Healthy Parenting

Herbs

Herbs have been used for centuries by many different cultures. As with all modalities of natural healing, one must do their research and not take whatever can be purchased at the store indiscriminately. Just because it is in a bottle on a store shelf does not mean it is safe for you. Do your homework and if possible, talk to a holistic practitioner (see our Finding a Holistic Practitioner).

Nowadays, herbs are ready made and can be purchased at the health food store. One CAN use fresh or dried herbs to make their own preparations but for those of us without the extra time, store bought is quicker and convenient. Herbs for Kids is one brand we have used and liked.

Articles

Using Herbs Wisely
http://www.gardenmedicinals.com/pages/wise_use.html

Caring for your Child Naturally this Cold and Flu Season
http://www.herbsforkids.com/caring.asp

Boosting Immunity with Herbs
http://www.herbs.org/greenpapers/immune.html

The Herbally Aware Traveller
http://www.herbs.org/greenpapers/travel.html

Judy's Herb Articles
http://www.villageherbals.com/VH_Judes_Herb_Articles.html

An Outline of the History of Herbalism - from HealthWorld Online
http://www.healthy.net/scr/article.asp?ID=901

Preparing Herbal Treatments
http://www.healthy.net/scr/article.asp?PageType=Book&ID=1763

Recommended Reading

Coming Soon!

Resources

Susun Weed
A must visit site. Articles, wise woman information, forums, etc. Don't miss out.
http://www.susunweed.com/

Herbalgram's Botanical Booklet Series
15 herbal booklets to read/print. Much more information at this site, as well.
http://www.herbalgram.org/default.asp?c=booklet_series

A Modern Herbal at Botanical.com
Over 800 varieties of plants and herbs
http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/mgmh.html

Henriette's Herbal
Herbal medicine and culinary herbs - one of the oldest and largest herbal information sites on the net.
http://www.ibiblio.org/herbmed/

HealthWorld's Herbal Medicine Center
A great source of herbal, easy to locate information in neat categories for children, women, etc.
http://www.healthy.net/scr/center.asp?centerid=24

Alternative Nature Online Herbal
Tons of articles about herbs, photographs and information on growing herbs.
http://altnature.com/index.html

Herb Database
Details on many herbs.
http://earthnotes.tripod.com/ckbkmenu.htm

Shopping

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