Hyperactive Children and Herbal Support

Since it’s not so simple to restrain kids away of sweets and sugary snacks it is important to look for more appropriate alternatives that are healthier to those of mass production sugar loaded commercial products especially when eaten by overactive kids.

Fortunately, there are many choices of natural products in many of the health food stores. For example, the more complex sweeteners including natural organic barley malt and rice syrup have less stimulant effect.

On that point, several such goodies containing these products and in addition, there are herbal extracts that could be used as sweeteners that genuinely work well such as stevia (stevia rebaudiana) and Licorice (glycyrrhiza glabra). In order to use the leaf of stevia, just infuse a tea by using half a teaspoon of leaf to a cupful of hot water and let it stay for about 15 minutes then add a little to some of the malt or syrup to raise the sweet feel. This combining serves to Block out stevia’s lightly bitter feel. Stevia while it tastes sweet it won’t excite the metabolic process.

It is also this same sweetener used in Japan that gives Coca Cola its sweet taste. At present, the FDA is attempting to forbid the importing and use of this herb in our land. (AHPA) or The American Herbal Products Association has presented a request to FDA, calling for stevia to be awarded the status of GRAS or “Generally Recognized as Safe”, in order to be freely used in various food preparations for human consumption.

This herb is native to Sth America, where commonly it is used in many foods and drinks for hundreds of years. It is also this same sweetener used in Japan that gives Coca Cola drink its sweet taste. However, rather than commercial soft drinks and commercial fruit juices, a lot of which contain a large amount of sugar, there is a good number of delightful teas that could be used instead by hyperactive children, with some added Licorice or stevia as a sweetener.

Herbal teas including spearmint, peppermint, orange peel, hibiscus, cinnamon and chamomile can be used in different combination, sweetened with Licorice or Stevia. An interesting such example is the refreshing and calming tea combination, for children with hyperactivity of

Hibiscus Cooler

* 3 parts of Hibiscus
* 1 part of Cinnamon and
* 1 part of Orange Peel

Sweeten with one part of apple juice to every four parts of tea or alternatively use some tea made with stevia, in place of juice. For a more refreshing taste add a few fresh spearmint leaves . Use it as a chilled tea or alternatively make ice-poles or ice-blocks and freeze for later use.

The importance of a healthful diet and some specific foods can’t be over emphasized. Foods such as celery and the common lettuce but more specifically Cos or Roman lettuce are great at calming and quietening down the nerves. The use of all types of sea weeds in the diet is an outstanding way to secure that the child is taking decent amounts of important minerals all important for correct nerve function.

In Japan the nickname for hyperactivity is ‘Sweet Bug’, and it is linked up with symptoms of restlessness on the day and wakefulness at night. It is suggested touching the child with a light touch prior to bed time to help hasten a better sleep on times of hyperactivity.

Time-honored Chinese Medicine believes hyperactivity as a result of a hot liver. Some herbal medicine practitioners feel that a diet which is too acidic lends to irritability, excitability and the unrest symptoms of hyperactivity in children.

Conventional herbalists advocate widely, time tested remedies for hyperactivity from single dried desiccated herbs to tablets, capsules or liquid formulas as an effective handling of hyperactivity. Liquid extract is particularly helpful for children since it can be masked in some tea or fruit juice and the dosage can be easily regulated.

Here are some of the time tested, relaxant, non habitual, non-narcotic Herbal sedatives for children with hyperactivity.

1. Chamomile: This is a safe, mild, effective, and with a good taste relaxant for children.

2. Catnip: a safe modest sleep inducing herb and relaxing aid suitable for all children.

3. Lemon Balm: has a modest relaxing effect.

4. Lime Blossom is a stronger relaxing yet very safe herb.

5. Valerian: this is a first-class relaxant for the CNS or central nervous system. It is used as an infusion or as liquid extract. Valerian is one of natures most potent, non-narcotic, non-addictive, herbal sedatives.

6. Eschscholzia californica (California poppy) this is a very safe sedative advised in cases of children with hyperactivity and wakefulness.

7. Avena (wild oats): a nervine restorative and nourishing

8. The famous Chinese remedy ‘Hsiao Yao Wan’ – Bupleurum Sedative Pills.

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