ADD Natural Remedies - Herbals
Passionflower
Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata) can be effective in calming children with ADHD. Those sixteen years of age and older should take 100 to 200 mg twice a day. Children ages ten through fifteen should take 50 to 100 mg twice daily. Children under ten should be given 25 to 50 mg twice daily.
St Johns Wort
If your child is depressed, Saint-John’s-wort (Hypericum perforatum) may help. Children ages ten through fifteen should take 5° to 150 mg twice a day. Children under ten should take 25 to 75 mg twice a day. Adolescents and young adults who are sixteen and older can take 100 to 300 mg twice a day.
Ginkgo Biloba
Ginkgo biloba brings oxygen and nutrients to the brain. Look for a product standardized to 24 percent flavone glycosides. People who are …show more content…
This toxicity will have come from many possible sources and include heavy metal toxicity, traffic fumes, food flavourings and colourings and preservatives, prescribed or OTC medications (which may or may not have been taken for ADHD), pesticides to name but a few.
Of course we are all exposed to these and would all do better if we did not have them in our system but for a child with ADHD, who is already struggling, this can be a major factor.
As a result I strongly suggest that you read my Natural Liver Detox page as well as the Natural Kidney Detox page and incorporate some of these ADD natural remedies into the overall holistic treatment plan that you are, more than likely, already beginning to formulate
Cranio-Sacral Therapy
Cranio-Sacral therapy by a qualified practitioner is highly recommended to balance out the nervous system for people with ADHD. Yet another in the long list of effective ADD natural
Passionflower
Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata) can be effective in calming children with ADHD. Those sixteen years of age and older should take 100 to 200 mg twice a day. Children ages ten through fifteen should take 50 to 100 mg twice daily. Children under ten should be given 25 to 50 mg twice daily.
St Johns Wort
If your child is depressed, Saint-John’s-wort (Hypericum perforatum) may help. Children ages ten through fifteen should take 5° to 150 mg twice a day. Children under ten should take 25 to 75 mg twice a day. Adolescents and young adults who are sixteen and older can take 100 to 300 mg twice a day.
Ginkgo Biloba
Ginkgo biloba brings oxygen and nutrients to the brain. Look for a product standardized to 24 percent flavone glycosides. People who are …show more content…
This toxicity will have come from many possible sources and include heavy metal toxicity, traffic fumes, food flavourings and colourings and preservatives, prescribed or OTC medications (which may or may not have been taken for ADHD), pesticides to name but a few.
Of course we are all exposed to these and would all do better if we did not have them in our system but for a child with ADHD, who is already struggling, this can be a major factor.
As a result I strongly suggest that you read my Natural Liver Detox page as well as the Natural Kidney Detox page and incorporate some of these ADD natural remedies into the overall holistic treatment plan that you are, more than likely, already beginning to formulate
Cranio-Sacral Therapy
Cranio-Sacral therapy by a qualified practitioner is highly recommended to balance out the nervous system for people with ADHD. Yet another in the long list of effective ADD natural