Remedy
Stomach, gas, queasy
Mint, chamomile, broth. Sip, do not flood. The rehydration mix if they are dumping fluid.
Blood in the stool, black tar, a board-hard belly, or a person who cannot keep sips down a full day — not mint. See Illness.
Do this
- 1.Peppermint or spicebush tea, warm, small cups.
- 2.Chamomile if it is crampy more than queasy.
- 3.If there is diarrhea or vomiting: 1 liter clean water, 6 tsp sugar, 1/2 tsp salt. Sip.
- 4.Bland potato or broth when they ask for food. No grease, no raw cider.
Recipes
Peppermint or spicebush tea
Queasy, gassy, or a tension head. Mint from the bucket, or spicebush twigs from the hollow.
Chamomile or catnip rest tea
Evening cup for a crampy belly or a person who cannot come down from the day.
Plants
Also see Fever, gut, heat, and cold and the medicine chest.