Gripe water is a homeopathic cure, that has been formulated hundreds years ago, as a remedy for some of the newborn's condition. These can differ, from baby reflux, fussy gas or colic to stomach cramps, teething pain and more.
Despite the fact that gripe water has been used for hundreds of years, the first gripe water to be sold, was not created until 1851, when it hit the stores as Woodward's Gripe Water. The first formulation of gripe water contained baking soda, dill oil, sugar, alcohol in 3.6% and water. This newly discovered cure, became hot among mothers and nannies very quickly.
If we take a look at the top types of medicines, we find Chinese medicine on the first place followed closely by homeopathy medicine. This gives us an overview of the safety of the homeopathy medicine. So, as you see, using only natural ingredients, gripe water is very safe.
The main ingredients used in all types of gripe water are some of these natural ingredients: fennel, chamomile, caraway, ginger, peppermint, aloe, lemon balm, blackthorn, glycerin, dill weed oil, fructose, sugar, clove bud oil, cardamom seed oil, cinnamon, vegetable charcoal, and so on.
All these ingredients had shown to be great reliefs for symptoms like: chamomile for tension, anxiety and insomnia; fennel for pain relief and its antimicrobial properties; caraway for gas and intestinal spasm; peppermint for the stimulation of bile flow; aloe for the pain over the hepatic area; cinnamon bark as an astringent and stimulant; clove bud oil as an antihelminthic; dill weed seed oil for its property to increase appetite and antimicrobial; vegetable carbon for its cleansing properties fructose and glycerin for its sugary characteristic.
Depending on the baby's size, you should administer 2.5ml to 10ml of gripe water. You should have results between 5 to 20 minutes.
Learn more about gripe water on this great website: GripeWaterGuide.com. You find a detailed description on gripe water for babies. Also check out this great article on breastfeeding colic.
