No matter how unpleasant, vomiting is a protective mechanism that allows the body to get rid of whatever’s making it sick. That’s why doctors often say that the best treatment for nausea is to let it run its course.
This isn’t always true, however. Some types of nausea, such as those caused by pregnancy or motion sickness, have no useful purpose—nor does vomiting that continues after the stomach has been emptied. These bouts of nausea should always be stopped.
The Native Americans didn’t have planes or cars, so motion sickness was unlikely to be a problem. However, they were just as susceptible to other types of nausea, and they developed quite a few helpful remedies.
Ease nausea with ginger. According to herbal expert Daniel B. Mowrey, Ph.D., ginger tea is better for preventing nausea than modern over-the-counter drugs. If you’re planning a trip, he says, it’s best to take ginger prior to embarking; it’s much more effective at preventing nausea than stopping it once it begins.
You can also use ginger tea to reduce nausea that occurs during pregnancy or when you have the flu. Ginger supplements, available in health food stores, are also very effective.
Soothe your stomach with peppermint. Usually taken as a tea, this herb is well-known for reducing gastric spasms that can lead to nausea. Don’t drink more than a few cups if you’re pregnant because large amounts of peppermint can increase the risk of miscarriage.
Browse the herbal menu. Native Americans used many different herbs for relieving nausea. An herbal tea that doesn’t work for one person might very well work for another, so it’s good to keep your options open. Herbs you may want to try include licorice root, goldenseal, chamomile, black horehound, blackberry leaves, lemon balm, and fennel.
This Natural Remedies For Nausea article is taken from :
Healing Secrets of the Native Americans - Porter Shimer
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Glass Of Natural Remedies For Nausea
Nausea is caused by a virus, overindulging, stress, or an imbalance in the inner ear. Traveling can create motion sickness. You can ease both with these natural cures.
GLASS OF NATURAL REMEDIES FOR NAUSEA
Ginger syrup, ginger capsules, ginger soda (I love Reed’s Ginger Honey sweetened soda), and candied ginger (wash the sugar coating off) are all helpful in alleviating nausea. In fact, in 2009, researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center showed that taking ginger supplements with standard antivomiting drugs before chemotherapy can reduce nausea up to 40 percent.
You can also suck on peppermint candies or sip 1 teaspoon of umeboshi plum paste stirred into hot water. The flavors of these plants open different neural pathways rather than the nauseous one. Some find that drinking green tea helps. You can also try sucking on a lemon or olive, both of which have an astringent effect, decreasing salivation.
NATURAL REMEDIES FOR MOTION SICKNESS
Essential oils of peppermint, lemon, and ginger can be inhaled to curb motion sickness. Simply place a few drops on a tissue and take ten deep inhalations. Or just take up to ten deep inhalations at a time from the bottle. You can also get outdoors and breathe some fresh air.
To avoid motion sickness, if you are in a car, sit in the front. Look out of the front window of a car as looking out the side worsens nausea. Keep a window cracked to allow some fresh air in.
When flying, sit toward the front of the plane or over the wings as these sections move less than the back. Turn on the overhead vent.
On a boat, open a window or sit toward the middle of the deck, where there is the least motion.
Sit next to the window on any means of transportation and focus on things that are far rather than close. Keep your head still. Save reading and writing for later. If you must read, slouch down into your seat and hold the reading material close to eye level. Looking down makes some people nauseous.
This Glass Of Natural Remedies For Nausea article is taken from :
The Country Almanac of Home Remedies - Brigitte Mars
GLASS OF NATURAL REMEDIES FOR NAUSEA
Ginger syrup, ginger capsules, ginger soda (I love Reed’s Ginger Honey sweetened soda), and candied ginger (wash the sugar coating off) are all helpful in alleviating nausea. In fact, in 2009, researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center showed that taking ginger supplements with standard antivomiting drugs before chemotherapy can reduce nausea up to 40 percent.
You can also suck on peppermint candies or sip 1 teaspoon of umeboshi plum paste stirred into hot water. The flavors of these plants open different neural pathways rather than the nauseous one. Some find that drinking green tea helps. You can also try sucking on a lemon or olive, both of which have an astringent effect, decreasing salivation.
NATURAL REMEDIES FOR MOTION SICKNESS
Essential oils of peppermint, lemon, and ginger can be inhaled to curb motion sickness. Simply place a few drops on a tissue and take ten deep inhalations. Or just take up to ten deep inhalations at a time from the bottle. You can also get outdoors and breathe some fresh air.
To avoid motion sickness, if you are in a car, sit in the front. Look out of the front window of a car as looking out the side worsens nausea. Keep a window cracked to allow some fresh air in.
When flying, sit toward the front of the plane or over the wings as these sections move less than the back. Turn on the overhead vent.
On a boat, open a window or sit toward the middle of the deck, where there is the least motion.
Sit next to the window on any means of transportation and focus on things that are far rather than close. Keep your head still. Save reading and writing for later. If you must read, slouch down into your seat and hold the reading material close to eye level. Looking down makes some people nauseous.
This Glass Of Natural Remedies For Nausea article is taken from :
The Country Almanac of Home Remedies - Brigitte Mars
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