Ajwain water recipe for many ailments...

Ajwain aka :Thymol seeds,Vaamu,Omam,Trachyspermum ammi
Method of preparation:
A teaspoon or ~ 8 gms of ajwain is washed well.It is added to 1 liter of clean boiling water.The water should be reduced to half its original volume.The decoction is cooled and filtered.
Drinking this will reduce gas problems, increase the digestive power, decrease general lethargy, helps in indigestion problems, the common cold and diabetes.
This can be done for a few days.
Ajwain is said to increase the internal heat of the body according to Ayurveda.So it is used less in summers.

A remedy for gas problems

Half a spoon of ginger juice is mixed with half a pinch of asafoetida (hing ) and rock salt. Eating this mixture  reduces the gas problems.
Pregnant ladies may avoid this since hing is mildly abortifacient.

A delicious ayurvedic dip for gas problems

Grind Raisins with a few peppercorns and rock salt and Somph (fennel seeds)  and ginger juice and water .
This kismis chutney can be eaten with Rice or Rotis .This is very suitable for people of all ages.
This decreases the symptoms of almost all types of stomach disorders and prevents diseases as it boosts immunity and promotes the formation of blood.

Ajwain or vaamu lehyam -an excellent recipe for indigestion

Hindi-Ajwain

English-Thymol seeds,carom seeds

Tamil:Omam

Telugu:Vaamu

Malayalam:ayamodagam

Sanskrit:ajamodika.

 The recipe is similar to Kasyapa Lehyam as mentioned in this post

http://simpleayurvedichealthtips.blogspot.com/2010/10/simple-recipe-for-indigestion-problems.html

Ingredients needed

Ajwain -100 gms

Cow's ghee-100gm

Mishri-Rock candy sugar-100 gm

Powder the rock sugar.

Melt the ghee.

Dry roast the ajwain and powder well and sieve.Mix the powders and add the ghee.

The mixture sets into a lehyam.Store in a glass jar.

Eating one spoon of this lehyam an hour before dinner cures most of the stomach problems.It decreases flatulence,eliminates all kinds of gas problems .Children may be given a little more than half a spoon.

A good appetiser

Pound soft date fruits,ginger,chillies and rocksalt.Eat one teaspoon of this chutney /dip with rotis or rice.This will improve the digestion and also increase the appetite in a person.This kitchen remedy also works well and eliminates gas problems.

A very simple way to prevent kapha based disorders...

Dry roast 100 gmof dry Ginger /sont/sonti/chukku and powder it.Mix equal quantity of old Jaggery to it and grind it to a thick paste and store in a glass jar.
Take 5 gm of this mixture and tuck it in the cheek and swallow the juice slowly till the paste dissolves.This should be done twice a day after food.Children may be give 2 gm.
This will ensure a good kapha balance in the body and reduces cough,cold,constipation problem,indigestion,gas,acidity problems and many other kapha based disorders and also decreases pains due to vata disorders.
--As told by Panditha Elchuri.

An aid for better digestion

Mix 1 tablespoon of fresh juice of mint leaves/Pudina in 1 glass of water and 1 spoon of honey.Drink it early in the morning.This relieves gas and aids in digestion.

For eliminating gas problems

Chew 3 pinches of ajwain/thymol seeds/vaamu/omam with the same amount of black salt and drink warm water.Belching and gas problem is solved.
Photo Source:wikimedia Commons,author:Sanjay Acharya.