ABSTRACT

Gastrointestinal (GI) disorder is the term used to refer any condition or ailment that occurs within the gastrointestinal tract (also referred to as the GIT). Various natural drug (Anethum graveolens L., Carum carvi, Cinnamomum tamala, Coriandrum sativum L., Foeniculum vulgare, Zingiber officinale L., Pinus roxburghii, Plumbago zeylanica, Punica granatum L., Saussurea lappa, Tamarindus indica, and Valeriana wallichii) treatments are effective in lowering the signs and symptoms of GI disorders such as purposeful dyspepsia, constipation, and postoperative ileus, a painful situation that may additionally affect sufferers after a bowel surgery. Herbal medicines serve a valuable role in the management of patients with functional GI disorders. Herbal remedy can also help with the not unusual GI circumstance irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Many of the medication used to deal with GI issues are useless or purpose side effect. Herbal remedy is a safe, holistic alternative that normally has no prominent 106adverse effect. From this chapter, a correspondence between ethnopharmacological knowledge with modern scientific findings (antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-ulcer, gastroprotective, etc.) and data of validated experiments have been presented.