Children's tea with fennel

Children from the very birth are faced with a host of problems associated with adaptation to the world around them. The world is big and sometimes quite aggressive, and the child's body has not yet matured and needs support. Infant colic, restless sleep are replaced by torment from teething, then a period of stress from attending kindergarten and school begins, numerous viral infections ... In many situations fennel tea comes to the aid of parents - a natural remedy that is suitable for children of any age from birth.

What it is

A plant with a beautiful name "fennel" is a pharmaceutical dill. Not the one that grows in the country, but his close relative, similar, but still a little different. It grows wild in the Caucasus and Krasnodar Territory, but in other regions it is quite successfully cultivated.

Despite the similarity in appearance, fennel differs from ordinary dill in composition, which determines its widespread use in traditional and folk medicine. And it is rich in essential oils, saturated fatty acids, flavonoids, vitamin C, carotene, B vitamins, minerals, and this is not a complete list.

Fennel is loved by housewives for its widespread use in cooking, women of fashion respect the plant for the use of fennel essential oils in perfumery. Young mothers know that fennel is a real salvation for newborns who suffer from colic.

All parts of the plant, and the stems, and roots, and leaves, find their application. However, for medical purposes, only fennel fruits and the oil that is extracted from them are used. Here is just an approximate list of diseases for which this umbrella plant has an effective effect:

ENT diseases (fruit oil is included in licorice elixir, effective for coughs and in breast collection).
Digestive problems (Fennel is an important part of the laxative collection that can be given to children with constipation. Dill water (this is also a preparation from fennel) helps to reduce flatulence, gas formation in the intestines, and therefore is the main medicinal weapon for young mothers with children's colic).
Nervous system problems (the plant is part of the sedative preparations that are allowed to be given to children with insomnia, sleep disturbances, increased moodiness, neuroses, stress).
Skin diseases (Fennel essential oil is used as a component of external preparations, including homemade ones, which relieve irritation, inflammation, soothe the skin and promote rapid healing).

Release form

Fennel tea is a multifaceted concept. It can be a ready-made herbal preparation, granular, in sachets or in the form of dry herbal raw materials for brewing. Many parents put into the concept of "tea with fennel" multi-component recipes, which, in addition to the useful umbrella plant, include other equally useful herbs and fruits.

If you do not want to experiment with medicinal plants, you can buy specially prepared raw materials for making drinks for children - "Babushkino Lukoshko", HiPP, Fleur alpine, Bebivita. They differ in price, form of release and only slightly - in composition.

Instructions for use

Grandma's basket

Tea "Fennel" from the brand "Babushkino Lukoshko" is intended for the smallest - it is given to infants from colic. It will be convenient for parents to prepare such a drink, since nothing is measured and weighed by Fennel. Raw materials are packaged in bags, highly crushed, resembles a powder, it is enough to brew it.

The composition contains only fennel seeds and no colorants, flavors, stabilizers and preservatives. One sachet contains 1 g of herbal raw materials. One sachet requires about 200 ml of water. Do not give too much of this drink. The daily requirement for it is equal to the volume of one feeding. In other words, if a child eats 120 ml at a time, then the amount of a drink with fennel should not exceed this figure. The daily amount is divided into several doses.

Children under one year old can drink tea with fennel every day for 2-3 weeks, then be sure to take a break for the same period. Children who are already a year old are given this drink to improve appetite and digestion, 2-3 teacups a day.

The price is relatively low - about 90 rubles.

A small excerpt from Dr. Komarovsky's program on the topic of childhood colic and whether tea with fennel or dill water helps, you can see below.

Fleur alpine

Fleur alpine tea with fennel contains only fennel fruits, no sugar or other excipients in it. The drink is intended for babies from colic and older children for comfortable digestion. One filter bag contains 1.5 g of fennel fruit. Water for this amount requires 200-250 ml. After brewing, the drink is recommended to be infused for 5-10 minutes.

Instructions for use prescribe to give children from 1 month no more than 50 ml of a drink per day, half-year-old babies - no more than 100 ml.

The average price of tea in Russia is about 200 rubles per package, which contains 20 filter bags.

HiPP

HiPP's BIO-Fennel Tea contains only fennel and nothing more. However, manufacturers offer different cooking options. For babies from birth, there is herbal tea bags (30 bags per pack). For babies from 1 month and older, manufacturers offer a drink made from fennel extract (package 100 g). For babies 4 months and older, you can buy HiPP-200g, a granular tea that can be easily dissolved in water. This version of fennel tea contains sucrose.

The recommended daily dose of the drink is 100 ml, if the child is from 0 to 3 months. At the age of 3 months to six months, a child can drink 150 ml per day, up to a year - about 200 ml. After a year - 2-4 tea cups a day.

The average cost of tea in the country is about 250 rubles.

Bebivita

Bebivita fennel tea is available in both infusion bags and granules that dissolve easily in hot water. In addition to fennel seeds, it also contains dextrose. Parents' comments on this tea are mixed.

Some moms complain that kids don't like the taste of the drink. Almost all parents note that the instructions for the use of tea were drawn up incorrectly, without an exact indication of the daily dosage. Pediatric practice means that the amount of drink per day should not exceed 100 ml for a child up to 4 months, and 200 ml for a child up to a year.

The price of such tea in pharmacies and specialized children's stores is from 150 rubles.

Homemade recipes

To make fennel tea at home, you will need about 2 grams of fennel seeds and 250 ml of water. Boiled water must be cooled to 80-90 degrees, pour the seeds of the plant and let it brew in a container under a lid for about 15 minutes. In another container, separately in the same way, you need to brew lemon balm and thyme. It takes about half an hour to infuse these herbs.

Strain the fennel drink and carefully add decoctions of other herbs to the child's single portion so that the proportions are as follows: for 1 dose of fennel tea - half the dose of thyme and a dose of lemon balm.

This tea is useful for sleep disturbances, anxiety, and during teething. The baby will sleep better, eat better, and will behave much calmer while awake. Newborns are given fennel tea without any other herbal decoctions.

For children from 2 years old with constipation, fennel tea is prepared with the addition of a spoonful of honey, and the concentration of seeds for brewing can be doubled, so the laxative property of fennel will be revealed more fully and will contribute to the speedy cleansing of the intestines.

How to properly brew fennel tea can be seen in the next video.

Tips

The first tea intake should be "trial". The child is given a very small amount of a drink to find out if he has an allergic reaction to herbal ingredients. If during the day an inadequate reaction does not appear, tea can be given.
It is not advisable for children under 6 months to give multi-component teas, which include more than two plants. This significantly increases the risk of developing allergies.
Drinking tea should not be hot or cold. It is better to give the child warm tea, only in this way fennel and other components of the drink will be able to "reveal" the maximum of their beneficial properties.
Herbal teas should not be boiled. It is better if the temperature of the boiled water is about 80 degrees. Fresh tea should be brewed before each use.
Herbal tea is not meant to be consumed continuously. Parents must give their child his courses, with breaks.
Before you start brewing such a drink for your child, be sure to consult with your pediatrician.