Healing Basket

[righteous mama]

The Healing Basket
thank you, Jodi, for this information!

1) Lavender Oil (apply topically for Burns, smell for headaches, in bath for cold and flu)

2) Weleda Creams: Arnica Ointment (for bruises), calendula cream (for rashes and boo-boos), calendula oil (for massages for growing pains), burn care cream and wound care cream

3) Tea Tree oil (antiseptic for topical application, also in bath for cold and flu, put a drop in a cup of warm water with 1 tsp salt for a sore throat gargle.)

4) Grapefruit seed extract (for treating fungi, ringworm-dilute at least 1:4 in water or will burn skin.)

5) Rescue Remedy (from Bach Flower essences for stress and tantrums)

6) Chamomile Tea bags (wet and apply to sunburn, or steep and make soothing tea for colds, tantrums etc.) Dip baby wash cloths in tea and freeze for teething relief

7) Lemun or Apis Homeopathic (for bites)

8) Aloe Vera Gel (for sunburns)

9) Arnica pellets (take orally for wounds)

10) Red washclothes for washing up scrapes (can minimize child's stress from seeing blood on washcloth)

11)Sting Stop (for bug bites)

12)Boo Boo bunny (can be filled with ice or lavender)

13)Herbal version of 'wet wipes'

14) Yarrow leaves (the fern like leaves contain healing ES oils. The leaf can be used like a bandaid, tied around injured finger and knotted. Achillea millefolium can be planted in the garden.)

15) A bar of homemade antiseptic soap (use melt and pour glycerin base soap add a bit of tea tree oil and lavender, pour into molds. Make it with the kids.)

16) Small vial of Rock salt that has a few drops of Eucalyptus oil or peppermint, lavender or lemon ES (to sniff as a decongestant.)

17) A Eucaluptus Chest rub (for colds and coughing.)

18) Hypericum spray, salve or gel (for burns and wounds.)

19) Echinacea gummy bears(for colds and flu.)

20) Band-Aids

21) Tweezers (for splinters)

22) Clippers

23) Handkerchiefs

24) A small bundle of dried lavender (for child to hold and smell, may be tied onto handle of basket.)

25) Rosewater (as "Fairy Juice" for boo-boos that don't need any first aid, but do need love, attention and a little validation-can also be sprayed around the bed to ward off bad dreams.)

26) Fairy Dust (little tube jars of very fine glitter, sprinkle a little bit for extra magic healing power-be careful not to get in the eyes.)

27) Words for a little healing blessing or song made up by family

28) A boo-boo book and some special crayons (sheets of construction paper held together with a ring binder thing, child can draw the "story" of their boo-boo.)

29) Overtired and Cranky aromatherapy spritz (NOTE** can't find the recipe but it came from PurpleButterfly)

30) Ear dropper for inserting expressed breast milk into eyes/nose/ears

31) Herbs for Kids Echinacea blend

32) Sambucol Elderberry Syrup for Kids (wonderful stuff!)

33) Willow bark/garlic/mullein ear drops for pain

34) Activated charcoal