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digestive system
indigestion/heartburn
botanicals

primary herbs

Arctium lappa: chronic indigestion; in cachectic individuals (NCNM Botanicals; Harper- Shove, p. 62)
Berberis aquifolium: indigestion due to sluggish liver (Harper-Shove, p. 63)
Carica papaya: general distress, stomach pain during digestion (Ellingwood, p. 299)
Cnicus benedictus: bitter
Echinacea spp.: fermentive digestion (Harper-Shove, p. 64)
Equisetum spp.: acidity from indigestion (Harper-Shove, p. 63)
Erythraea centaurium: bitter
Gentiana lutea: bitter
Hydrastis canadensis: insufficient secretions, eructations (Harper-Shove, p. 63)
Mentha piperita: pain of acute indigestion; contraindicated in hiatal hernia (Ellingwood, p. 281)
Rheum officinale: laxative; indigestion with irritation; food causes distress and irregular bowel movements (Harper-Shove, p. 63)
Strychnos nux vomica (toxic): atonic indigestion (Ellingwood, p. 158)
Taraxacum officinale: indigestion
Ulmus fulva: demulcent; soothes tissues
Xanthoxylum americanum: nausea with indigestion (Harper-Shove, p. 64)
Zingiber officinalis: chronic indigestion, flatulence (NCNM Botanicals)

see: hiatal hernia


complementary herbs


footnotes