Herbal Formula: Gastro-Intestinal Reflux

CASE STUDY: Herbal Formula for Gastro-Intestinal Reflux

SUBMITTED BY: Nerena Morris, Naturopath/Medical Herbalist BSc of Naturopathy

PATIENT: 47-year-old female

INITIAL PRESENTATION & KEY CLINICAL OBSERVATIONS:

Client presented with gastro-intestinal reflux following eating and waking in the night with heartburn. Duration 1 week, with unknown origin. No history of reflux previously. 

HERBAL TREATMENT (100ml)

Hoheria populnea (Hoheria) 1:4  - 30ml

Glycyrrhiza glabra (Liquorice) 1:1 - 30ml

Filipendula ulmaria (Meadowsweet) 1:2 - 20ml

Codonopsis pilosula (Codonopsis) 1:2 - 20ml
 

DOSAGE: 5mls, 4 x daily before meals
 

FOLLOW-UP: Patient’s symptoms ceased after 2 days on the formula. Patient finished the formula and has had no repeat of the reflux.