Guest guest Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 Good Morning, I am new to this group. My daughter has epilepsy and autism...she is almost 3...a tough start for a little one! She has never slept through the night, so I have been giving her an herbal remedy that I bought...it has hops, passion flower and valerian root. I'm trying to find out how much I can safely give her. One capsule contains 350 mg. of valerian root, passion flower and hops flower. Anywhere I can check the dosage? Thanks, Angie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 4, 2007 Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 How did you decide on these particular herbs to help to supply the nutrition to address her problems? - jamie_angela Thursday, May 03, 2007 7:22 AM safe herb dosage Good Morning,I am new to this group. My daughter has epilepsy and autism...she is almost 3...a tough start for a little one!She has never slept through the night, so I have been giving her an herbal remedy that I bought...it has hops, passion flower and valerian root. I'm trying to find out how much I can safely give her. One capsule contains 350 mg. of valerian root, passion flower and hops flower. Anywhere I can check the dosage?Thanks,Angie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 4, 2007 Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 Her neurologist recommended melatonin to help her sleep. That helped her get to sleep,but did not keep her sleeping. So I went to a local store where we buy our vitamins, etc., and they suggested Herbal Sleep. It contains the 3 ingredients I mentioned. We are all desperate to get some sleep, for us and for our daughter's health. AngieSee what's free at AOL.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest guest Posted May 4, 2007 Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 Vitamins B1, B3 and B Complex are also recommended for sleep. Ole - jamieangiejacob Friday, May 04, 2007 12:52 PM Re: safe herb dosage Her neurologist recommended melatonin to help her sleep. That helped her get to sleep,but did not keep her sleeping. So I went to a local store where we buy our vitamins, etc., and they suggested Herbal Sleep. It contains the 3 ingredients I mentioned. We are all desperate to get some sleep, for us and for our daughter's health. See what's free at AOL.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 4, 2007 Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 Hunza Diet Bread 2 c. water 2 oz. powdered soya milk 1¾ to 2 lbs. natural buckwheat (about ¼ c.) or millet flour ½ tsp. sea salt ¾ c. canola oil ½ tsp. cinnamon ¾ c. natural unrefined sugar ½ tsp. ground nutmeg 8 oz. honey 1 tsp. baking powder 8 oz. molasses (non-aluminum) Hunza Diet Breat has a taste that is very satisfying and chewy all on its own, but you also may add, if desired, apricots, raisins, chopped walnuts or almonds, and/or sliced dates to the above ingredients. Mix all ingredients thoroughly. Grease and lightly flour cooking pan(s). Ideally, use baking trays with about 1-inch-high sides. Pour the batter in pan(s) ½-inch thick over the base. Bake at about 300° F for 1 hour. After cooking, dry the bread in the oven for about 2 hours at a very low heat—about 90° F. (If your oven temperature does not go below 90° F, try turning it as low as possible and leaving the oven door open until the bread becomes dry.) After it is cooled, tip it out and cut it into approximately 2"×2" squares. Store the bread wrapped in cloth in a container. You may need to repeat the baking depending on the size of your baking pan and oven until all the mixture is used. Hunza Diet Bread is made from natural buckwheat or millet flour. It is rich is phosphorous, potassium, iron, calcium, manganese, and other minerals, as nothing has been destroyed in the preparation of the wheat. Thus it contains the essential nourishment of the grain. This is why you must use only natural buckwheat or millet flour to make your own Hunza Diet Bread. See also Hunza Diet Bread—6 Diet Plans. Return to Ted’s Favorite Recipes http://www.tedmontgomery.com/recipes Return to Ted’s HOMEPAGE Ole Gerstrøm <gerstrom wrote: Vitamins B1, B3 and B Complex are also recommended for sleep. Ole - jamieangiejacob (AT) aol (DOT) com Friday, May 04, 2007 12:52 PM Re: safe herb dosage Her neurologist recommended melatonin to help her sleep. That helped her get to sleep,but did not keep her sleeping. So I went to a local store where we buy our vitamins, etc., and they suggested Herbal Sleep. It contains the 3 ingredients I mentioned. We are all desperate to get some sleep, for us and for our daughter's health. Angie See what's free at AOL.com. Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? Check out new cars at Autos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 4, 2007 Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 Maybe add apricot seeds? I understand the Hunza's eat GOBS of them? - niki ivanove Friday, May 04, 2007 8:10 AM Re: safe herb dosage Hunza Diet Bread 2 c. water 2 oz. powdered soya milk 1¾ to 2 lbs. natural buckwheat (about ¼ c.) or millet flour ½ tsp. sea salt ¾ c. canola oil ½ tsp. cinnamon ¾ c. natural unrefined sugar ½ tsp. ground nutmeg 8 oz. honey 1 tsp. baking powder 8 oz. molasses (non-aluminum) Hunza Diet Breat has a taste that is very satisfying and chewy all on its own, but you also may add, if desired, apricots, raisins, chopped walnuts or almonds, and/or sliced dates to the above ingredients. Mix all ingredients thoroughly. Grease and lightly flour cooking pan(s). Ideally, use baking trays with about 1-inch-high sides. Pour the batter in pan(s) ½-inch thick over the base. Bake at about 300° F for 1 hour. After cooking, dry the bread in the oven for about 2 hours at a very low heat—about 90° F. (If your oven temperature does not go below 90° F, try turning it as low as possible and leaving the oven door open until the bread becomes dry.) After it is cooled, tip it out and cut it into approximately 2"×2" squares. Store the bread wrapped in cloth in a container. You may need to repeat the baking depending on the size of your baking pan and oven until all the mixture is used. Hunza Diet Bread is made from natural buckwheat or millet flour. It is rich is phosphorous, potassium, iron, calcium, manganese, and other minerals, as nothing has been destroyed in the preparation of the wheat. Thus it contains the essential nourishment of the grain. This is why you must use only natural buckwheat or millet flour to make your own Hunza Diet Bread. See also Hunza Diet Bread—6 Diet Plans. Return to Ted’s Favorite Recipes http://www.tedmontgomery.com/recipes Return to Ted’s HOMEPAGE Ole Gerstrøm <gerstrom wrote: Vitamins B1, B3 and B Complex are also recommended for sleep. Ole - jamieangiejacob (AT) aol (DOT) com Friday, May 04, 2007 12:52 PM Re: safe herb dosage Her neurologist recommended melatonin to help her sleep. That helped her get to sleep,but did not keep her sleeping. So I went to a local store where we buy our vitamins, etc., and they suggested Herbal Sleep. It contains the 3 ingredients I mentioned. We are all desperate to get some sleep, for us and for our daughter's health. See what's free at AOL.com. Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell?Check out new cars at Autos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 4, 2007 Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 Does your daughter have an appropriate dosage of food? I think that you are looking for nutrition to do what medicine does. Herbs can have a medicinal effect, as in helping to get someone to sleep. Valerian and skullcap formula does that quite well. Or your formula. The question you'd do better to ask is what kinds of nutritional sources could your daughter to use, or, since she is 3, what can you feed her that would help the problems that she is experiencing. Niacin (b3) helps out with the production of neurotransmitters, and other hormones. So does vitamin d3. But these are not isolated things. Huge amounts of niacin have been given to people with schizophrenia and its helped them. Not to say this with your daughter, she has two other problems. If you can do this, I'd recommend you to go and find yourself a naturopath who can get into what foods your family eats, and how some focused dietary changes, and other habits as well (experiencing sunshine can help with getting enough of vitamin d3 for it to do what it does in our bodies, helping our bodies to heal themselves), and facilitate some alleviation of quite all the problems associated with your daughter, and yourselves. There is no real correlation of any pharmaceutical being able to target something exactly, without any other effects, and neither is there any correlation to be able to say that niacin would solve autism, or any other particular extract coming from a nutritional source. The naturopath, or nutripath (wholistic type doctor) would interview to find out what foods you eat, test for nutritional deficiencies, and better be able to advise you on changes of diet, and what particular supplements to use (herbs, vitamins, minerals, etc.) to address the weaknesses inherent to her. Regarding the autism, there are support groups around who distribute literature about what sorts of dietary changes can help out with the autism, not necessarily bringing about a change in that there is now no longer autism (autism describes a widely divergent array of symptoms) and the behaviors associated with the diagnoses. The satisfaction of nutritional deficiencies has helped alleviate certain behaviors, and the same approach has helped with alleviation of behaviors due to allergies to various foods. hope that helps ed - jamieangiejacob Friday, May 04, 2007 8:04 AM Re: safe herb dosage Where can I find appropriate dosage for these? See what's free at AOL.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 7, 2007 Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 Angie, I used to use Valerian Root for my son too - to help him sleep. You usually give 1/3 the adult dose listed on the bottle for children. I want to suggest a group for you, as it maybe of help for you to help your child. chelatingkids2 its mostly for parents of autistic children with lots of great resources in the files. Also would recommend you look into using Yasko treatments for children with autism/ seizures its herbal, homepathic based, but she bases the treatment on your child's genetic testing. www.holisticheal.com Allie Posted by: "jamie_angela" jamieangiejacob jamie_angela Thu May 3, 2007 9:31 am (PST) Good Morning,I am new to this group. My daughter has epilepsy and autism...she is almost 3...a tough start for a little one!She has never slept through the night, so I have been giving her an herbal remedy that I bought...it has hops, passion flower and valerian root. I'm trying to find out how much I can safely give her. One capsule contains 350 mg. of valerian root, passion flower and hops flower. Anywhere I can check the dosage?Thanks,Angie See what's free at AOL.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 7, 2007 Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 I would love to try lavender oil, but my daughter has epilepsy, and it's recommended that it not be used on someone with seizures. Thanks, AngieSee what's free at AOL.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 7, 2007 Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 Therapeutic grade A essential oil of Lavender, on the feet, a couple of drops on the pillow and always under the nose to smell the " Aroma " ! Kraig ****** Kraig and Shirley Carroll ... in the woods of SE Kentucky http://www.thehavens.com/ thehavens 606-376-3363 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.859 / Virus Database: 585 - Release 2/14/05 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2007 Report Share Posted May 8, 2007 Hi Angie: A former friend of mine that kind of disappeared had a boy who was diagnosed autistic. He (dad) headed up a support group for autistic children. He and I were all the time conversing about diet in relation to the boy. There are many food allergies that cause some of the symptoms of autism, and wild, as well as withdrawn, behaviors. Much of this got corrected with his son over the course of two, maybe 3, years. He didn't use any chemicals or recourse to doctors. The dad's major problem was the school. The boy was an accelerated learner, but the teachers and administration often insisted on giving him food that would cause some of the worse behavior for the boy. Then blame the dad like he was not doing anything. So....if you can, and haven't already, get somebody working your child in relation to his nutrition. I had the experience of watching the boy I know improve. The last I played with him I was getting him used to swimming pools. He went out into the water on my shoulders, legs wrapped around my head. I would go under water, and.......well he nearly drowned me. I never knew a little boy could squeeze his legs together that tight. He and his brother loved me. Always looked forward to me visiting. They were a couple of cute kids. The older one was/is autistic. Very normal in a lot of ways, and requiring of acceptance in order to get out of the shell. The autism might always be with the person having it. But what I saw with the child that I knew was that he learned in a different fashion than other kids, was a savant in some respects, but could quickly go off the deep end if bad foods (especially for him) were given to him, or, if he were mistreated and was conscious of it. He got to play football too on midget football team. Did quite well when the other boys accepted him. Even got physical when he knew he was supposed to. Again, I would encourage you to get some input from people working with kids in relation to diet. The psychological end of things is important too, but, that relates more to just receiving love, and respect, probably not sympathy, from peers. This is easier for peers to do when the crazy behaviors towards others don't come out. And with the boy I knew, these behaviors could be controlled mostly through the proper foods. I don't know about the epileptic end of things. I've not encountered that as yet to observe. But these are some of my experiences in regards to autism. Ed - jamieangiejacob Monday, May 07, 2007 2:24 PM Re: Re: safe herb dosage I would love to try lavender oil, but my daughter has epilepsy, and it's recommended that it not be used on someone with seizures. Thanks, Angie See what's free at AOL.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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