what is a good herb which can calm the stomach and you can mix with a hot drink?

Question

awww...I have to avoid caffeine? say it ain't so...
I know! How about peppermint syrup in my latte?...yeah, I know, I'm reaching...

Answer 1

you asked, so here is the answer!

this is a little tricky for three reasons: you haven't specified what is wrong with your belly, not all supplements can be mixed with hot beverages, and your name suggests that you are drinking alot of coffee which increases your stomach acid (mentioned below)... but, here goes!

1.ginger for nausea.
2.catnip, chamomile (unless you are allergic to ragweed), fennel, fenugreek, goldenseal (but not for more than 2 weeks!) papaya and peppermint are all good for indegestion.
3.anise seeds relieve sour stomach.
4.1/4 cup aloe vera juice on an empty belly in the morning and at bed time for heartburn.
5.alfalfa liquid or tablets.
6.brown rice broth and barley broth sipped throughout the day can relieve gas, bloating, and heartburn. boil 5 parts water to 1 part grain uncovered for 10 minutes, cover and simmer 45 mins. strain, cool, sip.

sorry to say, but hot liquids can destroy the helpful nutrients in many supplements, except of course herbs meant to be used in tea.

here is something interesting: try taking a stomach acid self-test!
take a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar or lemon juice (fast, they taste pretty harsh!).
if your symptoms go away you need more stomach acid!
if you feel worse, then you have too much acid in your stomach!

HCI is Hydrochloric acid, procuced by your body to aid in digestion. if you need more acid, drink 1 table spoon pure apple cider vinegar in water with every meal.

foods and drinks that irritate the digestive tract are:
alcohol, caffeine, greasy, spicy, and refined foods (white flour- sugary foods). sorry, thats all the good stuff!

i hope this helps you feel better!

Answer 2

I love my Peppermint tea for a troubled tummy. But lately I have switched to The Republic of Tea's, orange ginger mint tea.

It has the mint, ginger and anise all it it for soothing that stormy stomach after meal time.

Answer 3

Go down to your local grocery store an get some Celestial Seasonings Peppermint tea. Works great for me.

Answer 4

Cocoa leaf. They drink it in the Andes (Peru) to calm altitude sickness and digestive problems. According to my know-it-all mother-in-law, you can find a Bolivian kind here in the US in the form of Cocoa Tea. Good Luck.

Answer 5

me me me..call on me.
This one I know.
Cinnamon! "Cinnamon works to calm the stomach and is helpful in chest, back, and neck pain." (see link below).
yum yum and of course you can put it in any hot drink: tea, coffee, toddy, etc.
p.s. umm...actually I would say cinnamon helps everything.. the national deficit, getting along with your ex, a CNN glitch...
you might want to try the others' suggestions first, chamomile, peppermint, ginger...

Answer 6

Just about anything without caffiene will calm your stomach, but judging by your nickname, that's probably not likely! :)
Actually, tea made with either ginger or mint will help a lot.

Answer 7

Drink milk. it would calm the hotness down and make you fell slightly extra suited. do not over do it by using fact you do not wanna make your self ill. you need to be effective interior some hours.

Answer 8

Try Chamomile. Hot or cold it will soothe the stomach and the lower intestine and if taken before bed time it may make your dreams more pleasant.

Answer 9

Ginger is known to be good for calming the stomach. You can get ginger tea, or put powdered ginger into your drink.

Answer 10

Camomille