Diarrhea and cold are common illness that kids do experience and my 20 months old daughter is not an exception and I am super glad I found a natural remedy that works perfectly well when used on time. Diarrhea really dealt a lot with my daughter but it's actually better these day compare to about four months ago and this natural recipe I'm about to share is one of the life saver that has helped so many times. We Africans believe so much in natural medicine because these were the things we depend on and was and is still much of help before we were introduced to the advanced medicine. Let's take a quick look on how scent leaves, garlic and ginger helps to heal of diarrhea and cold.
Scent leaf scientific name is Ocimum gratissimum and it's very common in Nigeria, I think with the scientific name you can check whether it can be found in your country but it's popularly known as scent leaves in Nigeria and can be used for cooking as well because of its amazing flavour that it adds to meal but in this post we are looking at its medicinal benefit. Scent leaves it's very helpful for stomach related issues, it's very effective against some pathogens that cause diaharria, it's helps to digest food on time and also ease stomach ache.
Garlic and ginger health benefit cannot overemphasized, not only do they help with the immune system but they have antioxidant and inflammatory properties which helps to relieve cold symptoms. I always love to have these two at home, they always work magic. I use ginger so many times whenever I have menstrual pain and it has never failed. So back to how these amazing ingredients can be used and prepared.
It's actually very easy to prepare, it's be make as tea. The process to make it is written as steps below:
Add the scent leaves in a boiling water and reduce the heat so the leaves can fully released it's flavours.
Grate the ginger and garlic and add it to the mixture.
- Allow to boil for about five minutes on low heat and the magic tea is ready!!!
It's that simple to make and honestly works magic, it's act like the first aid before any other thing is given and most of the time no other thing is needed.
A healthy child is a happy child, as mothers we are always looking for various ways to keep our kids healthy, we are most affected when our kids are sick, so we always think ahead and plan ahead as well so we can make sure our kids gets the best diet and also necessary first aid medicine are home in case of emergency, like I said earlier we value natural medicine in Africa hence we tends to plant medicinal plants in our houses and community as a whole so it can be easily accessible.
Whenever I hear the sound of cough or blocked nose I immediately prepare this tea for my daughter, I don't have time to take any chances. Hahahaahah. I'd love to read other natural remedies that other mothers do use for their kids, it will really be exciting to read about and it will be of great help as well, do share I will like to know.