Herbal teas are caffeine-free, safe for special diets, and include several health benefits, depending on the herb within the tea. Herbal teas can help calm the stomach and relieve stomach pain. Consider this list of herbal teas for a natural tummy pain soother.
The Health Benefits of Honey, Lemon, Camomile, and Peppermint
Lemon tea with a little sugar or honey is a tasty tea with several health benefits. As a citrus fruit, lemons are high in citric acid and vitamin C, the combination of which make lemons a successful antioxidant and digestive aid. Adding honey to lemon tea not only makes the tea great for colds, but adds a natural laxative.
Camomile tea is pleasant for drinking in the evening, as it will help you relax, soothe stomach pain or digestion discomfort, and invite sleep. The camomile itself is useful for healing inside and outside the body; with its anti-inflammatory properties, it aids the healing of skin irritations or infections, while it relaxes muscles.
Peppermint not only makes a yummy candy, but a tea that can help tummy pain by reducing bloating and gas. The peppermint itself soothes intestines and aids digestion. Peppermint tea before or after a meal can reduce digestive discomfort.
Herbal Teas by Tetley and Celestial Seasonings
Tetley and Celestial Seasonings make great tasting herbal teas that, among several health benefits, can help relieve stomach pain.
Tetley Cleanse: lemon and honey with elder flowers is a naturally sweet tea that mixes a great antioxidant with a natural laxative and stomach soother. Elder flowers are good for the respiratory tract and contain anti-inflammatory and laxative properties.
Tetley Clarity: blueberry ginseng with ginkgo is a pleasant fruity tea. Blueberries are a natural antioxidant and are known to be one of the healthiest foods to eat. Clarity is a sweet and tasty tea that requires little to no sweetener, and can be an afternoon or after dinner treat even without tummy pain.
Tetley Dream: a pleasant tea that includes camomile and lemon. It combines the tummy healing powers of lemon with the calming effect of camomile for a great after dinner tea.
Celestial Seasonings Sleepytime Tea: combines camomile and peppermint. A great tea for later in the evening, the peppermint aids digestion while the camomile calms the stomach and invites sleep.
A little sugar or honey is often used to sweeten tea, but remember that granulated sugar itself is not good for tummy pain – try no more than a teaspoon or two in an average mug of tea. Honey is sweeter than sugar and of more nutritional value, especially for an ailing stomach, and may be a better choice.
Consider the health benefits of honey, lemon, peppermint, blueberries, and camomile. Help relieve tummy pain with pleasant-tasting, naturally caffeine-free and healthy herbal teas.
Sources:
1,801 Home Remedies: Trustworthy Treatments for Everyday Health Problems. Reader's Digest Association. Pleasantville, NY; Montreal, QC. 2007.
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