Children’s Herbal Care for Daily & Seasonal Wellness
Which Herbs Are Traditionally Used in Children's Herbal Medicine?
What's in the Collection?
Some are and many aren't, and age is the deciding factor rather than the category. A product formulated for adults isn't made suitable by giving less of it, plant selection changes, not just quantity. Always check the stated age guidance on the label, and speak to your GP or pharmacist if your child takes prescribed medicine.
It varies by plant. Some botanicals are used from infancy in domestic traditions; others carry restrictions well into the teens. Peppermint and eucalyptus are the two most commonly restricted for younger children, because of how they can affect breathing in the very young. Every product in our range states its own minimum age.
Chamomile, calendula, lavender, elderberry and lemon balm are the ones that recur across European domestic traditions, and they're the mildest plants in the cabinet. That doesn't make any single product suitable, the formulation and the age guidance still decide it.
Typically mild infused oils with a small proportion of aromatic botanicals. Ours is whole lavender flowers, eucalyptus leaf, peppermint leaf, German chamomile, thyme and calendula infused into cold-pressed coconut oil. It's applied to the chest and upper back rather than anywhere near the face.
Elderberry syrup is one of the most common herbal preparations given to children in British households, though the appropriate age and quantity vary between products.
A cough lasting more than three weeks, a high temperature, difficulty breathing, or a child who is unusually drowsy or not drinking. Any of those needs a doctor rather than anything from a cupboard. The same applies if you're simply unsure. Herbal preparations sit alongside medical care, not in place of it.
It depends on the product. The full ingredients are on each page, and our Medical Herbalists are happy to talk it through.