This annual is popularly called scrofulous herb, hinting at one of the healing properties of the plant. It has long been used for bathing newborns suffering from skin problems. About how to properly apply therapeutic baths, whether there are contraindications to them, will be discussed below.
Herbal baby bath
Useful properties of the string
In folk medicine, the leaves and tops of the stems are used, collected during the period of bud ovary and flowering. At this time, the plant is most saturated with useful components:
- flavonoids and polysaccharides with a capillary-strengthening effect;
- essential oils, vitamins and mineral compounds that have a healing effect on the skin;
- carotene, which improves tissue trophism;
- mucus, bitterness, coumarins, etc.
Note! Ascorbic acid is present in the herb up to 90 mg, which has a beneficial effect on metabolic processes.
Remedy for the treatment of skin problems
Tannins (45% of them) endow the plant with bactericidal, wound-healing, anti-inflammatory properties.
Is it possible to bathe a child in a decoction of a string
There are many recommendations for using scrofulous grass. It is used in the form of decoctions and infusions both internally and externally. As for young children, even traditional medicine recommends bathing the newborn in succession for a number of health problems.
What are they prescribed for?
When bathing babies in the first months of life, a weak solution of potassium permanganate is usually added to the water. But this antiseptic will not solve a number of problems associated with baby's skin. But the train, containing manganese ions, effectively copes with diseases such as:
- prickly heat and other types of dermatitis;
- diaper rash in the folds of the body;
- irritation caused by rubbing the diaper;
- diathesis (scrofula);
- various rashes and sores on the body;
- seborrhea and milky crust.
A large amount in the composition of ascorbic acid helps to eliminate allergic reactions manifested on the body.
Rash on the baby's body
Additional Information. Bathing in a child's line can be prescribed by neuropathologists as a means to quickly calm the little one and relieve fear.
After a herbal bath, the baby's dermis improves, pustules, rashes and other inflammations dry out. The sequence will help relieve the annoying itching of the baby and provide him with a sound, restful sleep.
Contraindications
When used externally, the herb usually does not adversely affect the child. If the toddler is naturally sensitive, it is better to first make sure that the sequence does not provoke allergies.
The test is carried out as follows:
- brew a little raw material, making the solution concentrated;
- moisten a cotton swab with a cooled extract and pass it along the back of the baby's elbow;
- check the reaction after 40 minutes.
If the skin remains clean, does not turn red, you can bathe the little one in a row, but having already prepared a decoction of a lower concentration. In color, it should resemble pale tea, otherwise the water procedure will greatly dry out the skin.
The only contraindication that should be followed is the age of the baby. Herbal baths are not recommended until the baby is half a month old, which is necessary for the complete healing of the navel. At this time, the child's body is only wiped with a damp gauze cloth.
How to properly prepare a decoction
The skin of newborns is very delicate, so it is important to properly proportion the ingredients. The composition of the desired concentration will be obtained if you take 3 tbsp for a bucket of water (10 l). with the top of vegetable raw materials.
The broth should not be over-cooked. Therefore, they take into account the volume of the container in which the baby will be bathed. For a baby bath, 15-20 g of grass is enough, for an adult tub - 2 times more.
Preparation for the process
It is important to take into account the nuances that suggest how to brew a series for bathing newborns correctly:
- in order to preserve the beneficial properties of the broth, prepare it immediately before the water procedure;
Note! The infusion can be prepared in the morning to be used in an evening swim.
- the herb should not be brewed in a saucepan, but in a water bath;
- boiling and cooling of the solution takes place under the lid.
Before using a decoction or infusion from a series, the liquid is filtered through 3-4 layers of sterile gauze.
How to brew a string
- Take a liter jar and sprinkle half of the dry herb package.
- Place the glass container in a high saucepan. It is desirable that the bank fits completely there.
- The herb is poured with boiling water (3 glasses). If measured by eye, then the water should occupy 2/3 of the volume of the glass container.
- Boiling water is also poured into the pan, guided by the level of liquid in the jar.
- Cover the glass container with a saucer (or small lid). This leaves the pan open.
- Turn on low heat and simmer for 15 minutes. During this time, it is necessary to stir the grass 2-3 times.
After removing the pan from the stove, they forget about it for 45 minutes. Then the broth is filtered and the whole is poured into water, which is filled in a 30 liter bath. Here you can also squeeze out the grass remaining in the gauze.
Using filter bags
The above describes an algorithm for preparing a decoction from a loose batch. At the pharmacy you can buy herb packaged in filter bags. This makes the use of raw materials convenient, but you should know how much herbs you need in this case.
Grass in filter bags
30 sachets are equal in weight to a pack of 50 g, sold in bulk. Raw materials can be brewed in the same way as described above, taking into account the following points:
- for bathing a child in a baby bath, take 15 filter bags and put them in a glass jar (1 l);
- there is no need to stir the contents during boiling;
- after cooling it is not necessary to filter the solution.
Take a jar of broth and pour it into a bath with water prepared for bathing. Each packet with a series is squeezed here and then thrown away. Now you can take the baby and start water procedures.
How to prepare the infusion
Unlike broth, infusions are allowed to be prepared in advance and kept in the refrigerator (but not more than 2 days). In this recipe, a slightly different technology for preparing a medicinal fluid than described above:
- pour grass (15 g) into a small enamel saucepan;
- pour boiling water over (2 glasses);
- tightly covered with a lid and wrapped in a bath towel (warm blanket);
- insist for several hours until it cools completely.
Infusion of succession
The liquid must be filtered and diluted with water in the bath. You can immediately make a blank for the next bathing, increasing the number of components by 2 times. Then half is used immediately, the rest is placed in the refrigerator.
Rules for bathing a child in a bath with a sequence
It would seem that what could be simpler than water procedures? But not all mothers know how to bathe a newborn in a row correctly. There are some tricks here:
- The optimal duration of the healing procedure is 15 minutes. But to accustom the dermis to the herbal solution should be gradually. Therefore, the first bath should last no more than 5 minutes.
- In order not to dry out the baby's skin, bathing in a row is not carried out every day. For the treatment of skin problems, 3 times a week is enough.
- During the procedure, do not use detergents (foams, shampoos, soap). They neutralize the healing properties of the string and disrupt the hydrobalance of the dermis.
- It is also not necessary to rinse the baby after bathing, so as not to wash off the active substances from the body that have begun the healing process.
Water procedure
After the water procedure, the little ones are gently dipped in a towel, trying not to injure the skin in places of rashes, diaper rash and irritations. All folds are lubricated with baby moisturizer. This will prevent the epidermis from drying out.
Note! For bathing in a row, it is recommended to have a separate towel, which is not a pity to get dirty - a solution of grass leaves color stains that cannot be washed off on the material.
What can replace the sequence
It is not worth waiting for a quick result from bathing in a row. To see the healing effect, you need at least 5 procedures. If they do not give a result, it is worth consulting with a pediatrician on how to replace the sequence.
An analogue is also necessary in the case when scrofulous grass is contraindicated for a baby. In this case, it is better to prepare a decoction of chamomile, oak bark, St. John's wort or other raw materials that have similar properties.
St. John's wort - an alternative to the sequence
The opinion of Dr. Komarovsky
A series, as a medicinal plant, is not used in Western pediatrics. But in Russia, since ancient times, the herb has been popular and gives good results. Dr. Komarovsky also supports this practice in the treatment of skin diseases in infants.
According to the famous pediatrician, the train is an excellent substitute for manganese solution, which is more likely to be harmful to the baby than useful.
Evgeny Olegovich has a number of other recommendations for young mothers. They will tell you how to bathe your child in a row correctly in order to get the maximum effect:
- It is better to abandon the baby bath and prepare a large tub in which the baby would be active during the procedure. Sitting in a little water for 15 minutes tires children. And the liquid in a large container cools more slowly than in a shallow basin.
Swimming like an adult
- If the toddler has problems with the dermis not on the whole body, but only in its lower part, then it is better to make a sitz bath from a series. The baby swims next time - in warm water from the tap.
- To prevent the baby from drinking the liquid in which he bathes, he should be given a little water or weak tea before the procedure. It is undesirable for the decoction of the string to get inside. This can cause various disorders of the digestive system.
The baby is bathed before the last feeding. Then the baby, having fed, will calmly sleep until morning.
A series is an excellent traditional medicine that can cure many skin diseases in babies. Bathing in broth is only an addition to the main therapy, not a substitute for it. If the child's skin is clean, problem-free, then it is better not to use the herb, so as not to dry out the dermis again.
