Diet & Digestion
Drinking with meals, and the classical instructions about water
Classical texts give specific instructions about when and how much to drink around eating, and several popular claims about this have no support at all.
Topic
digestion
Every Ayurveda Town article tagged digestion — 4 pieces across 2 sections.
Diet & Digestion
Cumin, coriander, fennel: the digestive spices and what they do
Traditional Indian cooking uses particular spices in particular sequences, and several of them have carminative properties that are better supported than most herbal claims.
Herbs & Formulations
Triphala: three fruits, and a reasonable amount of research
One of the most widely used classical formulations, taken principally for digestion and elimination, with a body of evidence that is better than most and thinner than the marketing.
Diet & Digestion
Agni: the classical account of digestion, and what it maps onto
Digestive fire is the organising concept of Ayurvedic dietetics. Some of what it describes corresponds to recognisable physiology and some of it does not, and the distinction is worth being clear about.