Herbs for Children's Health, 3rd Edition

How to Make and Use Gentle Herbal Remedies for Common Childhood Ailments

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By Rosemary Gladstar

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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.

  • 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

On Sale
Sep 24, 2024
Page Count
208 pages
Publisher
Storey
ISBN-13
9781635868289

Rosemary Gladstar

Rosemary Gladstar

About the Author

Rosemary Gladstar has been practicing, living, learning, teaching, and writing about herbs for over 50 years. Considered a star figure in the modern herbal movement and often referred to as the “godmother of American herbalism”, Rosemary is the author of twelve books including Rosemary Gladstar’s Medicinal Herbs: A Beginners Guide, Herbs for Children’s HealthRosemary Gladstar’s Herbal Recipes for Vibrant Health, Herbal Healing for Women, and Herbal Healing for Men. She is the co-founder and former director of both The International Herb Symposium and The New England Women’s Herbal Conference, the Founding President of United Plant Savers, and the co-founder and original formulator of Traditional Medicinal Tea Company. 

She is also the author and teacher of the popular home study course, The Science and Art of Herbalism, which continues to inspire and teach many thousands of students around the world. In 2018 Rosemary was awarded an Honorary Doctorate for her life’s work from the National University of Naturopathic Medicine. She recently moved from her home at Sage Mountain ~ an herbal retreat center and botanical sanctuary where she lived for 30 years ~ to a smaller haven where she plans to write more, tend to her new gardens, and spend more time with the plants.

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