Ayurvedic Home Remedies For Anorexia

Arocaka is a condition in which the patient does not have desire to eat.

Signs and Symptoms

In addition to loss of appetite the patient may have sensitiveness of teeth and Kaṣāya taste in the mouth due to Vāta; sour or acidic (Amla) taste and foul smelling in the mouth due to Pitta; and salty or sweet taste and feeling of sliminess, heaviness and stiffness in the mouth due to Kapha.

Treatment

Single Drugs

1. Lavaṇa (common salt) and Ārdraka (ginger) is to be taken twice a day before meal. 

2. Cut fruit of Nimbū (lemon) into two halves, sprinkle 1 g. powdered Marica (black pepper) and Lavaṇa (common salt) and its juice to be sucked frequently. 

3. Take fruits of Pippalī (long pepper), Cavya, Yavānī (ptychotis) and Ciñcā (tamarind) in equal parts, make its powder and it is to be placed on the tongue for chewing. 

4. Take barks of Tvak-Dālacīnī (cinnamon), Dāruharidrā (barbery) and fruit of Yavānī (ptychotis) in equal parts and make the powder. It is to be placed on the tongue for chewing.

Simple Preparations

1. Prepare decoction from the seed of Yava (barley). Its 14 to 28 ml. is to be taken with 1 g. powdered fruit of Pippalī (long pepper) and 4 to 6 g. honey twice a day. 

2. Mix fresh juice obtained from the seed of Dāḍima (pomegranate) 14 ml. with 1 g. Kṛṣṇa Lavaṇa and 14 g. honey. It is to be retained in the mouth as Kavala (mouth wash) for 2 minutes. 

3. Fresh juice obtained from the seed of Dāḍima (pomegranate) – 14 ml., fried seed of Jīraka (cumin) – 1 g. and Śarkarā (raw sugar) – 12 g. are to be mixed together and to be retained in the mouth as Kavala (mouth wash) for 2 minutes. 

4. Macerate 26 g. of old fruit of Ciñcā (tamarind) in 100 ml. of water, strain, and add 25 g. of Guḍa (jaggery) and small quantity of powdered Tvak-Dālacīnī (cinnamon) and fruits of Elā (small cardamom) and Marica (black pepper). Take its Kavala (mouth wash) which is to be retained in the mouth for two minutes. 

5. Mix Drākṣā (raisin or grape fruit), fruit rind of Harītakī (chebulic myrobalan) and Śarkarā (raw sugar) in equal parts and make the powder. Its 3 to 6 g. is to be taken with 50 ml. warm water twice a day.

Compound Preparations

1. Dāḍimādi Cūrṇa: 1 to 3 g., to be taken with 50 ml. water thrice a day. 

2. Yavānī Sāḍava Cūrṇa: 3 to 6 g., to be taken with 50 ml. warm water twice a day. 

3. Dāḍimāṣṭaka Cūrṇa: 2 to 6 g., to be taken with 50 ml. water thrice a day. 

4. Lavaṇa Bhāskara Cūrṇa: 2 to 6 g., to be taken with 50 ml. warm water thrice a day. 

5. Ārdraka Khanḍāvaleha: 2 to 6 g., to be taken half an hour before meal with 50 ml. water. 

6. Pippalyādi Rasāyana: 3 to 6 g., to be taken thrice a day before meal with 50 ml. warm water. 

7. Nārikelā Pāka: 1 to 3 g., to be taken with 100 to 250 ml. milk twice a day.

Pathya

Godhūma (wheat), Mudga (phascoius bean), Rakta Śāli (red variety of rice); Takra (butter milk), curd, milk and ghee; leaf of Śigru (horse-radish), fruit of Paṭola (a variety of small cucumber), bulb of Rasona (garlic), Sūrana Mūla, fruit of Badara (jujube), Vetasa Śuga (cane shoot), Drākṣā (raisin or grape fruit), fruit rind of Harītakī (chebulic myrobalan) and Āmalakī (embelic myrobalan), Ārdraka (ginger), Marica (black pepper), seeds of Yavānī (ptycotis) and Dāḍima (pomegranate), fruit of Āmra (mango) are useful for the patient of Arocaka.

Apathya

Suppression of hunger, eructation and tears; anger, fright, shock, over indulgence in food, intake of uncherished food and living in insanitary condition should be avoided.