Guest guest Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 My boys both have bad coughs and runny noses. I am having the same issue that I always do when they are sick. My naturopath tells me to make an infusion of garlic and goldenseal but it is next to impossible to get my kids to drink it. I have tried goldenseal tincture in organic cranberry juice to try to hide the flavor but I am just not having much luck. My mom suggesting holding them down and squirting it down their throats but I am just hoping someone out there may have a better suggestion. They still spit and sputter and it is difficult to tell if they have taken in enough of the herbs. Thanks in advance, Stephany Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 Have you tried adding Honey to the mix. Not only does it make anyting tastier, it contributes its own wonderful healing properties and makes it easier on the stomach. . Stephany <stephanyhoffelt wrote: My boys both have bad coughs and runny noses. I am having the same issue that I always do when they are sick. My naturopath tells me to make an infusion of garlic and goldenseal but it is next to impossible to get my kids to drink it. I have tried goldenseal tincture in organic cranberry juice to try to hide the flavor but I am just not having much luck. My mom suggesting holding them down and squirting it down their throats but I am just hoping someone out there may have a better suggestion. They still spit and sputter and it is difficult to tell if they have taken in enough of the herbs. Thanks in advance, Stephany Best regards, Carol _______________________________ Never Accept Only Two Choices in Life. The problems of Today cannot be solved by the same thinking that created them. -Al Einstein. Personals Skip the bars and set-ups and start using Personals for free Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 Steph, My kids are 5 and 7. They will both now take herb capsules for me. I just have them prime their mouths with liquid, then slip in the capsule and 'look down'. The capsule floats up and they can swallow it with no effort. When giving tincture, I tell them it tastes nasty, so they know I'm not trying to trick them, and have them standing ready w/some juice to wash it down. I give - vitamin c caps, echinacea/golden seal caps/panex ginseng etc (not all at the same time of course, just what I think they need) Then I try to give some pm-cold care tea and a hot bath before bed. Debra - Stephany herbal remedies Monday, December 05, 2005 11:32 AM Herbal Remedies - Kids sick need help My boys both have bad coughs and runny noses. I am having the same issue that I always do when they are sick. My naturopath tells me to make an infusion of garlic and goldenseal but it is next to impossible to get my kids to drink it. I have tried goldenseal tincture in organic cranberry juice to try to hide the flavor but I am just not having much luck. My mom suggesting holding them down and squirting it down their throats but I am just hoping someone out there may have a better suggestion. They still spit and sputter and it is difficult to tell if they have taken in enough of the herbs. Thanks in advance,Stephany Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 took a 20 week chinese patent herb course from Jake Fratkin, DOM, http://www.drjakefratkin.com/articles.htm a year or so back. He suggested getting a pediatric medicine dosing syringe, making a slurry of the herbs (in our class's case, ground up chinese patent pills), and squirting it down their throat--holding them down if necessary. Sorry, I know it sounds unpleasent, but that seems to be how it goes sometimes. Maybe after the first few times, they will realize you mean business and just take it. Christina, L.Ac. --- Stephany <stephanyhoffelt wrote: > My boys both have bad coughs and runny noses. I am > having the same > issue that I always do when they are sick. My > naturopath tells me to > make an infusion of garlic and goldenseal but it is > next to impossible > to get my kids to drink it. > I have tried goldenseal tincture in organic > cranberry juice to try to > hide the flavor but I am just not having much luck. > My mom suggesting holding them down and squirting it > down their > throats but I am just hoping someone out there may > have a better > suggestion. They still spit and sputter and it is > difficult to tell if > they have taken in enough of the herbs. > > Thanks in advance, > > Stephany > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 Hi Stephany, I use Doc's Total Tonic with my son, and just put it in his food and call it a garlic sauce - he loves it LOL Of course this only works with foods that taste nice with garlic on them, such as pasta, rice, chicken etc.. love Lisa - Stephany herbal remedies Monday, December 05, 2005 4:32 PM Herbal Remedies - Kids sick need help My boys both have bad coughs and runny noses. I am having the same issue that I always do when they are sick. My naturopath tells me to make an infusion of garlic and goldenseal but it is next to impossible to get my kids to drink it. I have tried goldenseal tincture in organic cranberry juice to try to hide the flavor but I am just not having much luck. My mom suggesting holding them down and squirting it down their throats but I am just hoping someone out there may have a better suggestion. They still spit and sputter and it is difficult to tell if they have taken in enough of the herbs. Thanks in advance,Stephany Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 I don't know what it tastes like, but garlic is good in mashed potatoes. What if you mixed the dose in with a serving of mashed potatoes? But don't tell them...just give it to them. Terri - Stephany <stephanyhoffelt herbal remedies Herbal Remedies - Kids sick need help Mon, 05 Dec 2005 16:32:53 -0000 > > My boys both have bad coughs and runny noses. I am having the same > issue that I always do when they are sick. My naturopath tells me to > make an infusion of garlic and goldenseal but it is next to impossible > to get my kids to drink it. > I have tried goldenseal tincture in organic cranberry juice to try to > hide the flavor but I am just not having much luck. > My mom suggesting holding them down and squirting it down their > throats but I am just hoping someone out there may have a better > suggestion. They still spit and sputter and it is difficult to tell if > they have taken in enough of the herbs. > > Thanks in advance, > > Stephany " A ship is safe in a harbor - but that's not what ships were made to do " -- _ Play 100s of games for FREE! http://games.mail.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 Thanks to everyone for the advice. I decided after a lot of reading to change the herbs I am giving him internally. I had him drink a bit of cranberry juice with some oregano oil and ginger in it. I left the garlic and the goldenseal for the ear oil that I make for them. I can barely stomach the goldenseal, it is just awful. Debra, my boys are one and four. (I guess that would have been useful knowledge to include in the original post--duh, Stephany) I did work with my four-year-old a little with the capsules. He is still trying but it is a good technique. My daughters said that it helped them. Carol, Honey is a great idea. I do make a cough syrup with garlic and honey sometimes but I didn't think to add any to the juice. Thanks again, Stephany herbal remedies , " Stephany " <stephanyhoffelt@h...> wrote: > > My boys both have bad coughs and runny noses. I am having the same > issue that I always do when they are sick. My naturopath tells me to > make an infusion of garlic and goldenseal but it is next to impossible > to get my kids to drink it. > I have tried goldenseal tincture in organic cranberry juice to try to > hide the flavor but I am just not having much luck. > My mom suggesting holding them down and squirting it down their > throats but I am just hoping someone out there may have a better > suggestion. They still spit and sputter and it is difficult to tell if > they have taken in enough of the herbs. > > Thanks in advance, > > Stephany > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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