Various experiments are now going on to find out the effectiveness of the herbs that are traditionally used by the patients suffering from irritable bowel syndrome to reduce the symptoms of the disease. When compared to west herbal preparations are more commonly used in the west to treat IBS. The herbal IBS treatment need not always be by using a single herb or its extract. A combination of various herbs also is used by many to cure the symptoms of IBS.
Traditional Chinese herbal medicines and some ayurvedic preparations from India are widely used by the patients of IBS in the east to get rid of the symptoms of IBS. Experiments made in this field indicate the effectiveness of various herbal preparations that include Chinese herbal preparation, Tibetan herbal medicine, Padma Lax and some ayurvedic preparations in reducing the global symptoms such as diarrhea, constipation and acute abdomen pain associated with the disease irritable bowel syndrome.
Like doctors who prescribe modern medicine to treat irritable bowel syndrome, the propagators of herbal IBS treatment also recommend a high dietary diet for the patients of IBS. Herbal IBS treatment practitioners also believe in the ability of high fiber diet in reducing the suffering of the patient of IBS. Herbal IBS treatment also recommends avoiding use of alcohol, caffeine and fatty, gassy and spicy foods by the persons who suffer from irritable bowel syndrome. Herbal IBS treatment also suggests making use of the stress management practices such as yoga, meditation, reflexology and hypnosis. Reflexology is believed to be very effective in relieving the patients of IBS from diarrhea, constipation and other commonly seen symptoms of IBS.
The herbs to be used in the herbal IBS treatment include ginger (zingiber officinale), buck thorn ( Rhamnus purshiana) and enteric- coated peppermint oil. Enteric coating is found to be effective in delaying the process of digestion until the peppermint reach the small intestine of the patient. It will avoid the irritation in the upper part of the digestive tract. The other herbs used to treat irritable bowel syndrome include Chamomile, valerian, rosemary and lemon balm.
In India people who suffer from irritable bowel syndrome widely use herbal preparations that contain Triphala, a combination of three fruits namely Harada, Amla and Behada. This medicine is found to be very effective in treating constipation by detoxifies the deepest organic levels with out affecting the body’s reserves.
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