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Kunjala

In Sanskrit, Kunjala means "sour gruel." The practice of cleaning the stomach. This practice is done on an empty stomach in the early morning. This is a method of removing undigested particles of food from the previous day's meal which continue to stick to the stomach lining causing issues with digestion and any extra bile in the stomach.

Practice

Fill a 64 oz. glass bottle 1/3 with boiling distilled water.

Add 2 teaspoons of air dried sea salt or Celtic salt.

Fill the rest of the bottle with room temperature distilled water.

Drink the entire bottle as quick as possible and take as few brakes as possible.

Bend over and put two fingers at the root of the tongue, the vomiting reflex is induced, which throws the salt water out of the stomach along with the impurities.

Continue till all the water is removed.

Note

If all of the water is not removed from the stomach, then the water will be removed through the anus with in a short amount of time.

Remember after practicing Kunjala, if you feel you have to pass gas, then go the bathroom.

Precautions with Kunjala

Do not practice if you have server asthma, stomach ulcers, Heart issues or a hernia.

Benefits of Kunjala

Removes indigestion.

Acidity and gas from the stomach.

Eliminates excess mucus from the esophagus and stomach.

Helping to remedy cough and sore Throat.

Helps with mild asthma, bronchitis and other respiratory ailments.

Balances Vayu or Air in the body (Vata Dosha)

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