Whether you're heading on a family holiday, a long car journey, or a vet visit, travel can be a stressful experience for pets — and their owners. Nausea, restlessness, and anxiety are common complaints, but there's a natural solution that's easy to use and fast-acting: Phytopet Travel Drops.
What Are Phytopet Travel Drops?
Phytopet Travel Drops are a fast-acting liquid combination of botanical extracts, specially formulated to tackle travel sickness, nausea, and anxiety in pets. Simply drop onto food, into water, or onto a treat — no fuss, no stress.
Available in two sizes:
- 30ml — perfect for occasional trips
- 100ml — ideal for frequent travellers or multi-pet households
How to Use Phytopet Travel Drops
One of the biggest advantages of Travel Drops is how easy they are to administer. Simply add the drops onto your pet's food, into their water, or onto a treat. For best results, give the drops with food before the journey — allowing time for the botanicals to settle in your pet's system ahead of the trip. This proactive approach means the calming and anti-nausea properties are already working before the stress of travel begins, rather than playing catch-up once symptoms appear.
The Science Behind the Botanicals
Every ingredient in Phytopet Travel Drops has been selected for its well-documented therapeutic properties. Here's a closer look:
🌿 Black Horehound (Ballota nigra)
One of herbalism's most trusted remedies for nausea and vomiting, Black Horehound works on the central nervous system to reduce the sensation of sickness. It's effective across all types of nausea — from travel and motion sickness to gastric upset. Traditionally combined with Raspberry Leaf for pregnancy-related nausea, it's a versatile and well-researched herb with centuries of use behind it.
Black Horehound is documented in the British Herbal Pharmacopoeia for its antiemetic properties and is widely used in traditional veterinary herbalism for companion animals. [1]
🌿 Wild Lettuce (Lactuca virosa)
Often called "nature's sedative", Wild Lettuce is a powerful nerve relaxant and anti-spasmodic. It works by calming the nervous system, reducing anxiety and tension without sedating the animal. Ideal for pets that become agitated, restless, or distressed during travel, it helps create a sense of calm without dulling alertness. Browse our full Calming range for more natural anxiety support.
Wild Lettuce's calming properties are attributed to its lactucin and lactucopicrin content. Its use in animals is supported in veterinary herbal medicine literature, including Wynn & Fougère's Veterinary Herbal Medicine (Mosby, 2007), a key reference text for practitioners. [2]
🌿 Ginger (Zingiber officinalis)
One of the most extensively studied natural remedies in the world, Ginger has been used for thousands of years to treat nausea and digestive upset. Its key actions include:
- Carminative — relieves gas and bloating
- Antispasmodic — reduces cramping and gut spasms
- Anti-inflammatory — soothes irritated digestive tissue
- Diaphoretic — supports the body's natural temperature regulation
Ginger is one of the best-evidenced herbs for nausea in both human and veterinary contexts. Its use in dogs is supported in veterinary herbal medicine, with its bioactive compound 6-gingerol recognised for anti-inflammatory and gastroprotective actions. [3]
If your pet suffers from ongoing digestive issues beyond travel, explore our Digestive Health collection for targeted support.
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References
References are drawn from veterinary herbal medicine literature and preclinical research. Traditional veterinary herbalism supports the use of these botanicals in companion animals.
- British Herbal Medicine Association (BHMA). British Herbal Pharmacopoeia. bhma.info
- Wynn SG & Fougère BJ. (2007). Veterinary Herbal Medicine. Mosby Elsevier. Veterinary Herbal Medicine
- Palatty PL, et al. (2013). Ginger in the prevention of nausea and vomiting. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. PubMed
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