Herbs for Children's Health: How to Make and Use Gentle Herbal Remedies for Soothing Common Ailments. A Storey BASICS® Title

by Rosemary Gladstar

Overview

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. 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781612124759
Publisher:	Storey Publishing, LLC
Publication date:	04/21/2015
Series:	Storey Basics
Edition description:	Second Edition,Revised
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	189,580
Product dimensions:	4.90(w) x 6.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Rosemary Gladstar is the best-selling author of nine books including Rosemary Gladstar’s Medicinal Herbs: A Beginner’s Guide, Herbs for Children’s Health, and Rosemary Gladstar’s Herbal Recipes for Vibrant Health, which draw on her 40-plus years of experience studying and teaching about the healing properties of herbs. She is a world-renowned educator, activist, and entrepreneur, the creator of the most highly regarded herbal studies course, The Science & Art of Herbalism, and the founding director of Sage Mountain Botanical Sanctuary, 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. 

Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter One: Herbal Medicine for Children

Chapter Two: The Best Herbs for Children

Chapter Three: Treating Common Childhood Ailments

Chapter Four: How to Make Herbal Remedies

Recommended Reading

Resources

Index