Pat
Yes, this is a traditional "treatment" for colic which is popular in
Southern Africa. I've known mothers give Rooibos in bottles to
babies - which is not recommended since we support exclusive
breastfeeding for six months. Rather than feeding it to the baby, a
better alternative is that mothers drink it themselves, on the
rationale that the colic-containing goodies in the tea will come
through to the baby in the milk. Who knows??.... Personally, I
don't like the taste, but many moms love it and we used to always
have both ordinary (Indian) and rooibos teas available at LLL
meetings. The spelling omits the 'i' in the second syllable.
There's more about rooibos tea at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18621121
J Ethnopharmacol. 2008 Oct 28;119(3):376-412. doi:
10.1016/j.jep.2008.06.014. Epub 2008 Jun 22.
South African herbal teas: Aspalathus linearis, Cyclopia spp. and
Athrixia phylicoides--a review.
Joubert E, Gelderblom WC, Louw A, de Beer D.
Abstract
Rooibos (Aspalathus linearis (Brum.f) Dahlg.) and honeybush (Cyclopia
Vent. species) are popular indigenous South African herbal teas
enjoyed for their taste and aroma. Traditional medicinal uses of
rooibos in South Africa include alleviation of infantile colic,
allergies, asthma and dermatological problems, while a decoction of
honeybush was used as a restorative and as an expectorant in chronic
catarrh and pulmonary tuberculosis. Traditional medicinal uses of
Athrixia phylicoides DC., or bush tea, another indigenous South
African plant with very limited localised use as herbal tea, include
treatment of boils, acne, infected wounds and infected throats.
Currently rooibos and honeybush are produced for the herbal tea
market, while bush tea has potential for commercialisation. A summary
of the historical and modern uses, botany, distribution, industry and
chemical composition of these herbal teas is presented. A
comprehensive discussion of in vitro, ex vivo and in vivo biological
properties, required to expand their applications as nutraceutical
and cosmeceutical products, is included, with the main emphasis on
rooibos. Future research needs include more comprehensive chemical
characterisation of extracts, identification of marker compounds for
extract standardisation and quality control, bioavailability and
identification of bio-markers of dietary exposure, investigation of
possible herb-drug interactions and plant improvement with regards to
composition and bioactivity.
PMID: 18621121 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Pamela Morrison IBCLC
Rustington England, formerly Harare Zimbabwe
At 05:00 04/02/2014, you wrote:
>Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2014 15:08:19 -0600
>From: Pat Young <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Roobios tea
>
>anyone heard of this tea for colicky babies? Thanks, Pat in SNJ
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