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Simon & Schuster Gentle Healing For Baby And Child A Parents Guide To Child-Friendly Herbs And Other Natural Remedies For Common Ailments And Injuries by Andrea Candee, With David Andrusia
Give your child the gift of natural healthWhen your children are sick or injured, you want them to feel better -- fast. Although in some cases there is no substitute for traditional medical care, prescription drugs are not always the best answer. Countless parents are discovering that natural, health-promoting substances can often be both safer and more effective. Now, a master herbalist with more than twenty-five years of experience who is also a mother of two shares her natural approach to wellness. Inside you'll find easy holistic therapies for common childhood injuries and ailments, and learn:how a banana can remove a splinterwhich herbs help reduce feverhow an onion helps both bruises and earacheswhy garlic is nature's antibiotichow a spritz of rosemary hair juice prevents licewhy peppermint tea relieves both headaches and stomachacheshow gargling with lemon juice and table salt can ease a sore throatwhy ginger root can ease motion sicknessand many other intelligent uses of foods and therapeutic plants -- nature's own medicine -- to alleviate discomforts.Best of all, this invaluable reference stresses and approach that helps you teach you children the benefits of proventing illness -- not just treating it.