Mama's Home Remedies: Discover Time-Tested Secrets of Good Health and the Pleasures of Natural Livin, Svetlana Konnikova [classic fiction .TXT] 📗

six years of age, especial y during spring and summer. Be sure to include an assortment of fruits in your child’s diet to afford him the natural vitamins that strengthen the immune system. Remember that organic produce is best because it is not sprayed with pesticides and other chemicals, which can also prompt al ergic reactions. Skin rashes in the form of itchy red bumps or knots may also develop as a result of eating food allergens. Usually these red knots find a comfortable place in the nooks and crannies of the upper and lower extremities. 112 ^ Mama’s Home Remedies

Some children may exhibit a high sensitivity of the mucous membranes of the nose and throat, irritation of the genitals and/or conjunctivitis, an inflammation of the mucous membranes of the eyes. The structure and color of the tongue and its mucous membranes change dramatical y from red to white. The occurrences of exudative diathesis may remind one of ocean waves, rolling by turns to the shore. Many children maintain clear, clean skin between the periods of acute conditions, and when children reach the age of two or three, the skin rashes disappear as suddenly as they appeared. But children are vulnerable and may experience respiratory reactions to allergens. They might develop bronchitis or bronchial asthma, due to the lack of appropriate medical treatment at the proper time.

A friend of mine has two sons who were born five years apart. Both suffered a harsh form of exudative diathesis from one month old up to four years old. Skin rashes developed behind their ears in the form of wet, blistered eczema. When the blisters burst, they left small, bleeding wounds. It took several weeks for these wounds to dry and heal.

Then two to three weeks later the condition reappeared. The two boys suffered this diathesis for four years with antiseptic baths and time being the only remedies.

Children with diathesis need special care and attention

r 1. Use only natural fabrics such as cotton blankets and diapers for your baby.

r 2. Cloth should be soft and able to “breathe.”

r 3. Use a mild, unscented natural soap to wash anything that comes in contact with your child.

r 4. Detect food products that provoke alergic reactions in your child and exclude them.

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r 5. If your child is food sensitive, introduce foods one at a time, every week in turns, to detect more easily which one prompts an al ergic reaction.

r 6. I believe that it is helpful to substitute organic buttermilk or organic kefir as an alternative to milk. When your child is three months old, give him homemade vegetable puree. Consult a physician specializing in the treatment of al ergies if a reaction occurs.

r 7. Every child requires individualized treatment based on his or her al ergies and environment.

r 8. Give your child a massage. It wil make him/her stronger to fight diseases.

r 9. Give your child a seated bath twice a day with chamomile or calendula (pot marigold). Put one tablespoon of chamomile flowers or calendula into a cup. Add boiling water. Infuse for 10

minutes. Then pass it through strainer or nylon sieve and pour this liquid into the bath water.

r 10. Make a pink bath. Add one tiny pinch of potassium permanganate to the warm bath water to create a pale rose color. It is an excel ent antiseptic and keeps a child’s skin clean and healthy. r 11. Combine one teaspoon each of chamomile, calendula, and oak bark with one quart of boiling water. Let steep for 10 minutes, filter, and pour into a warm bath. Bathe your child for 15 minutes. r 12. Combine a pinch of potassium permanganate and boric acid with two cups of warm water. Soak a swatch of soft cotton in this light pink liquid and apply as a compress to wet eczema.

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Allergy and colds

Children prone to allergic reactions often get sick with colds. Prepare them to fight it.

r 13. Combine one quart of water with one teaspoon of sea salt, five drops of iodine, and two to three tablespoons of vodka. Soak a swatch of soft cotton in this lotion to rub on your child once in the morning during the cold seasons of the year. Later bathe the child in a warm bath. The lotion wil nourish your child’s skin and help him/her to fight al ergy and colds.

Here are folk remedies that heal skin rashes and improve metabolism. r 14. Mince one teaspoon dandelion root and combine with one cup boiling water in a glass jar. Seal and cover with a warm fabric. Steep for one to five hours, filter into a pitcher, and store in a cool place. Take two tablespoons three to four times a day 30

minutes before meals.

r 15. Mince one tablespoon burdock root and combine with ½ quart boiling water in a large glass jar. Seal and cover with flannel or wool fabric to keep it warm. Steep for one to five hours, filter into a pitcher, and store in a cool place. Warm and drink ½

cup three to four times a day. This is a strong blood purifier and effective cleanser for children and adults, especially when excess toxins create skin problems, arthritic pains, and digestive sluggishness.

r 16. Use the infusion in #15 to treat skin rashes, sores, and infections external y by applying a burdock compress to the affected area. r 17. Give your child several glasses of spring water to drink every day. Add a slice of organic lemon, apple or quince to make it more appealing.