Homeopathic Vs. Herbal Remedies For Colic
A colicky newborn can be very difficult and trying for the entire family. The non-stop crying, which often goes for hours on end; the fussiness and late night irritability not only affects your baby but can be frustrating for both parents and be a strain on other siblings as well.
No matter how mild-mannered and calm your family can be, colic can unfortunately disrupt the whole household. All you want is find a treatment or product that will help ease the colic. But at the same time, you are concerned about giving your baby, gripe waters and other colic remedies made from artificial ingredients that just aren’t healthy in your opinion. If you have ever wanted to know about natural colic treatments then you must read this article and discover the difference between herbal remedies for colic and homeopathic colic cures.
Homeopathic Colic Treatments
No one really understands the true cause of colic in infants. The excessive crying, the clenched fist, red face along with the tightly drawn up legs are really just “symptoms” not actual signs of true disease or disorder.
In fact many health scientists now think that the digestive system of a newborn can take several months to develop and work properly. It’s the trapped gas and improperly digested meals from this immature intestinal tract that is believed to be the main issue of the bloating and discomfort. Homeopathic colic cures are based on the principle of “like cures like” or “fight fire with fire”. Homeopathic medicine uses tiny, highly diluted doses of both natural and man-made ingredients to stimulate the body's own self-healing abilities.
Homeopathic colic ingredients are often blended together in a pleasant tasting “gripe water” or colic “drops”. The leading brands of homeopathic colic gripe water often contain purified water, tried and true stomach calming herbs such as fennel, peppermint, ginger or chamomile. Anise and dill seed have also be used for centuries as part of various homeopathic colic.
Herbal Remedies for Colic
Herbal remedies for colic often use very similar ingredients but is different from homeopathic medicine in that herbalists only use plants or plant extracts or botanical oils to treat illnesses. Herbal remedies for colic are made directly from cultivated plants and other flora found in the wild.
These types of tonics and treatments date from the most ancient of times and are part of long line of colic remedies handed down from mother to daughter or from one generation to the next. These herbal remedies are often made into liquid drops or blended together with a colic gripe water base.
So which is better for your baby?
Homeopathic colic treatments have been publicly studied since 1810, and have the second largest number of medical practitioners in the world (Number 1 is Chinese medicine of course). Western medicine is number 4 by the way. On the other hand herbal remedies for colic have been around since the dawn of the first person noticed that certain plants and herbs helped heal the human body.
The answer is really up to you and what really works for your baby. While most homeopathic colic preparations and herbal remedies for colic are both safe and effective, you really are going to have to do your homework, before you commit to either one.
