Description When it comes to soothing a sick or hurt child, only the gentlest, time-tested remedies will do. Best-selling author and respected herbalist Rosemary Gladstar is the perfect guide. Her recipes — safe, effective, and without side effects — can be used for all the most common ailments that affect children: teething, colic, cradle cap, diaper rash, earaches, fevers, colds, burns, cuts, and more. They also take many forms that will appeal to children, from herbal popsicles and “candy” balls to teas, syrups, and calming baths. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Rosemary Gladstar is the best-selling author of Rosemary Gladstar’s Medicinal Herbs: A Beginner’s Guide and Rosemary Gladstar’s Herbal Recipes for Vibrant Health, which draw on her 40-plus years of experience studying and teaching about the healing properties of herbs. She is a world-renowned educator, activist, entrepreneur, and the founding director of Sage Mountain Herbal Retreat Center, the International Herb Symposium, and the New England Women’s Herbal Conference. Gladstar is the founding president of United Plant Savers, a nonprofit organization dedicated to conserving and preserving native American herbs. She was the original formulator for Traditional Medicinal herbal teas and has led herbal educational adventures worldwide. She is the recipient of an honorary doctorate from the National University of Natural Medicine in Portland, Oregon, and serves on the board of the Association for the Advancement of Restorative Medicine and The National Health Freedom Coalition. She lives in Vermont.
