Herbal Action: Carminative

Also called: Aromatic Digestives

Carminative herbs are aromatics that are used to aid digestion, expel gas, soothe spasms in the GI tract, ease cramping and reduce inflammation.

What they do:

• Ease digestion and support healthy digestive function

• Soothe irritated or inflamed intestinal walls

• Relieve cramping and intestinal spasms

• Reduce digestive inflammation

• Help expel trapped gas and relieve bloating

How they're used: 

Often made into daily teas, added to meals as culinary herbs and spices, or taken as extracts and capsules.

When to consider them: 

After meals to support digestion, bloating or gas, when cramping or intestinal discomfort is present, IBS, digestive disorders, GI pain and spasm, etc.

Herbs

• Angelica

• Anise seed

• Basil

• Bayberry

• Bee Balm

• Cardamom

• Catnip

• Chamomile

• Cinnamon

• Cloves

• Coriander

• Dill

• Fennel

• Ginger

• Horehound

• Juniper berries

• Lavender

• Lemon balm

• Lemon peel

• Lovage

• Meadowsweet

• Mints

• Myrrh

• Nutmeg

• Oregano

• Pennyroyal

• Peppermint

• Rosemary

• Rue

• Sage

• Sassafras

• Southernwood

• Spearmint

• St. John's wort

• Sweet cicely

• Sweet flag

• Thyme

• Tulsi

• Vanilla

• Wintergreen

• Wood betony

• Wormwood