Colic, remedies

A risk-benefit analysis on the use of fennel tea as a colic remedy for infants indicated that studies regarding carcinogenicity of the compound estragole in animal studies were difficult to interpret, as direct translation of animal experimental data to humans is problematic for numerous reasons. The analysis concluded that, based on available clinical and epidemiological data, any cancer risk is negligible and fennel seed is safe for use in infants (Iten and Sailer 2004). 

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N.A. Carvone, limonene, flavonoids, coumarins, xanthones, triterpenes.99,100,107 Used for infant colic, cough, cold and flu remedies. It relieves digestive disorders. 

Opium has been used medicinally throughout history. Writings of ancient physicians in many cultures espoused the virtues of opium as a remedy for all types of ailments including pain relief, cough suppression, and diarrhea. Remedies prepared by alchemists and ancient physicians often contained opium. Galen (131-200) prescribed opium for headaches, deafness, melancholy, epilepsy, asthma, and colic. The famous European physician Paracelsus (1493-1541) produced an alcoholic potion containing opium called laudanum. Varieties of laudanum were used for several hundred years as medicinal drinks and were readily available in apothecaries. 

Clove has been traditionally used as a carminative, antiemetic, toothache remedy, and counterirritant. Clove oil is believed to be a carminative, occasionally used in the treatment of flatulent colic, and is commonly used topically for symptomatic relief of toothache. 

The levels of Elephantopus spicatus [syw. Pseudelephantopus spicatus C.F. Baker, Vernon-ieae] are used for the treatment of cough and headache. Applied topically, they are employed as an antipyretic, for the treatment of erysipelas, skin infections, and measles. A preparation made from the roots is taken as a remedy for colic the whole plant helps against diarrhea. It is one of the most popular cough remedies of middle America. 

In flatulence, colic and nausea. Usually combined with other remedies when a complete stomachic is needed. Particularly suitable for children. Dose, wineglassful of ounce to pint infusion. 

Ajowan seed has been popular from ancient times for its use in folk medicines. The seeds contain an essential oil with 50% thymol, which is a strong germicide, antispasmodic and fungicide. Thymol is also used in toothpaste and perfumery. It is used in a steeped liquid form against diarrhoea and flatulence. In India, the seeds are used as a household remedy for indigestion and colic and are used in poultices to relieve asthma and arthritis. It is also reported to have aphrodisiac properties (http //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajwain http //www.theepicentre.com/Spices/ ajowan.html). Thymol isolated from the oil is a powerful antiseptic and an ingredient in a number of skin ointments/powders, deodorants, mouthwashes, toothpastes and gargles. 

Alcoholic brandy or tincture of the frait of different Gethyllis species such as G. afra, G. ciliaris and G. linearis have been used as a remedy for colic. 

Personal care products that are potential indoor sources of elements include home remedies, underarm antiperspirants, and cosmetics. Zinc oxide and titanium oxide are used in many commercial sunscreen products, and zinc oxide (as calamine) has long been recognized for its healing properties (Lansdovm and Taylor 1997). Aerosolized aluminum chlorohydrate, a common antiper-spirant formulation, is one of many potential indoor sources of Al (Fishbein, 1991). Sainio etal., 2000) determined Ni, Pb, Co, As, and Cr concentrations in commercial eyeshadows, and found that 75% of the colors contained more than 5 pg g of at least one of the elements. Lead-containing remedies and cosmetics used by some Middle Eastern and Asian communities are listed by ATSDR (2000). Two Mexican folk remedies which contain Pb are azarcon and greta, which are used to treat empacho, which is a colic-like illness (ATSDR, 2000). 

Rosemary Gladstar s Herbal Remedies for Children s Health. Learn how popular herbs have been used in different cultures to treat children s illnesses such as colic, fever, stoma distress, and the common cold. Includes dozens of recipes for everything from herbal salves to tinctures to teas, plus a dosage chart and storage instructions. 80 pages. Paperback. ISBN 1-58017-153-2. 

Azarcon (Greta) Lead salts Hispanic folk remedy for abdominal pain, colic Lead poisoning (see p 238). 

Traditional Medicine. American Indian uses include colds, fever, colic, sedative, sleep aid, headaches, constipation, diarrhea, rheumatism and pains in babies, and tea also used as a diaphoretic majority of uses in infants (moerman). Used in Europe in the treatment of colds, fever, headaches, insanity, restlessness, nervousness, flatulence bruised leaves in ointment for hemorrhoids also diaphoretic, antispasmodic, and mild stimulant children s remedy (grieve). 

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