I first ran across this stuff when I was living in Hong Kong. It's ostensibly kind of like a British Pepto-Bismal. It's clear and has a kind of licorice and peppermint flavor to it. It's supposed to settle babies tummies. I don't think it actually worked, from my experience. I tried it - at least it didn't taste too bad or kill me.
But I loved the name - "Gripe Water". To keep the gripes away, I suppose. Another one of those quaint British-isms I find so fascinating and/or amusing. Anyway, it reemerged during a trip to Thailand. I had long since disposed of my original bottle from Hong Kong, so I just had to snap a photo of it's reincarnation.
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