Remedies for colds
When our children get sick, we often panic and lose our heads. We are aware that there are several sleepless nights ahead. At times like this, I always buy elderberry juice. It is not only antiviraland stimulates the immune system, but also slightly reduces pain. I bring sugar raspberries from the cellar, which I made in the summer. With a strong sore throat, I make beetroot syrup. In a large vegetable, I carve a cavity into which I pour sugar. Everything goes to the oven and after 20 minutes. I already have my medicine ready. I also make similar syrups from onions or garlic.Put the chopped pieces in a dark jar and cover with sugar or pour over honey. I leave it in a warm place overnight. I give beetroot or onion syrups 3 times a day for a teaspoon, while the garlic syrups - less often.
Seasonal cold remediesWhen my child gets a cold, I first wonder what anti-inflammatory plants I have in my garden at a given time of the year. In spring, I sprinkle scrambled eggs and sandwiches with wild garlic leaves. Sometimes I also brew a sweeping elderberry or linden flower tea. In spring and summer, I squeeze the juice from plantain or common plantain leaves. For 5 parts of the obtained liquid I give 1 part of honey. The juice is expectorant and bactericidal. Dark garden grapes or a few Schisandra fruits are wonderful throat remedies in the fall.
Boosting Immunity Through Diet
I always make sure that baby food is rich in vitamin-rich foods. I add linseed oil or olive oil to salads, sometimes a few young leaves of plantain, dandelion, chives, basil or parsley. Fresh marjoram leaves on a sandwich work like rutinoscorbin. Due to the high content of vitamin C and routine, they seal the blood vessels.
How to fight a runny nose?In the case of a runny nose, inhalations turn out to be beneficial. When my Cuba was tiny, I would place him a pot of hot chamomile flower infusion next to his crib. Of course, with all inhalations, you need to ensure maximum safety so that we do not burn the child at the same time. I usually do inhalations in a steel thermos. Now, with older children, I put a teaspoon of coarse-grained Kłodawa or Iwonska s alt and a few drops of picht or eucalyptus oil and pour boiling water over it.
Herbs dangerous for infants
Have you noticed that rubbing ointments for young children have a different composition? This is because little ones have an increased sensitivity to certain herbs and essential oils. The ones to watch out for are: mint, menthol, thyme, thymol, camphor, sage, wormwood, tansy, bearberry, lingonberry leaves and willow bark. During infancy, you can safely use fennel, anise, cumin, chamomile, marshmallow, blueberry, garden fennel, wild rose, cranberry, coriander and marjoram.
Martyna Monday
