Tea with fennel for newborns

Newborns often have colic due to unformed microflora of the gastrointestinal tract. Due to the fact that food is not processed, gases arise. They are air bubbles that, stretching the intestines, cause unbearable pain to the baby. Usually colic occurs in children up to six months.

With colic, the child can be helped in two ways: by carminative means and massage. Fennel is a carminative agent. It is a herbaceous plant (like dill). Fennel has a pleasant smell and is intended for human consumption.

Beneficial features

The plant contains such important vitamins as: PP, E, K, C, A. Also in the composition there are various mineral components, glycosides and essential oil. The plant has a positive effect on children breastfeeding. It has the following properties:

• has a positive effect on the immune system;
• fights excessive gas formation;
• has a calming effect;
• good effect on the digestion of the child;
• relieves spasms in the intestines.

To eliminate colic, various teas and decoctions made from fennel seeds, roots or herbs are used. And if your child has diaper rash or he becomes restless, then you can also make baths using fennel.

Basic recipes with fennel

1. Tea recipe Tea based on fennel for the treatment of the child is not difficult to prepare. To do this, you need to crush a few grams of its seeds (no more than three) and fill them with boiled water (approximately 190-210 ml.). After half an hour, you should strain the drink with the help of available tools and pour into it a little boiled water (slightly cooled).
2. Broth recipe. The decoction is traditionally made from the roots of the plant. To prepare, you need to grind the main ingredient and pour boiling water over it (about 190-210 ml.). Chopped roots need to boil for two minutes, and then let it brew. After 10 minutes, strain with the help of available tools and cool to the temperature necessary for you.
3. Recipe tinctures. The tincture is made from fennel herb.Greens need to chop and pour boiling water. After one hour, strain.
4. Recipe dill water. It is believed that “dill water” based on fennel essential oil is the most effective for children. To prepare this water you need the essential oil of the plant (take 0.05 grams) dissolved in a liter of boiled water (room temperature). This medicine should be stored in the refrigerator. Shake well before use.

In general, before, "dill water" was very common, it could easily be purchased at any pharmacy. However, now it is difficult to find it anywhere, and even if you find it, the price will not please you.

Remember that these recipes should be prepared immediately before use!

Rules for the use of drugs containing fennel

You should follow the dosage of this home remedy so that the treatment is safe. Allergies such as itching or rash may occur. If your baby has problems with the stomach, then, after consulting with your pediatrician, you can begin treatment with this remedy after seven days old. On the first day - 1 \ 2 tsp. If no allergic reaction followed, then three tsp are allowed to be consumed.per day (one each before feeding). After the baby is one month old, you can increase the dose to 6 tsp. in a day.

If this home remedy causes an allergic reaction, then its use should be stopped immediately.

There are also a lot of fennel preparations that can be purchased at the pharmacy. There they are also made in the form of teas and dill water. But, besides those medicines that you can prepare at home, there are powders for preparing solutions. When you buy drugs in a pharmacy, carefully read the instructions, because the concentration is different everywhere.

"Plantex". The most popular medicine containing fennel is Plantex. It is presented in the form of a powder made from the fruits of fennel. Also contains essential oil, glucose, lactose and perfume. The manual says that for cooking, you should dilute one packet of powder in one hundred milliliters of milk or boiled water, then mix this mixture.

Hipp. Hipp is also a popular tea. This tea has gained its great popularity in many countries. It is produced in Germany from organic raw materials.This company is a separate line of fennel tea for children aged one week. This tea is the most popular and quality. When using this product, you should observe the following recommendations for use:

1. First week: consume no more than 1 tsp. during the day, over time, gradually increase the portion to 50-100 milliliters per day;
2. From the fourth to the sixth month: the portion should be increased to 150 milliliters per day;
3. In the period from the seventh to the twelfth month: the portion size should be within the permissible limits (150-200 ml per day).

Water treatment

1. Soothing action. Fennel and chamomile herbs are used (one tbsp) and wheat grass and licorice root (two tbsp.) Are added.
2. For skin problems. Use fennel seeds, oregano and thyme (two tablespoons).

To prepare, pour the contents of the recipe into a jar and fill it with boiled water. After a couple of hours, the resulting mixture should be filtered and used for water procedures in small doses.

Digestive problems in infants are not uncommon.It often happens that the prescribed drugs do not help. In these cases, popular treatments come to the aid of loving mothers. After all, before using only chamomile and fennel - and it always helped! Equally important is the fact that this medicine can be prepared quickly, and the beneficial effect will not take long.

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