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Amlapitta: Acidity, Heartburn, Gastritis
The three doshas present in the human body according to the history of herbal medicine, namely the vata, pitta and kapha which are situated in the grahani (duodenum), the seating of the digestive fire or Agni.
Fasting, eating during indigestion deranges the pachaka pitta and Agni pachak pitta vitiates with its drava, tiksna and ushna properties.
This process is known by Ayurveda health inscriptions as "amla pitta” and the symptoms in amla pitta resemble with those found in hyperacidity and gastritis. Amla pitta is classified in two broad categories by the Ayurveda medicine, namely: |
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- Adhoga Amplapitta (downward)
- Urdhwaga Amplapitta (upward)
- Amplapitta caused by Vata, Pitta and Kapha
Hetu (Causative factors)
- Consumption of combined incompatible food (viruddha anna)
- Contaminated food (Dushta anna)
- Sour (Amla) food
- Spicy food such as pickles, papad etc… that cause burning sensation inside vidahi
- Similar food and drinks that cause increase in pitta
Symptoms of Urdhvaga (upward) Amla pitta according to health herbal studies
- Vomiting of green, yellow, blue, black, slightly red or of bright red color having sour material that resemble mutton wash, sticky and thin, followed by kapha.
- Vomiting occurring during digestion of food or due to empty stomach with bitter or sour taste occasionally.
- Belching of similar nature.
- Burning sensation in the throat, chest and upper abdomen.
- Headache.
- Burning sensation in the palms and soles.
- Feeling of great heat.
- Loss of appetite.
- Fever of kapha pittaja type.
- Appearance of rasnas.
- Circular itching studded with numerous small vesicles on the skin.
Symptoms of Adhoga (downward) Amlapitta
- Thirst
- Burning sensation
- Fainting
- Giddiness
- Delusion
- Different kinds of diarrhea
- Occasional oppression in the chest
- Rashes on the skin
- Poor digestion
- Perspiration
- Yellowish skin
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Symptoms of Amla pitta caused by Vata, Pitta & Kapha noted by herbal remedies
Following are the symptoms of amla pitta caused by Vata:
- Tremors
- Delirium
- Fainting
- Feeling of pins and needles
- Weakness of body parts
- Pain and darkness before the eyes
- Giddiness
- Delusion
Following are the symptoms of amla pitta caused by pitta:
- Expectoration of thick phlegm
- Feeling of heaviness
- Lassitude
- Loss of appetite
- Coldness
- Weakness
- Vomiting
- Coating on the tongue
- Burning sensation
- Loss of strength
- Itching of the skin
- More sleep
Following are the symptoms of amla pitta caused by kapha and pitta both:
- Eructation having bitter
- Sour and pungent tastes
- Burning sensation in the chest upper abdomen and throat
- Giddiness
- Fainting
- Loss of appetite
- Vomiting lassitude
- Headache Salivation
- Sweet taste in the mouth treatment
Medication recommended by Ayurveda India for Amlapitta (upward evacuation):
- Emesis with mild emetic drugs and downward evacuation with laxatives.
- After evacuation, purification of the body the patient should take snehapana (oilification therapy) and shaman chikitsa ahara (pacificator management) should be administered for a better herbal medicine natural effect.
- Anuvasana basti (or enema prepared with unctuous substances and medication).
- Samshodhan Chikitsa in which all the three doshas are vitiated in amla pitta samshodhan (evacuation).
Medication recommended for urdhvaga amlapitta (upward amlapitta):
- Vamana or emesis · adhog amlapitta (downward amlapitta) virechana (or evacuation by purgatives and laxatives).
- For patients with dominance of kapha dosha, decoction of parval leaves, neem-leaves madanphala, honey and saindhav should be given for emesis or nishottar powder added with kwath should be given to a patient as a purgative.
- Edibles made of yava (barley) and godhuma (wheat) should be given to patients without salt, red chilli powder or sour and pungent in taste.
- Sugar and honey with Laja sattu should be regularly taken in diet.
Home remedy in Ayurveda; Decoctions
- Decoction made up of shringver (ginger) and patol.
- Patol, nagar, dhanyak, kwath
- Decoction made up of patol, snagar, amrita and kutaka should be given pitta-kapha dominant amlapitta
- Yava (barley), krishna and parval boiled with water should be taken added with honey should be taken in amlapitta.
- Dashanga Kwath
- Decoction of Amrita, Khadira, Yashtimadhu, Daruharidra should be taken added with honey
- Patoladi Kwath
- Guduchyadi Kwath
- Kantakaryadi Kwath
- Bhunimbadi Kwath
Commonly used drugs by Ayurveda therapy practices
- Choorna
- Panchanimbadi
- Choorna Avipattikar
- Choorna Trikautkadya Choorna
- Madhu pippali yoga
- Pippali choorna with honey should be given in the morning.
- Eladi Choorna.
- Rasakalpa
- Amlapittatank
- Rasa Leelavilas Rasa
- Panchanan Gutika
- Sita mandur
- Sootshekhar Rasa
- Suvarna sootshekhar rasa
- Ghrita
- Yashtimadhu grhita
- Jitakadya grhita
- Shatavari grhita
- Shatavari grhita
- Avaleha
- Khanda Kushmanda avaleha
- Saubhagya shunthi paleh
- Sundhi khama
- Pippali Khanda
- Haridra khanda yoga
- Brihad haridra khama
- Khanda pippali avaleha
Pathya-apathya (dos and don’ts)
Pathya
Old rice (shali), yava, godhum, mudga, jangal, mamsarasa, bilwa, kapitha, parval, bitter gourd (kararela), vastukam dhatri (amalaki), dadima (pomegranate), mustha and all edibles bitter in taste are recommended as herbal treatments in amla pitta.
Apathya
Til (sesame) mash (black gram), kultha taila Avidugdha (milk of goats), Dhanyamla (vinegar), salty, pungent and spicy food, food which is heavy (guru) for digestion (digest with difficulty), dadhi (curds) and alcohol.
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