Natural Child Care: A Complete Guide to Safe and Effective Herbal Remedies and Holistic Health Strategies for Infants and Children

by Maribeth Riggs, Elson M. Haas (Foreword)

The first book devoted to raising children with natural, holistic, drug-free methods, this comprehensive, easy-to-use guide includes charts showing the uses of 60 readily available medicinal herbs. 12 black-and-white line illustrations; 20 charts.

300 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1988

Reviews

[Petra W · Rating 1 out of 5]

NOT very informational. AT ALL. I got over half way through it and finally put it down.

[Siobhain · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked to consult this book when my children were young. I didn't try too many of the natural remedies, but I definitely tried a few. For the most part, they were nice to try to bring comfort to a child suffering from congestion, the chicken pox, teething, nausea or other discomforting but not serious complaints. I always felt like it was the remedy plus the loving care and time devoted to the child that helped the child feel better. If one wants to avoid over -the-counter medicines and is looking for something to do to help a child feel better, this is a good resource. I wish there was some feedback on the effectiveness of the remedies or cautions to consider. For example, I once had pennyroyal on hand because it was a recommended essential oil to stock and was used in a number of the remedies. Once when I was pregnant, I wanted to try a pennyroyal lice treatment, but I couldn't find my bottle of pennyroyal. That was a Godsend because I later learned that pennyroyal is dangerous to use in pregnancy as it is used to cause abortions so that is a problem with this book. In its listing and description of the recommended herbs, no cautions are given. Bottom line: I found this book helpful and plan to keep it for that reason. However, if I use any of the remedies in the future, I plan to research the ingredients online first.