Indigestion / poor digestion, usually with heartburn and/or regurgitation of stomach acids.

	Alfalfa As A Treatment "...Gastrointestinal Conditions: Increases appetite, helps with, bowel issues, digestive disorders, dyspepsia, peptic ulcers, poor absorption of nutrients, poor digestion, regulates the bowels, relieves gastric ulcers, helps the upset stomach..." Cardamom As A Treatment "...Reasons For Use The German Commission E has "Approved" cardomom seeds for dyspepsia..." Delayed Gastric Emptying (Gastroparesis) The Condition "...Delayed gastric emptying is also associated with a variety of symptoms or diseases such as heartburn, irritable bowel syndrome, functional dyspepsia and GERD..." Dyspepsia / Poor Digestion Relationship to Fluoride Toxicity "...Gastrointestinal discomfort can be an early warning sign of fluorosis, so fluoride toxicity should be considered a possible reason for non-ulcer dyspepsia and gastrointestinal discomfort in the form of dyspeptic symptoms should be an important diagnostic feature when identifying fluorosis patients and should not be dismissed as non-specific..." Recommendation Reduced Water Consumption "Although dyspepsia is a sign of dehydration, it is generally recommended that you do not drink during a substantial meal, or from 1/2 hour before to 2 hours afterwards..." Recommendation Cayenne Pepper "Although a few sources have recommended cayenne pepper as a potential treatment for dyspepsia, gastritis and even peptic ulcers, most modern herbal texts suggest avoiding the herb for persons with these conditions..." Heartburn / GERD / Acid Reflux Relationship to Gastric/Peptic/Duodenal Ulcers "...Persistent dyspepsia/heartburn symptoms after eradication of H..." Relationship to Dehydration "...Batmanghelidj, author of Your Bodies Many Cries for Water, believes that in the same way we have a "hunger pain" signal, we also have a "thirst pain" signal in the body, and that it is called dyspepsia (heartburn)..." Mastic Gum As A Treatment "...In ancient times, mastic gum was highly revered for its medicinal properties in the relief of dyspepsia and other intestinal disorders..." Quassia Amara As A Treatment "...A time-honored folk remedy from the West Indies, for fevers, malaria, snakebite, dyspepsia, venereal diseases, rheumatism, alcoholism, intestinal worms (pinworms, ascarides), cancer, as a stomach bitter for indigestion, amebic dysentery, giardiasis, and gallbladder pain..." Zinc As A Treatment "...Zinc sulphate is the most common (and cheapest) presentation but should be avoided due to the frequent occurrence of gastric irritation and dyspepsia..."

Last updated: May 10, 2007