Technically, colic is a term for an unexplained bout of crying.
In the past, when a mother had a Fussy Baby, she would give him Natural Gripe Water to ease his Colic Distress.
I remember, because I remember taking lots of it as a kid. There was a vague honey taste to it that appealed even after I had passed the baby stage. :)
More recently, after Jack was born, I went and bought one bottle but they have changed their formula. It tastes different now. I guess over the years they refine the formula and make it better.
That bottle is still in my larder somewhere. I am lucky we have never had to use it but it is reassuring to know it is there.