Digestive Tonic
Introduction
It is an era where everything has to happen fast. Fast eating, fast food, it is true in cases of foods and snacks. Indigestion and related problems are on rise. Many ready-to-prepare instant food items have occupied significant space in our food habits. Instead of preparing Diwali and other festival snacks at home, most people prefer to get mass-made commercial sweets and food items generally without quality checks and snack packages containing unwanted preservatives and taste enhancers. Frequency of dinner outing has increased. Every time one goes out, snack-pack pick up by children is common. Healthy snacks likes boiled sprouts are replaced by prepared branded or unbranded snacks. These taste enhancers make us to eat more. It makes more difficult for our digestive system to digest them. Keeping these altered lifestyles in mind; Schwabe has developed a new product Great Day to aid digestion. It is equally useful in cases of sluggish digestion and sluggish liver function.
Altered food habits and role of Great Day
Many people don’t have enough time to prepare food at home. This leads to increase in proportion of junk foods. Over the time, people develop the liking for them. This goes on. It becomes a habit, unaware of the consequences. According to reports (Sanjay Kalra et al. 2012) many people in major cities eat and drink frequently unhealthy foods containing trans-fats like chips, burgers, pizzas, french fries, noodles and colas. Many of these have unwanted effects on digestive system resulting in acidity, indigestion, flatulence dyspepsia, gastric & bowel disturbances and related secondary effects as urinary & respiratory troubles, weak immunity and allergic problems. Great Day is developed to overcome these problems.
Great Day covers bloating, deranged digestion, flatulence dyspepsia, different types colic pain like flatulent colic and bilious colic with great accumulation of gas, nervous irritation of the intestinal tract (IBS), diarrhoea, loss of appetite. It improves weak digestive system. Useful in acidity. Pain in stomach area due to gastritis or gastric ulcer. It covers diarrhoea with or without flatulence. Its ingredients are known drugs for flatulence and spasmodic contraction of stomach and oesophagus sometimes with reverse peristalsis. Difficulty in bringing the bloating out. Flatulence and regurgitation of liquid. Forcible eructation of gas. Covers obstinate constipation.
Great Day has clinically proven ingredient for their antispasmodic and carminative actions and improving appetite. It has soothing effect on digestive tract. It also works as diuretic, anti-inflammatory, and protective against gastric mucosal lesion.
Composition
Each 100ml contains
Proven indications of the individual ingredients in the sphere of claimed action:
Kala Jeera (Carum carvi): It is antispasmodic and carminative thus soothes digestive tract acting directly on intestinal muscles. Relieves colic, bloating and flatulence. It improves appetite, acts as tonic. The benefits on intestinal spasm and flatulence have been proven by research.
Sanay (Cassia angustifolia): From long time it is being used for constipation as a laxative. It is being used for child suffering from flatulence. It is also reported to be useful in hepatomegaly and splenomegaly with tenderness.
Amaltas (Cassia fistula): It is indicated in intestinal ulceration, liver diseases and as laxative. It is indicated for the constipation associated with bilious complaints. Flatulence, belching, loss of appetite, fullness of abdomen are covered by this remedy.
Jeera (Cuminum cyminum): In the recent study it is found that Cuminum cyminum has property to increase the release of bile from the liver. A study reported that it improves the irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). It increase the activity of digestive enzymes, potentially speeding up digestion.
Hing (Ferula asafoetida): The flatulence and spasmodic contraction of stomach and oesophagus with reverse peristalsis are covered by this ingredient. Great difficulty in bringing up bloating. Flatulence and regurgitation of liquid. Forcible eructation of gas. Pulsation in pit of stomach. Violent colic; cutting and burning in stomach and region of diaphragm. Gurgling and rolling of gas, which escapes afterwards with loud and difficult eructation. Obstinate constipation. Diarrhoea, sometimes extremely offensive.
Saunf (Foeniculum vulgare): Foeniculum vulgare is widely used as carminative, digestive, lactogogue, in treating respiratory and gastrointestinal disorders. It covers bloating, indigestion and gastric problems. In children, it is useful in abdominal colic and flatulence. Studies reveal that it relieves bloating and acts as antispasmodic, stimulates appetite, works as diuretic and anti-inflammatory. In a recent study it has shown protective effect against ethanol-induced gastric mucosal lesion.
Pudina (Mentha piperita): It is indicated in flatulent colic, deranged digestion, infantile colic, bilious colic with great accumulation of gas.
Moringa (Moringa oleifera): It is used as potential antioxidant, anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic and antimicrobial agent. In a study it is found that Moringa decreased acidity in gastric ulcers by a percentage of 86.15% and 85.13%. Presence of polyphenols in moringa reduces the liver fibrosis and reverses the oxidation.
Jaiphal (Myristica fragrans): It is useful in flatulent dyspepsia, nervous irritation of the intestinal tract, diarrhoea when the stools are soft and like chopped eggs, loss of appetite.
Harad (Terminalia chebula): It is used as laxative from long time in Ayurveda to improve bowel movement. It is also used in dysentery and diarrhoea. Presence of tannin in Terminalia chebula protects gut from infection and irritation and tends to reduce intestinal secretion. It is also helpful to reduce heartburn and indigestion.
Ajwain (Trachyspermum ammi): It helps to fight against harmful bacteria like Escherichia coli and Salmonella. It is well known home remedy for the indigestion, flatulence, stomach pain, etc. Study established its efficacy in peptic ulcers. It improves the delayed stomach emptying. Its anti-inflammatory effects may help in IBS or inflammatory bowel disease.
Sonth (Zingiber officinale): It covers weak digestive system. Indicated in heaviness of abdomen. Useful in acidity. Heaviness in stomach on awakening with gas and rumbling. Pain in stomach area due to gastritis or gastric ulcer especially worse eating. Used in colic, diarrhoea with extremely loose bowels, with much flatulence, cutting pain, hot, sore, painful anus especially during pregnancy. Chronic intestinal catarrh. Anus red and inflamed. Haemorrhoids hot, painful, sore.
Dosage: For adults 1/2 teaspoon every 1-3 hours, subsequently 1-2 teaspoon 2-3 times daily, Children should be given half of the adult dose or as suggested by the physician.
Side effects: No side effect of Great Day are known.
Contra-indications: No contra-indications for the use of Great Day Herbal are known.
Interactions: No interactions between Great Day and other products are known.
Presentation: Bottle of 200 ml.
1. What is Great Day?
Great Day is a herbal range of product from Schwabe India for sluggish digestion, indigestion, flatulence dyspepsia, gastric & bowel disturbances and acidity. It is composed of Kala Jeera (Carum carvi) Sd. Extract, Sanay (Cassia angustifolia) Lf.Extract, Amaltas (Cassia fistula)Pd. Extract, Jeera (Cuminum cyminum) Ft. Extract, Hing (Ferula asafoetida)Rn. Extract, Saunf (Foeniculum vulgare) Ft. Extract, Pudina (Mentha piperita) Lf. Extract, Moringa (Moringa oleifera) Lf.Extract Jaiphal (Myristica fragrans) Sd. Extract, Harad (Terminalia chebula) Ft. Extract, Ajwain (Trachyspermum ammi) Ft. Extract, Sonth (Zingiber officinale) Rz. Extract.
2. What are uses/benefits of Great Day?
It covers bloating, deranged digestion, flatulence dyspepsia, different types colic pain like flatulent colic and bilious colic with great accumulation of gas, nervous irritation of the intestinal tract (IBS), diarrhoea, loss of appetite. It improves weak digestive system. Useful in acidity. Pain in stomach area due to gastritis or gastric ulcer. It covers diarrhoea with or without flatulence. Its ingredients are known drugs for flatulence and spasmodic contraction of stomach and oesophagus sometimes with reverse peristalsis. Difficulty in bringing the bloating out. Flatulence and regurgitation of liquid. Forcible eructation of gas. Covers obstinate constipation.
3. How to use Great Day?
For adults 1/2 teaspoon every 1-3 hours, subsequently 1-2 teaspoon 2-3 times daily, Children should be given half of the adult dose or as suggested by the physician.
4. What are the side effects of Great Day?
No known side effects of Great Day are known or reported.
5. What precautions to take before taking Great Day?
None.
6. Is Great Day suitable for children?
Yes.
7. How long should I take Great Day?
Until the symptoms improve or as per the Physicians prescription.
8. Is it safe to take Great Day during pregnancy?
Yes.
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