Ayurveda’s Secrets — 4 Spices to Help You Treat Indigestion

Have you ever experienced stomach ache with heartburn? Ever felt full even after a small meal? Do constipation, nausea, bloating and vomiting, knock the door of your life every now and then?

All these are a group of symptoms that form the issue called indigestion.

Almost everyone on the planet experiences indigestion. You too might have experienced the uncomfortable feeling of an upset stomach at times. But do you know why it happens?

Causes of Indigestion

The main cause of the issue is clear by the name itself. Indigestion happens because your body isn’t able to ‘digest’ the food properly.

The reasons behind not being able to digest food can be as simple as overeating, smoking, side effects from medications and alcohol.

However, they can also be severe like acid reflux disease, bile duct or pancreatic abnormality, and peptic ulcers or gastric cancers.

Now to treat this issue, you need to improve your digestion. And also work on the root causes which are taking away your health from you.

But is it as easy as it sounds? Medications and therapy programs that are usually used to cure anything, often ask for too much effort and money from your end. Plus, medications can sometimes bring you terrible side effects.

What you need is a solution asking for less effort and no side effects. The secret lies in nature’s quintessential spices.

Fight Indigestion With These 4 Spices From Nature’s Caddy

1. Fenugreek

Famous by the name of Methi Dana in Hindi, Fenugreek is a marvel. It is rich in fiber and has an extensive variety of antioxidants.

It is also highly useful against diseases like Diabetes and PCOS because it flushes the body’s toxins out and helps the hormones balance.

The same benefit of detoxification implies digestion. The fiber, antioxidants, plus antibacterial properties of Fenugreek make it boost your ability to digest food better and faster.

Apart from this, Fenugreek’s cooling properties help soothe the stomach and the gut as well. Thus, helping your upset stomach amp up its mood and work towards digesting food with all its energy.

Here are two simple ways through which you can consume Fenugreek and avail its benefits.

• Fenugreek Water — All you need to do is soak fenugreek seeds in water overnight. In the morning, drink this water, and you will get to see how it pushes toxins out of your body.
• Fenugreek Tea — Just add fenugreek seeds or powder to some water. Boil this composition for 5 minutes. And drink it away. The warmth of this tea is bound to induce healing energy in you while the nutrients work their way into your gut and promote digestion.

2. Cinnamon

This brown-colored sweet spice is one with a mesmerizing amount of properties. It is antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetic, and is full of antioxidants that promote extensive digestion of food.

These properties also help Cinnamon to heal acid reflux and heartburn.

To avail its benefits, you can consume it in three simple ways.

• Cinnamon Tea — Just add two spoons of cinnamon powder or a couple of cinnamon sticks to water. Let it boil for 5 minutes. Filter the tea and drink it warm.
• Cinnamon + Honey — Mix ½ spoon of powdered Cinnamon and one spoon of honey and then lick it off slowly.
• Cinnamon + Coconut oil — Mix ½ spoon of cinnamon powder with one spoon of coconut oil. Have it after your meal to cure acid reflux and digestion.

Make sure you don’t take more than 1–2 teaspoons of cinnamon powder a day.

3. Carom Seeds

Also known as Ajwain in Hindi and Yamini in Sanskrit, Carom seeds are great for digestion. They have several antioxidants along with antimicrobial properties that fight the disease-causing-bacteria.

With these properties, Carom seeds help release gastric juice inside your stomach. This promotes the digestion of food and speeds up the process.

You can consume Ajwain in many ways. However, don’t have more than 3–4 spoons a day.

What ways?

• Ajwain Tea — Similar to how you can prepare other teas mentioned above, all you need to do is take a teaspoon of carom seeds or powder in a cup of water. Boil it and afterward, cherish it while it’s warm.
• Directly (after meals) — You can take a spoon of carom seeds/ ½ teaspoon in powder form and eat it after you have your meal.

4. Fennel Seeds

Famous in Ayurveda for its anti-inflammatory properties, fennel seeds/ Saunf prove very useful for an upset stomach.

This property helps reduce the swelling in the intestines, which otherwise inhibits the process of digestion.

Apart from this, Saunf has antibacterial properties and is loaded with antioxidants which make it a great detoxifier too.

Similar to others on the list, you can consume fennel seeds in two ways i.e., as Saunf tea or directly after meals.

Don’t forget, eating more than 3–4 teaspoons of Saunf a day, might not be very healthy.

Summing Up

Indigestion is the name for a group of symptoms like heartburn, nausea, and constipation, which means your digestive system isn’t working fine. There are a lot of reasons for this, like overeating and gastric cancers.

You ought to work on getting rid of these reasons eventually, but to first get rid of the symptoms you can go for Ayurveda’s most effective spices.

These include Carom seeds, Cinnamon, Fennel seeds, and Fenugreek.

Have them, and you are bound to notice the difference.

Use them already? Why not share your experience with us in the comments below?