Remedies for Babies

Ayurvedic Remedies for Babies

Parents benefit a lot from Ayurvedic herbs and remedies to take care of common ailments in their babies. Ayurvedic remedies for babies rarely have any side effects. If the babies have severe health problems, it is better to take them to child specialists. However, mild health problems can be cured with the help of natural remedies.

Skin Problems: The first thing that comes to the mind of a mother about the child’s skin problem is diaper rashes. The best remedy is to add one teaspoons of Aloe Vera juice daily to the baby’s drinking water. Aloe Vera juice is also beneficial for the tissues, organs, and proper digestion. Skin irritations like itching and rashes like eczema and psoriasis can be taken care by applying the oil of Neem, Castor, and Bakuchi. Brahmi and Jatamansi have cooling properties that calms the mind of the child and also reduces the heat of the body. Herbs like Neem, Turmeric, Manjista, and Guduchi are good for liver and spleen.

Cold and Fever: The Ayurvedic herbs that are used for treating cold and fever are also beneficial in boosting immunity in babies. Chest congestion, nasal congestion, fever, cough and loss of appetite can be cured with holy Basil. Add one teaspoon of its powder to a cup of warm water and give it to the child. Tea made with ginger and good quality honey is a good remedy for nasal congestion. Inhaling Eucalyptus steam is beneficial to clear the blocked mucus from the child’s nose. Ayurvedic herbs like Puskarmula, Holy Basil, Ginger and Black Pepper are good decongestant medicine.

Stomach problems: Babies get irritated and wail continuously if they have discomfort in their stomach. The abdominal pain in babies is known as ‘colic pain’. Another of the Ayurvedic remedies for babies for this problem is to give the baby Ginger juice by adding a pinch of salt. Juice of Holy Basil is also beneficial in reducing the colic pain. If the abdominal pain is due to constipation, then a cup of warm milk with a teaspoon of ghee will benefit the child. The baby should be given plenty of water. Mango, grapes, papaya, honey, soaked raisins, dates and other fibrous foods are good for the baby to get relief from constipation.

Ayurvedic beneficial tonics: Soak an almond overnight and the next day remove its skin and grind it to a paste. Give this almond paste along with one gram of honey to the baby above four months. This is a good tonic for the physical and mental development. Add two or three soaked dates in 250 ml of milk. Boil it till it is reduced to half the quantity. After it cools, give this along with honey to the child an hour before bedtime. This excellent tonic improves the blood circulation and also takes care of the digestive problems.

These are just four possible uses where Ayurvedic remedies for babiescan be useful in treating or curing common problems babies might incur. If your baby has serious health problems you need to take them to a doctor or other child specialist and not go it alone either with or without Ayurvedic herbs.

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