Have you ever experienced diarrhea and stomach cramps?
This is exactly called stomach flu. This cramp is due to inflammation to your stomach and irritation to your intestines. That is why it is also called Gastroenteritis.
In which water passage from the intestines to the body got disrupt. You will not only complaint from diarrhea and stomach cramps, but also you will feel nausea, vomiting, and sometimes muscle aches. Yes, the reason behind stomach flu is influenza; however, poisoned food is mostly the reason. Let me provide you with 3 herbs that can help you to relieve the stomach flu symptoms.
Wild yam plant
Usually, wild yam plant found in southern New England and mostly grows in the wild. This herb used significantly to treat problem-related to the stomach and other cramps.
Mechanism of action
Wild yam plant contains Antispasmodic and Anti-inflammatory properties, which aid in the treatment of abdominal and other stomach related problem. The compound “Diosgenin” in wild yam used to synthesize several steroid hormones such as Estrogen and dehydroepiandrosterone
Precautions
- Avoid wild yam in case of ovarian or breast cancer. Because it has an estrogen-like effect, due to diosgenin.
- Wild yam plant not recommended if you are suffering from peptic ulcer.
Recommended Dose:
The best way of treatment as antispasmodic is in cream form. Use a half teaspoon of the cream and massage your cramped stomach 3-5 times daily.
Our second herb for antispasmodics that is highly effective is…
Fennel seed
Fennel seed is very efficient and mostly used as a home remedy in relieving abdominal pain. Also, people use it as a spice. Today fennel is found all over the world, it belongs to the carrot family.
Mechanism of action
The “Anethole” in fennel seed helps in the production of digestive and gastric juices. Thus, it reduces the inflammation in the stomach and intestine. Additionally, it contains and the “Aspartic acid” that serves as anti-flatulence, which helps in releasing the excess gas from the stomach. By reducing the production of Inflammatory Cytokinesis, fennel acts as an anti-inflammatory herb.
Precautions:
- Breastfeeding mothers should avoid fennel seed. Because 2 cases reported the damage to the infants’ nervous system after drinking fennel. Thus, I always recommend avoiding fennel seed if you are pregnant as well.
Very nice
Well written.