Natural treatments : hyperacid gastritis
Plants with weakly alkaline, anti-inflammatory, healing and soothing active principles are recommended. Infusions and decoctions are usually drunk unsweetened and preferably between meals.
For incipient forms of hyperacid gastritis:
Flores Acaciae (Acacia flowers) also have the property of calming the sensations of pyrosis (heartburn), being used in long-term treatments, even as a dietary tea. Infusion of 2 teaspoons of flowers to a cup of water; drink 2 cups a day, preferably between meals.
Folium Rubi idaei (Raspberry leaves). Contributes to reducing acidity. Infusion of a teaspoon of leaves to a cup of water; drink 2-3 cups a day.
As adjuvants in gastric ulcers and more advanced forms of gastritis, the following are recommended:
Radix Symphyti (Celestial root) due to its allantoin content, has a particularly effective healing and soothing action. Decoction of 1-2 teaspoons to a cup of water; drink 2-3 cups a day.
Folium Pulmonariae (Pulmonaria leaves) also contain allantoin, being healing by stimulating healthy tissues. Infusion of a tablespoon of leaves to a cup of water; drink 2-3 cups a day.
Flores Calendulae (Calendula flowers) have healing and soothing properties, being useful, including, in duodenal ulcers. Infusion of 2 teaspoons of flowers to a cup of water, quantity to be drunk during the day, preferably on an empty stomach.
Folium Plantaginis (Plantagin leaves) - with healing and antibacterial action, Powder - 2-3 knife tips 2-3 times a day. Infusion of 2 tablespoons of leaves to a cup of water; take one tablespoon every 3 hours.
Rhizoma Calami acts as a gastric dressing, favoring the epithelialization of gastrointestinal ulcers. Powder one knife tip 2-3 times a day between meals. Decoction of one teaspoon to a cup of water, amount to be drunk in 2-3 doses between meals.
Herba Hyperici (St. John's Wort) has remarkable healing properties. Infusion of 1-2 teaspoons of plant to a cup of water; drink 2 times a day
In traditional medicine, the oil is used with good results: 20 g of plant soaked in 20 ml of alcohol; after 12 hours, add 200 g of oil and keep in a water bath for 2 hours, stirring. Leave for 2-3 days and filter through a cloth. Store in the dark and cool. Take one teaspoon between meals.
Radix Liquiritiae (Licorice root) has anti-inflammatory, anti-ulcer, and healing properties. Cold maceration of 1/2 teaspoon of root to a cup of water; drink during the day.
Equiseti herb (Horsetail) helps neutralize increased acidity. Decoction of a teaspoon of plant to a cup of water; drink 2-3 cups during the day. It is also useful to combine some plants with antiseptic and calming action:
Flores Chamomillae (Chamomile flowers). Infusion of 1-2 teaspoons of flowers to a cup of water; drink 1-2 cups a day, on an empty stomach. Double extraction: macerate 1-2 teaspoons of flowers in 1/2 cup of water for 30 minutes in the cold; filter, and infuse the flowers with another 1/2 cup of boiling water. Mix the two liquids; drink during the day, in two doses, on an empty stomach.
Gastric tea
Flores Calendulae (Calendula flowers) Flores Chamomillae (Chamomile flowers). Flores Millefolii (Yarrow flowers) Folium Menthae (Mint leaves), Herba Taraxaci (Dandelion) - Radix Valerianae (Valerian root), Infusion of 1-2 teaspoons of the mixture to a cup of water; drink 2 cups a day.
Observation: both in the treatment of hyperacid gastritis and ulcers, good results are obtained with white cabbage cellular juice. For this purpose, grate a cabbage, add a little salt, leave to rest for ½ hour. Squeeze, obtaining approximately 1 glass of cellular juice. Drink 1 glass daily, between meals for a month.
Before choosing a natural treatment, you should get a diagnosis from a licensed physician. Even if the risks are low, the treatment should be approved by the specialist who issued your diagnosis to avoid conflicting with medication or pre-existing conditions.