Coexistence Blend
A Digestive Aid derived from the Seminole Nation

Ingredients:  Chamomile, Catnip, Fennel Seed, Peppermint, Dill, Papaya, Ginger Root,
Slippery Elm Bark, Cloves

When to use:  Anytime, as a delightful and soothing beverage, before or after meals. Support digestion, soothe stomach and ulcers, reduce acid, intestinal upsets, cramps, gas, bloating. 

Summer Treat: tastes GREAT iced!  Brew as usual. Then add ice. 
Or place in blender with ice and frozen strawberries.  Delicious!

When you want to:

• Enjoy tea with your meal
• Relax and soothe stomach and ulcers
• Assist your process of digestion involving food or life circumstances
• Feel more integrated
• Relieve gas and bloating
• Become more accepting of life experiences

How much to use:  One cup anytime or 15 minutes before or after meals.

Preparation:  Steep 1 teaspoon per cup of hot water (preferably distilled, spring, or filtered water) for 20 minutes.  Strain herbs and sip (don't gulp) tea.

Do you experience bloating after meals?  Sluggish digestion?   Does your tummy tend to get upset when you are challenged by difficult circumstances?  Coexistence Blend helps our tummies feel better under a multitude of circumstances.  Just relax and let things settle down, return to the harmony of life.

Notes from Lee Nelson White Deer about this blend:

• Chamomile is the sunshine herb.  The stomach and intestines are all dark tunnels so we need some light down in the intestinal area.
• Catnip  has a tendency to expand the digestive tract making things easier to pass.
• Fennel sweetens the material and syphons off the gas.
• Peppermint gives us penetrating qualities, gets rid of gases, and breaks up the material itself.
• Dill is a sweetener, it sweetens anything.
• Papaya gives us papain, a digestive enzymes that helps the stomach to digest.
• Ginger is used here to soothe the stomach.
• Slippery elm is used for coating the stomach, for calming and soothing irritations, for coating ulcers and little tears.
• Cloves is added for taste.

Note:  Coexistence, Rising Sun & Vitality Blends each assist assimilation and digestion in different ways.