Chamomile to help having a baby

Chamomile can soothe first birth pains, besides influencing contractions and making birth easier.
Drink a cup of this infusion when pain begins: 50 g (1.76 oz) of chamomile in 25 cl of hot water for 10 minutes.

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Aiding breastfeeding

Elderflowers decoction is helpful to stimulate milk secretion: let these flowers dry in the sun for 2 hours.Otherwise fennel flowers decoction.
For the opposite purpose (to reduce secretion), apply chopped fresh parsley leaves to the breast.
Compresses of cabbage leaves solve the problem of blocked milk ducts, using watercress and Vitamin A, C and D.

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Cough and sore throat remedies with marshmallow

Marshmallow (Althaea officinalis), thanks to its soothing properties, is used since 1000 B.C. to heal sore throat and cough.
The root, which once was powdered to make candies, is the part used since it contains all the active principles. It’s also a sweet way to aid children’s bowel and refresh the digestive system.

Marshmallow root decoction: boil a cup of water and put a tsp of marshmallow root. Let it boil for 5 minutes. Then switch it off and let it infuse for 5 more minutes. Drink 3-4 cups per day.

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Mouthwash for tooth extraction

Lady’s mantle (alchemilla vulgaris) has anti-inflammatory and astringent properties.
Used as mouthwash, it’s helpful in case of tooth extraction.

It’s also as remedy against diarrhea, period pains, or postpartum and menopausal disorders.
For topic use, it’s helpful for small wounds or to make vaginal irrigation in case of leukorrhea.

Lady’s mantle infusion: let a tbsp infuse in a cup of boiling hot water for 10 minutes. Drink it twice per day.

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Angelica recipes for pregnant and underweight people

According to the legend, it was the archangel Raphael to spread the medicinal virtues of angelica. Actually it was believed to have healing power for almost everything. They believed it made life longer.

Here is a tonic recipe for people who are too slim: let 40 g (3.52 oz) of angelica leaves infuse in 1 l of boiling hot water for 10 minutes. Drink a cup of this infusion after meals.

And here a recipe for pregnant women which, thanks to its passed down healing power, helps ensuring the good health of the baby and his mother. An infusion prepared with 20 g (0.70 oz) of dried root or fresh stalks. Let them infuse in 1 litre of boiling hot water for 10 minutes. Drink one cup per day. Never drink more than three.

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Toned breast for mothers who are nursing a baby

To keep breast line during breastfeeding periods, apply a poultice of dill leaves and flowers warmed in boiling hot water.

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Stimulating baby’s appetite

Your baby doesn’t want to eat? Here is an empiric method you can try: finely grind some chamomile flowers and add sugar for half the weight of flowers.
A tsp of this powder dissolved in some water and given to the baby before meals, will act as an appetizer and will stimulate his appetite.

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Rose honey for children’s gums

Honey together with roses has always been used as an effective remedy for children’s gums irritations, especially when first teeth appear.
Put 15 g (0.52 oz) of red or pale rose petals in a pot and pour 1/2 l of boiling hot water on them. Let it stand for 24 hours.
Drain it using a cloth and squeezing the petals. Add 200 g (7.05 oz) of acacia honey and mix.
Put on a moderate fire and continue mixing. Let water evaporate till it becomes thick. Put in a pot when it’s still hot and let it cool before closing.

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A cure for measles? Using herbs! A recipe for children

Use this recipe with burdock to favour the onset of the disease and a faster healing of measles: Add 25 g (0.88 oz) of burdock dried root to half a litre of cold water.
Boil for 7-8 minutes, drain and give a tsp every 5 minutes.

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Sage for after childbirth secretions and for tiredness

Sage has sedative, hormonal, antisudoral, antiseptic and stimulant properties. Use clean leaves and flowers.

After childbirth, it helps in decreasing milk secretion: put 20 g (0.70 oz) of dried blossomed ends into boiling hot water and let infuse for 15 minutes. Drain and drink 2 cups per day after meals.

In case of great tiredness or convalescence: soak 30 g (1.05 oz) of clean leaves in 1 l of red wine for 10 minutes, drain and drink a glass of it at the end of each meal.

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Natural healing remedies for children

A baby’s red bottom, a sudden bellyache, the acetone or a grazed knee. These disorders are very frequent during childhood and can be healed with natural remedies. And our babies will prefer them to “real” medications.

Acetone
If your baby is predisposed to acetone, there will probably be recurring attacks.

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Sweeter lactation

The mothers that eat fennel produce sweeter milk for their children.

foto under CC by Island Vittles

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