Two Herbal Teething Remedies your Kids will Love
September 14th, 2011 by Roxanne | Filed under Holistic Lifestyle, Home Remedies.
Until last week we had a break from teething for about six months. My daughter got her four front teeth on the top and bottom pretty quickly and all in a matter of a month or so which was good to get it over with in a short period of time. The one year molars weren’t as bad as the first eight but none has compared to her eye teeth which started poking through about a week ago. She is much more bothered by teething now then she was before. She wakes up crying almost every other day and its hard to calm her down so I know its really bothering her.
Since it’s been a while since we dealt with teething I almost couldn’t find my bottle of Hyland’s Homeopathic Teething Tablets
I found the Rose Hip Syrup remedy in Rosemary Gladstar’s book, “Herbal Recipes for Vibrant Health.” This is the recipe I made:
Rose Hip Syrup
- 1/4 cup dried rose hips
- 4 cups water
- 1 cup sweetener (honey, maple syrup, vegetable glycerin, or brown rice syrup)
Add the rose hips and water to a pot and simmer for 30 minutes. The liquid should be down to about half. Strain the herbs from the water and pour the water into a mason jar. Let the liquid cool and then add the sweetener into the jar and shake until blended. A 1-to-1 ratio of sweetener to liquid is supposed to preserve it longer but I find it way too sweet (and so does Rosemary Gladstar). If refrigerated it will last for several months. The dosage is 4 to 6 drops every hour for infants and a teaspoon for older children.
Chamomile Tea Infusion
This is a very easy one and I owe it to my Mother. Simply brew chamomile tea and put it in a bottle for your child. My daughter likes the taste and I didn’t even sweeten it with anything. It seems to calm her down when she is very upset about teething pain and discomfort. I usually give this to her close to bedtime to get relaxed and ready for sleep.
Both Rose Hips and Chamomile can be purchased at Rose Mountain Herbs if you cannot find it in your health food store.
This was shared at Simple Lives Thursday and Things I Love Thursdays
I hope these remedies help you and your children. If you have other herbal or natural remedies for teething that work for you please share them in the comments section.
Tags: chamomile, herbal medicine, home remedy, rose hips, teething remedy
Just wanted to add a little side note…
I have been giving her chammomile tea mixed with a little almond milk in a bottle or sippy cup and it calms her and also fills her belly so it’s a great thing to give a teething baby right before a nap or bedtime.
It’s working well for me!
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My three-month-old is starting to teeth. I’m a little afraid to give him just tea or an infusion. Do you think I could mix it with some pumped breast milk?
Hi Angie,
I totally understand your hesitation for such a young baby. I have mixed the tea with milk before and it works great. Also, you could use a medicine dropper and just put a few drops in the baby’s mouth, I have done that with a number of things. The hylands teething tablets have chamomile in them as well if you want to try that instead. You could always run it by your pediatrician if you want to make sure its ok.
Good luck, I hope this helps your little one!
Roxanne
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I am going to have to try these! We use the Hylands tablets and they usually work pretty well!
Just thought I’d chime in as children under 1 aren’t supposed to have honey or maple syrup, as there’s a risk of botulism.
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I needed this!
I like the Amber teething necklaces, then a little diluted clove oil by doTERRA topically on the jawline, and if tolerated well (as in not needing to dilute further) on the gum area itself as needed. It has great analgesic properties and when used correctly can be an awesome natural relief as well.