MALAVRODH (CONSTIPATION)

Drink daily 1 glass lukewarm water + honey at morning as

HONEY is mild laxative.
Take 1 glass Buttermilk with cumin powder & black salt in
both the meals.
Chew 15-30 raisins at night before sleeping. Raisins contain
cellulose, which promotes good peristalsis of the intestine.
At night-1 glass lukewarm milk with 1 tablespoon cows
ghee. Due to regular habit of milk drinking there will not be
constipation at all.
Soak dry fig in water at night & eat it at morning.
Eat Green gram, Lentil kadhan in meals.
Riped Banana is useful in malavrodh.
Consume maximum salads like cucumber, Tomato, Radish
Onion etc. during meals as it gives maximum fiber.
Guava can be eaten 1-2 a day which may be useful..
Grapes are also good for combating the constipation.
Use whole flour, Brown rice, Pulses, Peanuts.
Fruits with skin, Steamed vegetables are useful in
constipation.
Masha (Black gram) is good remedy.
Eat green leafy vegetables at least 5 times a week.
Drink one glass of water boiled with one tablespoon of flax
seed at bedtime as it contains lot of fiber.
Eat Cabbage, Cauliflower, Cluster beans, Ridge gourd, and
Bottle gourd etc. vegetables.
Eat Apple, Papaya, Apricot, Figs, and Pear regularly.
Afternoon drink-Lemon juice, Amla juice.
Take vegetables soup like tomato soup, Mix veg.soup at
dinner.
Avoid heavy & vata increasing food like Bengal gram, Chole,
Rajmah, Field bean.
Avoid Sago, Sweet potato, Colocaasia (Alukanda).
Dont drink cold water.

 Avoid Fast food, Hoteling, Fried food, Chinese food & non
veg.

SAMPLE MENU
ON RISING
Glass of Warm water with Honey.
Tea
BREAKFAST

Stewed 4 figs or Apricots

Cornflakes with milk and sugar
Toasts
Banana or Apple

LUNCH

Tomato soup or cream of Asparagus soup

Butter milk
Salad Radish, Lettuce, Tomato, Carrot
Cauliflower, cooked or masala mixed
vegetables
Rice with dal or vegetable pulao.
Wheat bread or chapattis.
Grapes
4PM
Tea with banana bread
DINNER
Mixed veg.soup or spinach soup
French beans and boiled potato or onion fried
ladies fingers.
Chapattis /Jowar Roti
Pumpkin raita.

About 8-10 glasses of water during the

day