Home Remedies: How to get rid of Acidity and Heartburn?

Acidity is a condition which occurs due to production of excessive gastric acid. Gastric acid is natural juice produced by our body to digest and breakdown food. But some time gastric acid production is triggered by unhealthy foods, acidic foods, alcohol, dehydration and stress which creates unpleasant symptoms such as sour taste in the mouth, heaviness and burning sensation in the stomach or throat.

Sometimes this excessive acid gets pushed up into the esophagus, which is the tube that carries food and drink from the mouth to the stomach and burn the inside of esophagus. This acid reflux produces burning pain in lower chest area, known as Heartburn.

Here we are going to describe home remedies and herbs that are beneficial in controlling acidity.

Amla (Emblica officinalis):
Amla is one of the most important plants in the traditional Ayurvedic medical system as well as in other alternative medicine systems for immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory, antiulcer, hepatoprotective, and anticancer actions. Amla is said to have antisecretory, antiulcer, and cytoprotective properties.

Harad (Terminalia chebula):
Harad is beneficial for whole digestive system. It is said to increase appetite, and improve digestion and absorption. It is also effective in mucous membrane inflammation and ulcer.

Zinger (Zingiber officinale):
Ginger has been reported to exert anti-oxidant and anti-ulcer, anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor, carminative, diaphrodic and digestive, expectorant, as well as gastro protective activities.

Chitrak (Plumbago Zeylanic):
Chitrak has been found significant in different clinical conditions, especially inflammation, leprosy, scabies, ringworm, dermatitis, ulcers, hemorrhoids, and hookworm etc

Pipli (Piper longum):
Pipli improves appetite and digestion, as well as useful in treating stomachache, heartburn, indigestion, intestinal gas, diarrhea, and cholera. It also works as bioavailability enhancer by facilitating absorption of other herbs.

Agar Agar (Gelidium corneum):
It works for heartburn. Relieved bloating & gas

Turpeth (Operculina trupethrum):
It has anti- inflammatory, analgesic, antioxidant, anti-diabetic, anti-ulcer, anti-diarrhoeal, antispasmodic, bronchodilator, anti-cancer, antimicrobial and hepatoprotective actions.

Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare):
Fennel has antimicrobial, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, antimutagenic, antinociceptive, antipyretic, antispasmodic, antithrombotic, apoptotic, cardiovascular, chemomodulatory, antitumor, hepatoprotective, hypoglycemic, hypolipidemic, and memory enhancing property.

Behada (Terminalia Bellerica):
Harad benefits the whole digestive tract. It is said to increase appetite, and improve digestion and absorption. It provides effective cure for piles, gastro-intestinal infections and diarrhoea.

Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Mulethi):
It is commonly used in treating coughs and colds, chronic fatigue, gastric and duodenal ulcers, and canker sores

Ayurvedic Products having above herbs and provide natural relief for acidity and heartburn:

Elcid 200 ml Syrup

Compositions:

Each 10 ml. contains extracts of:

Emblica officinalis(Amla) 100 mg

terminalia chebula (Harad) 50 mg

Zingiber officinale (Zinger) 50 mg

Plumbago Zeylanica (Chitrak) 40 mg

Piper longum (Pipli) 30 mg

Gelidium corneum (Agar Agar) 50 mg

Operculina trupethrum (Turpeth) 50 mg

Foeniculum vulgare (Fennel) 50 mg

Terminalia Billerica (Behada) 50 mg

Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Mulethi) 50 mg

Sugar Syrup q.s

Indication: Heart Burn, Alleviates Chronic Constipation, Stimulates appetite & Accelerates Digestion, Dyspepsia, Anorexia & Flatulence etc

Dosage: 2 Teaspoonful after meal thrice daily or as directed by the physician