RE: Goldenseal for kids??--Thanks Chris!!

April 14, 2004

Thanks for the info Chris! I will go ahead and give him some diluted in

Orange Juice...hopefully that will mask the taste better. I plan to get him

more of the other when I can get to the next city (where the health food

store is). I am having an outpatient procedure done tomorrow regarding

female problems, so it may be well into next week before I can...I want to

go ahead and get him started on something now.

Bless your heart....you guys have been through it in the past few weeks...I

have really been thinking about you and sending well-wishes your way. Hope

you are on the mend with strengthened immune systems soon!!! >)

Take care!

Kati

Christine Ziegler [chrisziggy]

Wednesday, April 14, 2004 2:16 PM

RE: Goldenseal for kids??

Hi Katy,

Kids don't usually like the taste of goldenseal (heck, neither do grown

ups!), but I haven't heard it contraindicated for kids when necessary.

Don't give it during an acute phase, like a high fever, and don't give

it for weeks on end as it can eventually interfere with vitamin B

absorption and cause some friendly flora in the intestines to begin to

die off (but we're talking if it is taken for about 6 weeks for all that

to happen). Try to get some more echinacea/astragals, that is good stuff

Also there is an echinacea/goldenroot blend that is made just for

kids

I hope y'all avoid the sickies! We USED to be able to avoid getting sick

around here, these days we're just falling apart *lol* But we SEEM to be

all better at the moment and are trying to not get sick again ;-p

*Smile*

Chris (list mom)

Recommended Posts