Herbal medicines can benefit patients suffering from gastrointestinal motility disorders, which cannot be treated with conventional therapies, reveals a new study.
After reviewing data on Japanese herbal medicines, researchers found that they were effective in reducing occurrences of gastrointestinal disorders, such as functional dyspepsia, constipation, and post-operative ileus.
The study lead and Associate Professor at the Keio [...]
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In contrast to what has been often said that nuts and foods with small seeds may cause intestinal complications, it has now been discovered that nuts, in fact, help in prevention of Diverticulitis.
Diverticular disease is a common digestive disorder, typically associated with nuts, popcorn and seeds, and people with colon disease are usually advised to [...]
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Thyme (Thymus Vulgaris) is an aromatic perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the family Lamiaceae and native to North Africa, Europe and Asia. Thyme was used by ancient Egyptians in embalming, while the ancient Greeks used it in their baths and burnt it as incense in their temples, as they believed that thyme was a source [...]
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The word Saffron, originates from the Arabic word Zafaran, which means yellow. The Saffron Crocus plant was initially cultivated by Minoans of ancient Crete. Saffron is the most expensive spice in the world, and requires 200,000 flowers (hand-picked) to produce 1 kg of Saffron.
Saffron is a bitter-sweet herb that aids digestion, stimulates circulation, and lowers [...]
Cardamom is one of the ancient spices in the world, which originates in the forests of Western Ghats in South India, and is a native to the East. However, today it is grown in Gautemala, Tanzanida, Indo China, and Sri Lanka.
Cardamom is an expensive spice, next only to saffron. Cardamom is removed from the seeds [...]
ABELMOSCHUS MOSCHATUS Medikus, despite being an aromatic and medicinal herb, is hardly known to many. Being an erect, annual herb, the flowers are bright yellow in colour and the herb is found across the foothills of Himalayas and the Deccan.
Also known in names such as Kasturibenda, kasturidana, kadu kasturi, or Kattukasthuri, the plant could be [...]
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The Atun Tree, well-known for its anti-bacterial properties, has now been found to be effective in treating diarrhea, reveals Mayo Clinic collaboration.
The extracts from Atun Tree is said to have the ability to control bacteria that causes diarrhea. These findings have been published by researchers in ‘The British Medical Journal’.
The researchers claim that their study [...]
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Acidity is a condition wherein the stomach produces excess quantities of acid, which otherwise helps in digestive process by breaking down food. Although normally there are some protective mechanisms formulated in the stomach and proximal intestine, against the acid, an imbalance between the level of acid secretion and the protective mechanism could lead to acidity.
Rather [...]
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