Colic: Ayurvedic Treatment, Causes & Natural Remedies

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Causes: Vayu: Excessive exercise, travel, or sexual intercourse; not sleeping at night, drinking very cold water, eating very dry foods (i.e., dry, astringent, andbitter items), overeating, injury, sprouted grains, incompatible foods (e.g., hot and cold items at thesame meal), stale foods, suppressi

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Ayurvedic Perspective on Colic

Dosha Involvement: Vata, Pitta, Kapha

Ayurvedic Therapies: General: Since Vayu is the underlying cause of colic, air-reducing therapies are advised: fomentation(moist heat application), oil abhyanga, and ghee. 378Herbs include cardamom, ginger, and fennel for abdominal pain, dispelling gas, and digesting foodand ama. Hi g, nutmeg, chamomile, and jaoamao hi relieve colic pain. Light, simple meals are advised. Vayu: Herbs include rock salt, vi a ga, chitrak, pippali, hi g, lavao bhaskar churoa, and drakssha (medicated grape wine). Small, light, and warm Vayu- reducing foods and liquids are taken. An anti -ama diet is also useful for a few days. Pitta: F

Key Herbs: Ginger, Chitrak, Chirayata, Pippali, Cardamom, Cumin, Coriander, Fennel, Saffron, Vacha, cardamom, ginger

Source: The Ayurveda Encyclopedia, Chapter 14: Circulatory System

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