Acidity / reflux symptoms

Historical remedies

The following claims come from the historical source; they are not verified treatment recommendations.

• Taking coriander-cumin powder with sugar relieves heartburn after eating due to acidity. [22]
• Acidity is cured by drinking white onion juice with sugar. [43]
• Eating pineapple slices with sugar and pepper helps to reduce acidity. [43]
• Eating white onion with sugar and curd reduces acidity. [44]
• One spoonful of amla juice, one tola (original unit) of black grapes, half a spoonful of honey is used to reduce acidity. [44]
• Acidity is cured by making chutney of talchi, sugar and kokum. [44]
• Grapes and horseradish are taken equally and the amount of sugar is made into pills equal to its rupee weight, acidity is cured. [44]
• Acidity is cured by drinking pumpkin juice with sugar. [44]
• Acidity is cured by crushing lumps and sugar. [44]
• Taking dried ginger, padi sugar and amla powder reduces acidity. [44]
• Adding the juice of one lemon to half a liter of water, half a spoonful of sugar and drinking it half an hour before meals will reduce acidity. [44]
• Coriander-cumin powder taken with sugar relieves acidity. [44]
• Drinking 100 to 208 grams of milk in the evening with a little sugar and 2-5 pieces of ground black pepper roasted in Dhee reduces acidity. [44]
• 1 to 2 grams of baking soda mixed with coriander cumin powder or Sudarshan powder reduces acidity. [44]
• Taking tulsi leaves with curd or buttermilk can cure acidity. [44]
• A spoonful of amla powder every morning and night will cure acidity. [44]
• Taking powder of ghana and dried ginger with water relieves acidity. [44]
• Asparagus powder taken with honey reduces acidity. [44]