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Colicon Tablet

Ayurvedic tablets for colic, wind and griping pain

Trapped wind can twist your gut into knots. Colicon helps it let go.

Colicon Tablet by Devendra Ayurved Ashram

100 Tab: ₹70

Colicon is an Ayurvedic tablet for Shoola — colicky abdominal pain — and the bloating and trapped wind that cause it. Trikatu and roasted asafoetida kindle digestion and relax a cramping gut, black salt and baking soda settle acidity, and the whole is processed in lemon juice.

The booklet calls it digestive and laxative and lists it for abdominal colic, Parinama shoola (pain after meals), bloating and Vata in the belly.

Used for

  • Abdominal colic (Shoola)
  • Pain after meals (Parinama shoola)
  • Bloating & trapped wind
  • Indigestion

Why the gut cramps

Colic is the squeezing pain of gut smooth muscle in spasm, usually around a pocket of trapped gas. Slow digestion lets food ferment, the gas stretches the bowel, and the muscle clamps down in waves.

In Ayurveda the culprit is Vata. Obstructed by Ama from a weak digestive fire, it turns upward and sideways instead of down (Vata-pratilomata) and grips the gut as Shoola. The remedy warms and digests (Deepana-Pachana), relaxes the spasm (Shoolaprashamana) and returns Vata to its downward path (Vatanulomana).

Colicon eases colic in 3 ways

  • Antispasmodic (Shoolaprashamana) — Asafoetida relaxes intestinal smooth muscle in experimental studies — Ayurveda's first choice for wind and colic.
  • Digestive Stimulant (Deepana-Pachana) — Ginger speeds gastric emptying, and piperine from black and long pepper stimulates digestive enzymes and shortens transit time in experimental studies.
  • Carminative & Antacid (Vatanulomana) — Black salt moves wind down and out, and sodium bicarbonate neutralises excess acid within minutes.

Key ingredients

  • Hing (Asafoetida) (Ferula asafoetida, oleo-gum resin) — 25 mg. Ayurveda's first remedy for wind and colic (Vatanulomana, Shoolaprashamana). In experimental studies asafoetida relaxes intestinal smooth muscle and stimulates digestive enzymes and bile.
  • Sonth (Dry ginger) (Zingiber officinale, rhizome) — 50 mg. Ayurveda's 'universal medicine' (Vishwabheshaja) for weak digestion. Its gingerols and shogaols speed gastric emptying and calm nausea; a systematic review of clinical trials found about 1.5 g a day in divided doses relieves nausea.
  • Kali mirch (Black pepper) (Piper nigrum, fruit) — 50 mg. Its alkaloid piperine stimulates pancreatic digestive enzymes and shortens food transit time in experimental studies, and famously raises the absorption of other compounds by slowing their breakdown in the gut wall and liver.
  • Pippali (Long pepper) (Piper longum, fruit) — 50 mg. A classical Rasayana for the respiratory tract and digestion. Like black pepper it carries piperine, plus piperlongumine; it is anti-inflammatory, bronchoprotective and bioavailability-enhancing in experimental studies.
  • Kala namak (black salt) — 50 mg. A sulphurous rock salt that Ayurveda counts the best salt for digestion: it whets the appetite, eases wind and is mildly laxative (Deepana, Vatanulomana).
  • Meetha soda (sodium bicarbonate) — 50 mg. Sodium bicarbonate neutralises stomach acid within minutes (HCO₃⁻ + H⁺ → CO₂ + water), easing heartburn and acid indigestion; the released carbon dioxide can cause burping. Not for regular long-term use with high blood pressure or kidney disease.

Full ingredient list

  • Swarna bangkshar — 225 mg
  • Sonth (Zingiber officinale, rhizome) — 50 mg
  • Pippali (Piper longum, fruit) — 50 mg
  • Kala namak (black salt) — 50 mg
  • Hing bhuni (roasted asafoetida) (Ferula asafoetida, oleo-gum resin) — 25 mg
  • Kali mirch (Piper nigrum, fruit) — 50 mg
  • Meetha soda (sodium bicarbonate) — 50 mg

Processed (bhavana) in

  • Nimbu swaras (Citrus limon, fruit juice)

How to use

Dose: 1–2 tablets twice a day with lukewarm water, or as directed by the physician.

  • Take your dose — The dose above, or the one your physician gives.
  • With water — Swallow with water (or milk, where the pack says so).
  • Stay consistent — Take it at the same times each day, for the course advised.

Safety & suitability

  • Who it's for: Adults; children only at the dose a physician sets
  • Pregnancy & nursing: Not advised — see the cautions
  • Other medicines: Tell your physician what else you take
  • Diabetic?: Check the label and ask your physician
  • Storage: Cool, dry place, away from direct sunlight
  • Ingredients: See the full list below

Cautions

  • Severe, constant or worsening abdominal pain, pain with fever or vomiting, or pain in pregnancy needs a doctor — do not self-treat.
  • Contains sodium salts: Kala namak and Meetha soda. Ask your physician first if you have high blood pressure or kidney disease.

More information

  • Net content: 100 Tab
  • Storage: Store below 30 °C in a cool, dry place, in the original pack.
  • Country of origin: India
  • Manufacturer: Devendra Ayurved Ashram Pvt. Ltd., A-12, Industrial Estate, Sujroo, Muzaffarnagar (U.P.) – 251003. Mfg. Lic. No. A-50/77/94 · GMP-certified company.

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