By Bob Dorris
| Need a home
remedy for nausea? Oriental
medicine says nausea is
due to "reverse
stomach Qi". Qi
means something akin to
energy, so the energy of
the stomach is going in
reverse... up instead of
down!
Here's
a couple quick and
effective Oriental
remedies to stop nausea,
whether from traveling
pregnancy, chemotherapy
or pretty much any other
cause. These don't have
the side effects of
nausea medications, and
their effectiveness is
backed up by plenty of
research.
Don't
underestimate their power
because they seem so
simple. There are
hospitals that use these
natural nausea remedies
in lieu of drugs.
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ACUPRESSURE
TO THE WRIST
An easy home
remedy for nausea that costs
nothing is acupressure to a
special point on your wrist. It's
called "P 6" (because
it's the 6th point on the
Pericardium acupuncture channel).
It's located 3
finger widths above your wrist
crease on the palm side, between
the two tendons that stick out
when you flex your wrist back and
forth. You can stimulate it with
a blunt object like the tip of
your thumb, a chopstick, or, if
you're in the office, the
non-sharp side of a pen or
pencil.
Use mild
pressure for about 60 seconds.
You might feel a slight ache,
which is usually a good sign, but
use common sense and don't damage
yourself. Repeat it as often as
necessary.
Here's a
special bonus - use this at a
gathering when someone has the
hiccups... it works great, and
you'll be the hit of the party!
| GINGER TEA OR
CAPSULES This one's been
used in China, for more
than 2,000 years and is
an important herbal
medicine there. It's
strange that ginger's
been relegated only to
our spice racks, rather
than our medicine
cabinets (except in my
home, of course!)
Using
ginger is pretty simple.
Either grate it into
boiling water and make a
tea out of it, or buy
capsules at the grocery
store or pharmacy and
take a couple when you
feel nauseous.
If you
want to be more specific
with your dosages...
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| ..If you have
nausea - take 2 to 4
grams of fresh root daily
(0.25 to 1.0 g of
powdered root). ... If you want
to prevent nausea or
vomiting...
Take 2
ginger capsules (1 gram)
three times a day, or...
Take
1/2 tsp. every four
hours, or...
Just
chew on a small piece of
ginger three or four
times a day.
It's a
good idea to keep both
fresh ginger and ginger
capsules on hand at home.
Ginger's a powerful
remedy for a lot of
digestive problems. Try
it a couple times, and
you may just give ginger
a place in your medicine
cabinet as well as on
your spice rack!
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