Demetria Clark provides parents with safe, effective, natural alternatives to conventional medicines which often have negative side effects.
This easy to follow, hands-on, practical guide shows how to use herbal remedies to resolve common childhood health issues: simple teas for tummy aches, drops for earaches, treatments for eczema and diaper rash, and much more.
Readers are given:
- An introduction to herbal medicine
- An explanation of how each herb works and what conditions it treats
- A guide to herbal staples for daily use and first aid
- An alphabetical listing of childhood illnesses along with their remedies
Readers are also shown how to gather, preserve, and store herbs, and make their own herbal teas, decoctions, infusions, and salves.
Also included are resources on everything from buying and growing herbs to locating an herbalist.