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Herbs for Children's Health

How to Make and Use Gentle Herbal Remedies for Soothing Common Ailments. A Storey BASICS® Title
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Herbs for Children's Health by Rosemary Gladstar is a practical guide to using herbal remedies for common childhood ailments. The book offers simple instructions and clear dosage guidelines for preparing salves, syrups, tablets, and teas. It features detailed profiles of 24 medicinal herbs, helping parents confidently support their children's health with natural treatments for issues such as diaper rash, teething, sore throats, and conjunctivitis.
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This book is ideal for parents and caregivers interested in natural and herbal approaches to children's health, as well as those seeking safe, effective home remedies for common childhood illnesses.

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This essential guide to treating children’s everyday aches, pains, minor infections, and illnesses naturally offers easy-to-make, time-tested recipes from trusted herbalist Rosemary Gladstar.

Hibiscus tea for colds and flu, nettle for hay fever, raspberry leaf for diarrhoea, wild cherry for coughs - herbal remedies are a safe and effective alternative to commercial medicines that can have unwanted side effects.

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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.

Herbs for Children's Health is an invaluable resource for parents seeking natural and gentle solutions for their children’s health issues.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781612124759

Publisher: Workman Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 21 April 2015

Country: United States

Imprint: Storey Publishing LLC

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 12.0mm

Width: 126.0mm

Height: 176.0mm

Weight: 140g

Pages: 128

About the Author

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.

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