Bloating, dyspepsia and gastritis can often follow the most delicious of meals and spoil the pleasures of good company. Often these reactions are the result of tension as well as of dysfunction. In all cases Espinheira Santa (also known as Chuchuwasi) can bring immediate relief. Prepared as a tea it is often also served chilled in the heat of the Brazillian afternoon. As a normal tea it is used by many as a daily ritual to strengthen the whole digestive system and to alleviate distress in advance of a particularly rich or important meal.
