One really good thing is just to make sure the air around her is not too dried out -- use a humidifier and several times a day take her in the bathroon with the shower on and just breathe the steam. You can also add eucalyptus or sage oil to the steam, but keep everything really mild for babies. I don't know much else, but one of the most important things is just to explain to her that colds are really important for children -- they are like exercise to the immune system -- without stimulation it won't work properly as an adult. So fevers and runny stuffy noses are all good and important -- the body learning how to hel itself -- and you don't want to suppress that action -- just help it on it's way, for instance by keeping th mucus loose and moving by steaming. there are lots of good books in the bookstores -- maybe someone can suggest one. Good luck -- I think it's so great when a grnadmother tries to help change our terrible trend toward drugs and destroying our bodies natural wisdom. Also remind her that fevers are only bad if they go on too long or are extremely high. Otherwise they are the body burning out bad stuff and need to be allowed to run their course. That's true for us as adults too! Take care, katarina
> Help, my granddaughter has a head cold with a cough (from the throat not = > the lungs) she is 6 mos old, and I'm wondering if there are herbal = > remedies which could help her. I really want to help her mom learn that = > she dosen't have to drug her. Does anyone know if ginger tea is safe = > and in what dose? or other herbs & the proper dose. I'm pretty new at = > this! Thanks. -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -or- [email protected] with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
