REPAIR gastric ulcer injury with this ‘fortune flower’
You’re DOUBLED OVER in pain…
Because your stomach is WRECKED.
A peptic or gastric ulcer can arise out of many different circumstances…
Including excessive stress… dangerous meds, like NSAIDs…
And, most commonly, an infection from a strain of bacterium known as Helicobacter pylori.
OF COURSE you need to BANISH stress… DITCH the drugs… and KILL the bugs in order to get back on course.
But there’s more you can do to PATCH UP a stomach lining that’s been TORN TO SHREDS.
And I GUARANTEE you won’t hear this one from your doc – not if he came out of med school in this country!
UNDO the damage
The Asian country of Laos CELEBRATES plumeria as the national flower… and considers it a symbol of good luck.
Throughout the world… including South America and the Caribbean… different cultures use plumeria for ceremonial purposes…
AND for its medicinal benefits.
You see, plumeria flowers are pretty… and aromatic enough to use as perfume and incense…
But the plant as a whole is potentially a health hero… especially if you suffer from gastric ulcers.
In one animal study, Indian researchers found that Plumeria obtusa stem bark extracts helped REDUCE gastric acidity in subjects with ulcers induced by an anti-inflammatory drug.
Plumeria extracts literally HIT THE BRAKES on excessive stomach acid secretion…
And they worked by inhibiting the proton pump… just like some of Big Pharma’s “acid blocker” drugs that docs prescribe to ulcer patients.
That’s not all…
In a 2014 animal study out of India, the leaf extract from Plumeria alba not only HEALED ulcers…
But it also PROTECTED the gastric lining from future damage!
Of course, those findings were nothing new to practitioners of folk medicine… who’ve RELIED on plumeria for its anti-ulcer benefits for AGES.
But modern-day scientific studies help natural cures like plumeria gain mainstream ACCEPTANCE… by CONFIRMING what traditional medicinal approaches already know!
One of the key compounds that’s UNIQUE to plumeria is an anti-inflammatory called plumericin.
And that could certainly help your belly FEEL better as it heals from its injury!
But plumericin also contributes to the antimicrobial properties of plumeria…
Which is CRUCIAL for keeping infection out of your wounded stomach lining.
Now, you won’t find plumeria supplements just yet at your local health food store or online…
And plumeria essential oils are likely to be used for aromatherapy and not for ingestion.
But plumeria flowers are edible… and some folks enjoy drinking a tea made from steeping them in hot water.
Just don’t get them from a florist – which has most likely sprayed them with pesticides or other chemicals.
Try your local Asian market for edible forms of plumeria…
Or better yet, consult a certified Chinese herbalist, who’ll recognize it by its names used in TCM, “Ji Dan Hua“… Flos Plumeria… or frangipani.
To a “flower fix” for ulcers,
Sarah Reagan
P.S. For more natural approaches to beating back ulcers, check the eAlert archives for the Himalayan “queen of spices”… a Vietnamese “mint trick”… and the Hindi “Tree of Life.”
