Many parents, worried about the health of their baby, try to limit the baby from taking various potent drugs to the maximum and try to replace them with harmless herbs. Chamomile, for example, has an excellent anti-inflammatory effect. In addition, chamomile is known for its antimicrobial properties. It perfectly relaxes and enhances cell regeneration. It is necessary to brew chamomile for a child correctly, depending on the purpose of its use.
Instructions
Step 1
Baby baths with the addition of chamomile decoction are very useful for the baby. They soften the skin of the toddler and promote the rapid healing of wounds, scratches and abrasions on it. You need to brew chamomile for a child for bathing as follows: 1 tablespoon of herb should be poured with a liter of boiling water and let it brew for 10 minutes. The resulting chamomile broth must be poured into a bath with bathing water. The herbal solution in the bath should be only slightly colored and transparent.
Step 2
Chamomile should be brewed differently for a child suffering from digestive problems, colic and bloating. Pour one teaspoon with a glass of water and wait 15-20 minutes for the herb to infuse. To give such a remedy to a baby for pain in a tummy, you need 1 teaspoon before each meal. By the way, so that the baby does not resist taking a decoction of chamomile, it can be sweetened with fructose.
Step 3
In the fight against colds in a child, chamomile is an irreplaceable assistant. A decoction of this medicinal herb is especially effective on the throat. You need to brew chamomile for oral administration with a sore throat as follows: 1 teaspoon is poured with a glass of boiling water. The solution should be infused for 15 minutes. It should be given to the child after each meal, 1 teaspoon. For children who can gargle on their own, this chamomile solution can be used as a gargle.
Step 4
Chamomile can also be given to children as a preventive measure. A teaspoon of the herb needs to be brewed with a glass of boiling water, and let it brew for only 5-10 minutes, until a light solution is obtained. You can sweeten such chamomile tea with fructose.
Step 5
Chamomile inhalations are very useful for babies. The vapors of this medicinal plant have a disinfecting, wound healing and anti-inflammatory effect. Brewing chamomile for inhalation is easy. To do this, pour 1 tablespoon of herb with a glass of boiling water and let the resulting solution brew for half an hour. Then add a liter of boiling water to the resulting broth. The solution must be cooled to the desired temperature and its vapors must be inhaled alternately through the nose and mouth for 10-15 minutes.
