Herbs for Children's Health

Herbal remedies can provide safe and effective treatment for common childhood ailments ranging from diaper rash and teething to sore throats and conjunctivitis. In this Storey BASICS guide, Rosemary Gladstar shows you how to prepare soothing salves, syrups, tablets, and teas that support children s health. With simple instructions, clear dosage guidelines, and in-depth profiles of 24 medicinal herbs, you ll soon be confidently easing your child s achy flu with some hibiscus tea and using the healing properties of nettles to combat bouts of hay fever.

Rosemary Gladstar is the best-selling author of Rosemary Gladstar s Medicinal Herbs: A Beginner s Guide and Rosemary Gladstar s Herbal Recipes for Vibrant Health, which draw on her 40-plus years of experiences studying and teaching about the healing properties of herbs. She is a world-renowned educator, activist, and entrepreneur, and the founding director of Sage Mountain Herbal Retreat Center, the International Herb Symposium, and the New England Women s Herbal Conference. Gladstar is founding president of United Plant Savers, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the conservation and preservation of native American herbs. She was the original formulator for Traditional Medicinal herbal teas and has led herbal educational adventures around the world. She is the recipient of an honorary doctorate from the National University of Natural Medicine in Portland, Oregon, and serves on the board of the Association for the Advancement of Restorative Medicine and The National Health Freedom Coalition. She lives in Vermont.

EXACTLY WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW When it comes to soothing a sick or hurt child, only the gentlest, time-tested remedies will do. Best-selling author and respected herbalist Rosemary Gladstar is the perfect guide. Her recipes -- safe, effective, and without side effects -- can be used for all the most common ailments that affect children: teething, colic, cradle cap, diaper rash, earaches, fevers, colds, burns, cuts, and more. They also take many forms that will appeal to children, from herbal popsicles and "candy" balls to teas, syrups, and calming baths.

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