Helps the digestive system of babies, children and adults!
Size: 59mL
Description
Catnip & Fennel is a synergistic combination containing two time-honored herbs that primarily support the digestive and nervous systems.
Catnip, an herb in the mint family, has been used for centuries in traditional herbal medicine as a sedative to calm the nervous system and digestive system. The herb is also used to reduce fevers by promoting sweating.
In herbal medicine, fennel fruits, commonly known as seeds, are used to relieve gastrointestinal discomfort, to relieve bloating as well as stomach pain and cramps, thanks to the essential oils of the herb.
Benefits:
- Traditionally used in Herbal Medicine to help relieve digestive spasms (antispasmodic) and flatulent dyspepsia.
- Helps relieve feverish conditions by promoting sweating.
- Helps relieve nervous conditions.
- Used as an astringent to help relieve diarrhea.
May also help relieve:
- Colic
- stomach upset
- The pain of teething ( see Capuchin's teeth for an interesting combination for your little one! )
- Constipation as well as diarrhea
- Reduce fever
- Enriches and promotes the production of breast milk.
Usage tips
Babies:
- 1-2 drops per ounce of milk when heated, with each drink;
- or before each breastfeeding directly into the baby's mouth;
- or mum takes 1.25 to 2.50ml of Catnip and Fennel in hot water (like a herbal tea) for example:
- in the afternoon if the baby's symptoms are mostly in the evening;
- or up to 2 to 3 times a day.
Children: 1.25ml in hot water (like a herbal tea) up to 3 times a day.
Adults: 1.25 to 2.50ml in hot water (like a herbal tea) up to 3 times a day.
*Decrease dosage as symptoms improve.
Ingredients
Medicinal ingredients (per ml): 0.49 mL of a 6:1 extract of Nepeta cataria (catnip) leaf and 0.020 mL of Foeniculum vulgare subsp. vulgare var. vulgare (bitter fennel).
Non-medicinal ingredients: glycerin, water.
Warnings
- Consult a practitioner prior to use if you are breastfeeding, taking oral contraceptives/drugs/natural health products or undergoing hormone replacement therapy.
- Do not use if you are pregnant or allergic to anethole/carrot family plants.
- Discontinue use in case of allergies.
- Consult a practitioner if symptoms persist or worsen.
