Posted on November 10, 2007 in Common Ailments
We all feel hungry and the desire for food is there. The quantity consumed depends upon our appetite. There are times when we are very hungry and sometimes we do not feel like having anything.
One must have a good appetite. It is sign of good health. One must eat well in order to carry out the daily chores. But how does one ensure a good appetite?
Home Remedies for Good Appetite
Individuals with poor appetite or appetite loss may eat less than usual, not feel hungry at all, or feel full (satiated) after eating only a small amount. There are home remedies to improve or appetite:
- Horse radish, garlic, safflower, hops, goldenseal, oatstraw, barberry, parsley, and ginseng will help increase appetite
- A thiamine supplement along with zinc, vitamin A, niacin, B-complex, and biotin to increase appetite
- Peppermint tea to increase appetite
- Take some fresh ginger, chop a little into small pieces, add some lime juice and a pinch of rock salt, and chew it up. It stimulates the appetite.
- Kernels of fully-grown mango seeds are to be dried. Add a few curry leaves and a few pepper corns to the kernels (1-2 seeds) and grind them to a fine paste using water. Mix the paste in buttermilk. Add a pinch of salt to taste. This is then added to rice and taken. Tender mango leaves can be used in place of mango kernels. This brings about good appetite and helps sensitize the taste buds.
- Bitter greens consist of arugula, radicchio, collards, kale, endives, escarole, mizuna, sorrel, dandelions, watercress, and red/green mustard, which help, in increasing appetite by improving digestion.
- Fennel, like its cousin caraway (both belong to the Umbelliferae family of herbs), is a familiar digestive aid, both for relieving stomach upset and for boosting the appetite.
- Hot pepper increases metabolism and the appetite.
Ayurveda Remedies for Increasing Appetite
- Extract a cup of pomegranate seed juice. Add a pinch of rock salt and a spoonful of honey. Sip it slowly and it removes the bad taste from the mouth and increases your appetite
- Take equal parts of mustard seeds, asafetida, ginger, cumin seeds and black salt and grind the mixture to a fine powder. Add this mixture to a glass of buttermilk and drink it an hour before meals for increasing the appetite
- One part each of cloves, nutmeg and long pepper, 3 parts of Indian gooseberry and 8 parts of ginger. Grind the mixture to obtain a fine powder. Add sufficient sugar to make it tasty enough to eat. Consume a spoonful of this mixture twice or thrice a day helps in improving lost appetite
- Mix in equal parts cinnamon bark, small cardamom, coriander seeds and fennel seeds. Soak the mixture in cold water overnight. Strain this blend with a tea strainer. Drink this early in the morning for better appetite
- Soak about 10 grams of tamarind in a cup of warm water for 30 minutes. Squeeze the mass to obtain tamarind juice. Add a pinch of table salt to suit your taste. Add about 2 grams of powdered ajowan seeds. If taken before meals, this juice improves appetite
- Basil tea helps in increasing appetite
Improve your appetite the natural way and enjoy your meals. A good appetite promotes general well-being.
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