HYPERACIDITY(AMLA PITTAM)

Hyperacidity (Amlapitta):
Line of treatment:
In Ayurveda, the following procedures are used in treating hyperacidity:

1. Emesis therapy (vamana) with the water extracts of snake guard (Trichosanthesdioica) and neem (Azadirachta indica) followed by purgation (virecana) with powders of trivrit (Operculina turpethum) or any one of the following: avipattikara curna,
amalakyadi curna,
abhayarishta,
triphala curna.
2. If the burning pain is intensive, the patient is advised to apply whole body
massage with candana taila or lakshadi taila.

3. In conditions of regurgitation through the mouth, purgation is advised.


Lifestyle Changes:

Three factors are essential for good and balanced digestion. First, food must be fresh andgrown locally, or at least seasonally, and prepared with a caring and loving attitude.

Second, food must be eaten with attention and awareness. Our sense of taste both prepares and ignites the digestive process before food ever reaches the stomach, as does our sense of composure and calm. Being distracted with books, driving, computers, and phones during a meal negates any hope of a balanced digestive process.

Third, eating is best done during pitta period, between 10 A.M. and 2 P.M.; this is when the enzymes are the stronge stand digestion will be the most effective. Eating at other times will eventually compromise the body’s ability to digest and assimilate nutrition and give energy over a long period.

Home Remedies for Hyperacidity:

1. Take tender coconut (Cocus nucifera) water. A dose of 100 to 500 ml should be
taken twice/day.
2. Take the powdered fruit rind of emblic myrobalan (Emblica officinalis). A dose of 3 to 6 g should be taken with 100 to 250 ml milk twice/day.

3. Mix a gruel of rice corn, raw sugar, and honey in equal quantity. A dose of 100
to 200 g should be taken twice/day.

4. Take powdered fruit rind of chebulic myrobalan (Terminalia chebula) and whole plant of thistles (Eclipta alba) in equal quantity. A dose of 3 to 6 g should be taken with 12 g of jaggery and warm water twice/day.

5. Take dried rhizome of turmeric (Curcuma longa), leaf of snakeguard (Trichosanthesdioica), and fruit rind of emblic myrobalan (Emblica offcinalis) in equal parts and make the powder. A dose of 3 to 6 g should be taken with the fresh juice of ginger and 30 drops of papaya latex twice/day.

6. Prepare a decoction from the equal parts of stem of tinospora (Tinospora cordifolia),fruit of neem, leaf of snakeguard, and triphala. A dose of 14 to 28 ml should be taken twice/day.

7. Prepare a decoction of equal parts of dried ginger, fruit of coriander, and leaf of
Snake guard. A dose of 14 to 28 ml should be taken twice/day.

8. Prepare a decoction of equal parts of leaves of snake guard and vasaka, dried ginger, stem of tinospora, and rhizome of katuki (Picrorhiza curroa). A dose of 14 to 28 ml should be taken with 4 to 6 g honey twice/day.

9. Prepare mahasurdarshan churna, containing triphala (Emblica officinalis, Terminalia belerica, Terminalia chebula), guduci (Tinospora cordifolia), katuka (Picrorrhiza kurroa), fumaria (Fumaria officinalis), lime juice, etc. A dose of 1/2 tsp three times/day after meals is recommended.

10. Prepare avipattikara churna, containing ginger, black pepper, triphala, nut grass (Cyperus rotundus), embelia fruits (Embelia ribes), cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum), clove (Syzygium aromaticum), cinnamon (Cinnamomum cassia), and sugar. This is the medicine of choice in treating hyperacidity. A dose of 1 tsp before meals three times/day with lemon juice is recommended.

11. Use aloe vera (Aloe littoralis). Prepare 1 tbsp of fresh gel from the plant and take three times/day.

12. Drink coriander (Coriandrum sativum) and cumin (Cuminum cyminum) tea.

13. Take 1 tsp of psyllium (Plantago ovata) 1 h after meals with 8 oz of warm water.

14. Prepare a milk decoction of 1 tsp emblica myrobalan (Emblica officinalis), 1 tsp rawsugar, 1 cup of milk, and 1 cup of water. Boil to 1 cup. Drink as a tea with mealsor anytime three times/day.

15. Prepare a decoction of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum), honey, 1/2 tsp ofpowder with 1/2 tsp of turmeric on an empty stomach with warm water or warm
milk.

16. Prepare a licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) ghee. Make the decoction with 1 tsp of licoricein 2 cups of water. Boil to 1 cup. Add 1 cup ghee and 1 cup water. Boil off water.Take 1/2 tsp three times/day on an empty stomach with hot water. This ghee canbe used in cooking.