Natural Medicine – A good Option for Children

Herbal medicines are extremely beneficial to children as they are well suited to their immune systems being more responsive.  This is due to the fact that they have less stress and have not been exposed to as many antibiotics and drugs.

Many childhood illnesses can be helped using gentle herbal remedies.  If symptoms do not improve it may be necessary to see a doctor.  It is best to seek a natural remedy first, if children at a young age, are constantly given strong drugs their immunity system will weaken.  This means they will stay sick for longer and pick up more infections before their bodies have chance to get strong again, not to mention the awful side effects that these medications bring with them.

What are the benefits of giving your child herbal medicines?

• They strengthen their bodies and help build their resistance to illness.
• It is a gentle source of treatment.
• Helps the child become more aware of the healing power of plants.
• Echinacea, Astragalus and Garlic have been laboratory tested to show that they are beneficial to the immune system.
• They help the child to maintain physical and emotional balance.

So if a child were to catch a cold or the flu, herbal treatments would result in the child regaining balance of the body, increase immunity as well as relief from symptoms such as a cough and headache.

Why is Natural Medicine a better option?

• Herbs tend to be less potent than drugs.
• Have lower side effects when compared to pharmaceutical drugs.
• Drugs have standard doses, while herbs can be made to measure when in liquid form, this means they will get the exact dosage they require.
• Herbal remedies contain a mixture of compounds that work together to treat illness.  Pharmaceuticals normally are created from a single chemical compound.
• Herbs cost less than drugs.
• Herbs work to balance the whole body, while drugs treat only a specific health problem.

Herbal medicine builds their bodies, bringing back balance and restoring good health in no time!