Mortar & KettleHERBAL TEA · №020
Gentle Gas Relief Tea Easy · 7 min · Forgiving · 1 pot a quiet cure for a heavy belly A warming carminative infusion built to settle a bloated, restless gut. Sweet anise and fennel meet the heat of fresh ginger, then chamomile and mint fold in to relax the belly and quiet the nerves. It is a soft, herbaceous cure for a heavy stomach that soothes as much as it digests. INGREDIENTS 0.3 g anise seeds 0.1 g fennel seeds 1 g fresh ginger (sliced) 1.5 g chamomile flowers (dried) 0.15 g dried mint 0.1 g licorice root 500 ml filtered water Method Simmer the anise, fennel, and ginger in the water to draw out their oils. (3 min) Turn off the heat and add the chamomile, dried mint, and licorice. Steep, then strain. (4 min) The chemistry anethole (C₁₀H₁₂O) · sweet, carminative gingerol (C₁₇H₂₆O₄) · warming, pungent α-bisabolol (C₁₅H₂₆O) · floral, soothing glycyrrhizin (C₄₂H₆₂O₁₆) · sweet, softening

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HERBAL TEA · №020

Gentle Gas Relief Tea

Name: Gentle Gas Relief Tea
Total time: 7 min
Yield: 500 pots
Ingredients: 0.3 g anise seeds; 0.1 g fennel seeds; 1 g fresh ginger; 1.5 g chamomile flowers; 0.15 g dried mint; 0.1 g licorice root; 500 ml filtered water

a quiet cure for a heavy belly

A warming carminative infusion built to settle a bloated, restless gut. Sweet anise and fennel meet the heat of fresh ginger, then chamomile and mint fold in to relax the belly and quiet the nerves. It is a soft, herbaceous cure for a heavy stomach that soothes as much as it digests.

Easy7 minForgiving

HerbaceousSweetDigestiveCalming

Method

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Simmer the anise, fennel, and ginger in the water to draw out their oils.

▸0.3 ganise seeds▸0.1 gfennel seeds▸1 gfresh ginger▸500 mlfiltered water

3 min

Turn off the heat and add the chamomile, dried mint, and licorice.

▸1.5 gchamomile flowers▸0.15 gdried mint▸0.1 glicorice root

Steep, then strain.

4 min

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The chemistry

SKELETAL STRUCTURES

4 compounds carry this recipe. Here is what each one does and, where we have it, what it actually looks like.

C₁₀H₁₂O

anethole

C₁₀H₁₂O

The licorice-sweet aromatic of anise and fennel; it relaxes intestinal spasms and releases trapped gas, doing most of the tea's digestive work.

SweetDigestive

C₁₇H₂₆O₄

gingerol

C₁₇H₂₆O₄

The bite of fresh ginger; it stimulates gastric motility and eases nausea, coaxing a sluggish stomach back into rhythm.

HerbaceousDigestive

C₁₅H₂₆O

α-bisabolol

C₁₅H₂₆O

A gentle constituent of chamomile that calms inflamed gut lining and eases tension, lending the tea its quieting, calming close.

HerbaceousCalming

C₄₂H₆₂O₁₆

glycyrrhizin

C₄₂H₆₂O₁₆

The intensely sweet saponin of licorice root; it soothes the stomach lining and rounds the brew, deepening its sweetness without sugar.

SweetCalming