Dr Kottas Flatulence Digestive Tea, 20 ST

Dr Kottas Flatulence Digestive Tea is a medicinal tea with the active ingredients cheese poplar leaves, peppermint leaves and centaury. The mucilage of the cheese poplar leaves soothes irritation and protects the mucous membranes, the essential oil of the peppermint leaves and the bitter substances of the centaury have a digestive effect.

Traditional herbal medicinal product for use in mild digestive disorders such as bloating, flatulence and temporary loss of appetite.

The use of this traditional herbal medicinal product in the above-mentioned areas of application is based exclusively on many years of use.

Mallow or cheese poplar (Folium Malvae, Flos Malvae)

• Sunny slopes, roadsides, field and meadow edges and walls are the favourite places of the mallow or cheese poplar, which flowers from June to August. The flowers are intensely purple in colour. The leaves and flowers, which are only collected on dry days and carefully dried, are used.
• Effect: The mallow or cheese poplar has a soothing effect on the mucous membranes of the upper airways and the mouth and throat, as it contains an exceptionally large amount of mucilage and thus coats the inflamed tissue as if with a protective film. It is used medicinally for a raspy voice, laryngitis and hoarseness. Mallow or cheese poplar tea also has the same effect (protective film) on inflamed mucous membranes of the stomach and intestines.

Peppermint (Folium Menthae piperita)

• Peppermint is a spontaneous cross between two species of mint (M. spicata and M. aquatica). It is sterile, i.e. it cannot reproduce naturally. It was first discovered in England in 1696 in a field of spearmint and has been cultivated in the form of seedlings ever since. It grows up to 90 cm high and contains essential oil. The leaves have a characteristic odour when crushed.
• Effect: The main active ingredient in peppermint is essential oil, especially menthol. Peppermint leaves are used to treat colds and headaches and relieve cramp-like complaints in the biliary tract and gastrointestinal tract.

Centaury (Herba Centaurii)

• This biennial plant, which grows up to 50 cm tall, is native to the whole of Europe and forms several subspecies. In the first year, a basal rosette of leaves appears; only in the second year does an upright, branched, flower-bearing stem form. The light pink to red flowers form an umbel. The dried, flowering herb is used medicinally.
• Effect: The bitter substances are the main active ingredients of centaury. It is used to treat indigestion, gastric weakness with insufficient secretion of gastric juices, flatulence, stomach cramps and to stimulate the appetite.

Fennel (Fructus Foeniculi amari)

• Fennel is an annual to perennial plant that is anchored in the soil with a mostly fleshy root and can grow up to 2 metres high. The stems are branched at the top with pinnately lobed leaves. The small, yellow flowers bloom from July to September and are arranged in umbels. The oil of the fenchon-rich fruits is used medicinally.
• Effect: Helps with digestive complaints, bloating, flatulence and cramp-like complaints in the gastrointestinal tract (especially in infants and small children) and helps to loosen mucus in catarrhs of the upper respiratory tract.

Dosage form

tea bag

Directions for use

Adults and adolescents aged 12 and over:

• 1-2 cups of tea several times a day.
• For mild digestive disorders such as bloating and flatulence after meals, for loss of appetite before meals.

• Pour boiling water over 1 filter bag per cup (125 ml), cover and leave to infuse for 10 minutes. Then squeeze out the filter bag well and drink the tea lukewarm in sips. The tea can be sweetened to taste.
• If the symptoms worsen or if there is no improvement after 14 days, a doctor should be consulted.
• Use in children under 12 years of age is not recommended as there is insufficient data available.
• If you have taken a larger amount of Dr Kottas Flatulence Digestive Tea than you should have
• No cases of overdose with Dr Kottas Flatulence Digestive Tea have been reported to date.
• If you have any further questions about the use of this medicinal product, ask your doctor or pharmacist.

Advice:

• Dr Kottas Flatulence Digestive Tea must not be taken if you are hypersensitive (allergic) to any of the active ingredients, umbelliferous plants or menthol.
• Special care is required when taking Dr Kottas Flatulence Digestive Tea: Patients with reflux disease (reflux of gastric juice into the oesophagus) should avoid preparations containing peppermint leaves, as heartburn may increase.
• Special care should be taken by patients with gallstones or other diseases of the gallbladder.
• Side effects: Heartburn can be aggravated by ingestion.

Ingredients

• 1 filter bag contains: 0.65 g cheese poplar leaves (Malvae folium), 0.416 g peppermint leaves (Menthae piperitae folium), 0.104 g centaury (Centaurii herba)
• The other ingredient is: bitter fennel (Foeniculi amari fructus)