Travl got its name because many times we use it in the discomforts of  motion sickness, it is also wonderful for alleviating menstrual cramps. Now it's not going to solve the problem of menstrual cramps but it will get rid of them until another formula can begin to tone up the female organ regions so that they don't  have such a terrible time. One afternoon I had one of my daughters come to me, she told me she was having terrible cramps and needed something for it. When she said this I immediately became judgmental, saying my daughter would not have this problem if she had done what I told her to do. Now the father in me would teach her a lesson, and the compassionate herbalist would be stuffed in a corner. Shame, shame on me! Never the less that's what I did. Knowing that Ginger tea taste really nasty but would help, that's what I told her to take. My response of "that'll work" to her grimacing face as she said "Oh, daddy, that's nasty" was the last thing I told her about this particular matter, until I overheard a conversation she was having with her mother. Obviously she was not in pain anymore and was quite excited about what she had done. I thought my lesson of drinking nasty herbal tea had not been what I had anticipated. The nastiness of the experience was to teach her to take her herbs with greater consistency so that repeating this tea would never happen again. So I asked her what she did. It was obvious by her smile that she didn't do what I had suggested. Her reply to me was "I took Travl and my cramps went away in just a few minutes." Perplexed I asked her why she took Travl, her reply was "I know that Ginger tea is nasty and I didn't want to drink it, so looked through your formulas and found the one with the most ginger in it, and I took it. When the capsules opened up in my stomach, I felt this warm feeling flow over my cramping stomach…and the pain went away." Boy did I learn something! The father learned he shouldn't be an herbalist, and the herbalist learned "don't let the father inside say anything. If I had have had the same compassion, understanding and listening ear perhaps that calm peaceful feeling that descends upon the physician in need of an answer would have been inspired with this one. I had never used it for that but I do now. And I'm sorry that I had to learn this lesson this way. the  It's also used as a catalyst, lets say for instance you are taking an herbal formula and you want it to work a little bit faster…a little better, than take some Travl with it. One is sufficient when you are doing that. If you are taking a handful of herbs  throw some Travl in there and it increases the absorption and gets it into the system much faster. This formula is also used in external bleeding, circulation, dizziness, hot flashes. Travl helps increase tolerance to heat, it's used in high and low blood pressure, nose bleeds, and also in shock.   Traditional use of the contents: Ginger's influence is slow starting, but has a high sustained level of action upon the circulatory system. Also used in nausea, cramps, & dizziness. Cayenne influence upon the circulatory system is vary fast, & is helpful in dizziness, heart problems, & heat & cold tolerance. Peppermint Lf. has been used for pain, nerve disorders, headache & insomnia. Rosemary Lf. is used in circulatory    problems,   allergies,   nervous   allergies,    pain   & digestive pain.