Anorexia is the medical term used when a person looses appetite. It is associated with all diseases and the end result is lethargy and weakness. Usually the disruption in the release of gastric juices is the cause of Anorexia. Due this the person becomes emaciated and refuses to eat. Insomnia becomes a part of life for such a person. However, every ailment has a treatment; especially in the herbal form of medication. A citrus fruit named Orange is very useful in treating Anorexia; as it gives impetus to the secretion of digestive juices. This in turn tends to increase the appetite of a person. Two or three oranges a day would suffice to do the needful.

The other very potent herbal treatment for Anorexia is sour grape juice. Any kneaded flour should be kneaded with the juice of this sour grape juice. Three weeks of eating tortilla; kneaded with sour grape juice would increase the appetite of a person. The juice of freshly cut lemon slices also does the needful.

Apples have a propensity to give impetus to the flow of pepsin. So, it stimulates the appetite of a person. In other words an apple a day keeps the doctor away.