Guest guest Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 Hi again you all, I am a real tea drinker and I am finding that I'm really missing my herbal teas. I particularly am needing some chamomile tea right now to help me sleep because we are in the middle of preparing to move across the country. I know that most herbals are not legal because of polysaccharides, but I just thought I'd ask if anyone knows what the scoop on chamomile tea is. Legal? Illegal? thanks, Robin Crohn's since 1997 SCD since mid Aug 2010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 Would this be flat out illegal or very advanced? ;-) On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 11:45 PM, Wizop Marilyn L. Alm wrote: At 10:31 PM 9/16/2010, you wrote: I am a real tea drinker and I am finding that I'm really missing my herbal teas. I particularly am needing some chamomile tea right now to help me sleep because we are in the middle of preparing to move across the country. I know that most herbals are not legal because of polysaccharides, but I just thought I'd ask if anyone knows what the scoop on chamomile tea is. Legal? Illegal? Not legal. I'll post my commentary on this. — Marilyn New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001 Darn Good SCD Cook No Human Children Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund Babette the Foundling Beagle -- 41 cd scd 12/05 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 Rose hips have 14% pectin (a mucilaginous compound) so I am guessing they are not legal. However, I don't know how much pectin can be in something and be illegal, since berries and fruits do contain natural pectin (bilberry is 5% pectin). I am still trying to figure out herbs on the SCD. > > what about fruit teas? i've found fruit teas at adagio dot com. these are the ingredients of the berry blast - black currants, cranberries, raspberries, elderberries, bilberries, hibiscus flowers and rose hip peels. i wonder if this is legal. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 Rose hips have 14% pectin (a mucilaginous compound) so I am guessing they are not legal. However, I don't know how much pectin can be in something and be illegal, since berries and fruits do contain natural pectin (bilberry is 5% pectin). I am still trying to figure out herbs on the SCD. > > what about fruit teas? i've found fruit teas at adagio dot com. these are the ingredients of the berry blast - black currants, cranberries, raspberries, elderberries, bilberries, hibiscus flowers and rose hip peels. i wonder if this is legal. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 At 06:30 AM 9/17/2010, you wrote: Would this be flat out illegal or very advanced? ;-) I think it would be very ill-advised to use chamomile tea. As noted, I used to love it -- and it always used to make my diarrhea issues worse. I never tried it with constipation as that wasn't one of my issues, but it seems to me that if motility is an issue, then taking something which encourages the gut to relax and not do anything would be a bad idea. Elaine didn't recommend it -- and I've learned, through experience, that every time I set out to prove Elaine was wrong, I end up proving she was right. — Marilyn New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001 Darn Good SCD Cook No Human Children Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund Babette the Foundling Beagle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 At 10:20 AM 9/17/2010, you wrote: Rose hips have 14% pectin (a mucilaginous compound) so I am guessing they are not legal. However, I don't know how much pectin can be in something and be illegal, since berries and fruits do contain natural pectin (bilberry is 5% pectin). I am still trying to figure out herbs on the SCD. Small amounts of herbs IN something are generally not illegal because the percentage goes WAY down. It's when we start making teas or eating them whole that we can run into issues. — Marilyn New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001 Darn Good SCD Cook No Human Children Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund Babette the Foundling Beagle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 What about making your own fruit teas? I'm thinking of the mint-ginger tea I love, and I don't see why you couldn't take either of those and add dried fruit yourself. Of course you would need to be super careful of the source of dried fruit as they often/usually add sugar at a minimum. Or, be good as Marilyn tells us, and dehydrate your own berries or something. what about fruit teas? i've found fruit teas at adagio dot com. these are the ingredients of the berry blast - black currants, cranberries, raspberries, elderberries, bilberries, hibiscus flowers and rose hip peels. i wonder if this is legal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 Also, chamomile is in the ragweed family, so if you have a ragweed allergy you'll get all stuffed up from it. (Ask me how I know!) I think it would be very ill-advised to use chamomile tea. As noted, I used to love it -- and it always used to make my diarrhea issues worse. I never tried it with constipation as that wasn't one of my issues, but it seems to me that if motility is an issue, then taking something which encourages the gut to relax and not do anything would be a bad idea. Elaine didn't recommend it -- and I've learned, through experience, that every time I set out to prove Elaine was wrong, I end up proving she was right. — Marilyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 29, 2010 Report Share Posted September 29, 2010 At 04:51 PM 9/17/2010, you wrote: Also, chamomile is in the ragweed family, so if you have a ragweed allergy you'll get all stuffed up from it. (Ask me how I know!) Heh. I bet this comes under the heading of " Do as I say, not as I did. " — Marilyn New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001 Darn Good SCD Cook No Human Children Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund Babette the Foundling Beagle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 29, 2010 Report Share Posted September 29, 2010 It sure is! >Also, chamomile is in the ragweed family, so if >you have a ragweed allergy you'll get all >stuffed up from it. (Ask me how I know!) Heh. I bet this comes under the heading of " Do as I say, not as I did. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.