Eucalyptus and Peppermint for Children?

[Guest guest]

I have two sick babies here and the problem is they have some very

loose mucus....adults know to just cough it up and spit it out, but

they don't. I was thinking of making a balm/cream with Eucalyuptus

and/or Peppermint in it to get the stuff flowing in an outward

direction (okay maybe TMI there). Anyway....does anyone know if this

is safe to use on a two and three year old?

 

Thanks all!

Jackie

[Guest guest]

Hello Jackie

I certainly wouldnt use peppermint-

but would use Eucalyptus RADIATA or SMITHII- not globulus or any other...and

even then I would think it best to start in a diffusor or to do a " steam " -

take them in to the bathroom and turn the shower on HOT(dont put them in!)

just let them breathe- you could add some eucalyptus when the steam

starts.Or you could put Euc in a bowl of hot water or a vaporizer. Or spritz

it around the room.

I might put a VERY low dilution on a child(gentler than vicks)

Traditional medicinals makes a nice tea called " herba tussin " which has a

pleasant flavor- add honey, too.

Herbs for kids makes a glycerite called " horehound blend " or " cherry bark

blend "

both would be good- you need an expectorant.

Honey and ginger tea is good, too(maybe with some cherry bark and slippery

elm.

Blessings

Michelle

 

> I have two sick babies here and the problem is they have some very

> loose mucus....adults know to just cough it up and spit it out, but

> they don't. I was thinking of making a balm/cream with Eucalyuptus

> and/or Peppermint in it to get the stuff flowing in an outward

> direction (okay maybe TMI there). Anyway....does anyone know if this

> is safe to use on a two and three year old?

>

> Thanks all!

> Jackie

>

>

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[Guest guest]

I wouldn't put the stuff on them, but I would diffuse it in a humidifier

or in a steam bath (to put your head over). I would do the same for me

too.

 

They need something up their noses:), not on their skin really. When my

son (3) gets really bad at night I make something like vicks to put on

his chest or more often on a wet washcloth hanging by his head. It is

peppermint and eucalyptus (smithii) blended half in half. I mix maybe

one or two drops of this into about two tablespoons of an aloe gel

thickened with beeswax and put a little on his chest and under his nose.

But at night, when my younger one (1) gets clogged up I just hang a wet

washcloth by his head with a drop of eucalyptus and peppermint on it.

Usually I wake up in the middle of the night and re-wet it with just

water.

 

The simple addition of water to the air will help them immensely, even

without using any herbs or oils.

 

Blessings,

Soseneda

 

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