Herbs for Children's Health, 3rd Edition - by Rosemary Gladstar (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Rosemary Gladstar, one of the most trusted names in natural medicine, shares dozens of easy-to-make, safe and effective herbal remedies and home care advice for addressing children's most common ailments.

In this highly accessible handbook, best-selling author and herbal medicine expert Rosemary Gladstar offers her time-tested, safe and gentle natural recipes, along with simple care advice, for addressing children's everyday health needs. Parents of babies and toddlers will discover how easy it is create a home medicine cabinet of herbal remedies for addressing everything from colic to cradle cap, diaper rash, earaches, colds, cuts, teething, and more. Gladstar's child-tested recipes feature appealing flavors in forms kids love, including teas, syrups, herbal ice pops, "candy" balls, and herbal baths. A quick-reference guide outlines the recommended uses for all the child-safe herbs, including chamomile, milky oats, peppermint, dill, echinacea, lemon balm, and licorice. With her commonsense guidance and time-tested wisdom, Rosemary Gladstar is the reassuring advisor every parent would like to have around the home whenever the need for natural and effective first-aid solutions arises.

Review Quotes

Rosemary Gladstar masterfully blends her abundant plant wisdom with a lifetime of hands-on expertise, bringing them into the heart of our homes. [Herbs for Children's Health] is a testament to the transformative medicine that plants offer, shaping future generations as caretakers of both their own well-being and the Earth.--Charis Lindrooth, D.C., founder of BotanicWise

About the Author

Rosemary Gladstar is the best-selling author of Rosemary Gladstar's Medicinal Herbs: A Beginner's Guide, Fire Cider!, 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.