Give your child nettle to relieve sinus symptoms.

Give your child vitamin C with bioflavonoids, beta-carotene, garlic, and evening primrose oil.

Saline nasal irrigations are valuable for a child with a chronic runny nose. Use the procedure described under NASAL SALINE FLUSH, and suck out the mucus with a bulb syringe.

Because allergy symptoms can take a wide variety of forms, from headaches to bedwetting, you may wish to consult other entries in this book that address your child's particular symptoms.

Prevention
If possible, keep your child from coming into contact with plants that cause an allergic reaction, especially during their pollination seasons.

If animal dander causes a reaction, keep pets outside. Above all, do not let them inside an allergic child's bedroom.

If your child suffers from chronic allergies, look for environmental factors that may be contributing to the problem. Eliminate all possible allergens, such as dust, molds, cigarette smoke, and wood smoke. It may be necessary to eliminate feather pillows and household items that collect and hold dust, such as stuffed animals, rugs, draperies, and even upholstered furniture.

Check for and eliminate foods that may be the source of a hypersensitivity or allergic reaction.

Give your child astragalus to strengthen his immune system.

Visit a homeopath for a constitutional remedy for your child.

Provide your child with a smoke-free environment. If you smoke, please quit. Children with allergies are especially vulnerable to the effects of secondhand smoke. Wood stoves can also be a source of respiratory irritation.

Dosage Guidelines

Diet

Herbal Medicine

Homeopathy

Bach Flowers

Acupressure

From Smart Medicine for a Healthier Child by Janet Zand, N.D., L.Ac., Robert Rountree, MD, Rachel Walton, RN, ©1994. Published by Avery Publishing, New York. For personal use only; neither the digital nor printed copy may be copied or sold. Reproduced by permission.