natural remedies for the kids
the more time josiah spends around other children, the more often he seems to come home sick. what can i do? i don’t want him to live in a plastic bubble, but i HATE feeding him medication. while searching the shelves of the drug store for homeopathic solutions, i have come to realize that most of them are nothing but bottled home remedies that our families have been using for years. today i am going to share with you some of my most trusted home remedies that are safe for children! maybe your family has used these, too…
for a cough: boil a cup of water. add a few spoonfuls of honey* and a good squeeze of fresh lemon. honey coats the throat, relieving coughs, while the lemon cuts through with a good dose of vitamin C (which helps reduce histamines).
for constipation: cut leaves from organic strawberries. wash them well, then boil them in some good, clean water. strain out leaves and drink liquid. you may need to add a little sugar to get your child to drink this; it’s a very effective, natural laxative, but it does not taste great.
for a sty: any piece of real gold jewelry should be sterilized, then rubbed on the sty. there is a chemical reaction that will kill the sty very quickly.
for bug bites: make a paste of baking soda and water and smear a small patch on the bug bite. this dries out, keeps the itch away, and pulls out any poison.
for indigestion, heartburn, or nausea: grate 1tsp fresh ginger into one cup boiling water. allow to steep for 10 minutes, then strain out the ginger and drink the “tea”. though research for thousands of years has proven ginger as an effective treatment for these ailments, scientists still aren’t sure quite why.
does your family have some “folk” remedies? feel free to share them with all of us – we’d love to know!!
*a regular dose of raw, local honey has proven effective to treat pollen allergies, but be cautious giving your children raw animal products!
