Ayurvedic Herbs for Curing Motion Sickness

By Sunil

Motion sickness is also known as ‘travel sickness’. Some people are uncomfortable and feel nauseated while traveling on road, sea, or air. This happens when there is a conflict between the inner ear, eyes, and the body.

For instance, when a person travels in a vehicle with no windows, especially in the cabin of a ship, he or she will not be able to see the ship moving but can sense motion.

The eyes tell the brain that it is motionless; however, the inner ear and the body tell the brain that the vehicle is moving. This causes confusion in the brain and the person experiences pale face, dizziness, cold sweats, dehydration, headache, fatigue, nausea, and often vomiting.

Motion sickness is not a serious health problem and it does not require any serious treatment. However, it can irritate the person at the time of traveling. Not only adults, even children are prone to motion sickness. Some children gradually outgrow motion sickness, while others continue to suffer throughout their lives. Motion sickness can also occur on merry go round, amusement park rides, reading while traveling, flavor of certain food, leather, perfumes, pollution, or cigarette.

People love to travel but unfortunately, traveling is not for those who suffer from motion sickness. There are Ayurvedic herbs and remedies to help you out of this problem.

Ginger: It is used as an Ayurvedic medicine to reduce the gastrointestinal effects. The report shows that ginger is very effective for nausea and vomiting caused by motion sickness. You can consume it in the form of powder, juice, tea, and spice for preparing food.

Keep a good quantity of ginger with you when you travel. Ginger can also cure nausea and vomiting caused by pregnancy. However, large dose of ginger may affect pregnancy>.

Cardamom: It is used for flavoring food like sweet dishes, curries, tea, coffee, and milk. It also has medicinal value for some of the Ayurvedic treatments. Cardamom helps to improve digestive system. Apart from that, it is also proved to get rid of nausea, vomiting, and >motion sickness. You can have cardamom either by using it in the food preparation or by adding in tea or coffee. If you take this before you start the journey, you may be able to prevent motion sickness.

There are drugs that can reduce motion sickness. This is taken one hour before traveling. This will reduce the feeling of nausea and vomiting. However, it is harmful for health if taken continuously. Ayurvedic herbs and remedies can cure the problem of motion sickness without any side effects.

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