps summer digestion comfortable.
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5 minHome remedies for indigestion after a heavy meal: ajwain, saunf and a slow walk
Wedding feasts, festival thalis and late-night takeaways often leave the stomach heavy, bloated and uncomfortable. These home remedies for indigestion — half a teaspoon of ajwain with warm water, a few fennel seeds, a cup of ginger tea and a gentle walk — are traditionally used to help the stomach settle without reaching for antacids every time.
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5 minHome remedies for sour burps: saunf–mishri, cold milk sips and lighter dinners
That sour, burning taste rising into the throat after a meal is what most of us call khatti dakar. These home remedies for sour burps — saunf with mishri, a few sips of cool milk or coconut water, and lighter, earlier dinners — are traditionally used to calm excess acid and make the after-meal hours more comfortable.
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10 minAyurvedic treatment for IBS: diet, buttermilk, fennel and stress care as support
Irritable bowel syndrome brings cramps, bloating and swings between loose stools and constipation, often worse with stress. Ayurvedic treatment for IBS focuses on supporting digestion with regular warm meals, spiced buttermilk, fennel–cumin tea and calming the mind — as a complement to, not a replacement for, the plan your doctor gives you.
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10 minHome remedies for constipation in pregnancy: water, fibre, soaked figs and gentle walks
Hormonal changes, iron tablets and a growing baby slow the bowels for many expecting mothers. These home remedies for constipation in pregnancy — plenty of water, soaked figs and raisins, fibre-rich home food, a spoon of ghee in warm milk and daily walks — are gentle food-based steps to discuss with your doctor.
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Digestion
10 minHome remedies for worms in stomach: hygiene, deworming and supportive foods
Itching around the bottom at night, tummy aches, poor appetite or grinding teeth can make parents suspect stomach worms. These home remedies for worms in stomach focus on what truly helps — strict hygiene, clean water and food, and traditional supportive foods such as pumpkin seeds and a little ajwain — while the actual treatment is a deworming medicine from your doctor.
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10 minHome remedies for food poisoning: ORS, rice kanji and rest for mild cases
Vomiting and loose motions a few hours after a suspicious meal usually mean food poisoning. For mild cases in healthy adults, these home remedies for food poisoning — sipping ORS, rice kanji, coconut water, a little ginger and plenty of rest — help replace lost fluids and let the stomach recover over a day or two.
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5 minHome remedies for heartburn at night: early dinner, raised pillow and cooling sips
A burning feeling behind the breastbone that flares when you lie down can ruin a night's sleep. These home remedies for heartburn at night — an early, lighter dinner, sleeping on your left side with the head end raised, and cooling sips like saunf water — help keep stomach acid where it belongs.
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