Sedative tea for children. Characteristics and benefits of different herbs

If a child is overly excitable, nervous, screams over every trifle, falls asleep badly and often wakes up at night, parents are ready to take any measures to calm their beloved. It is well known that in order to reduce nervousness, you need to minimize watching TV and active games, try to reduce any irritants - be it an argument with a child, screaming in his presence, especially at him, loud music.

Calming teas for children

Newborns are most disposed to nervous overexcitation when adapting to new circumstances and external conditions. This is due to an underdeveloped nervous system. Soothing tea for children at bedtime is considered mild, but effective means. Herbal collection can be purchased at a pharmacy or prepared independently. Its effectiveness will not change from this. The drink reduces irritability and promotes sound sleep baby.

Indications for use

Children's soothing herbal tea is taken to solve many problems. Its main property is the normalization of sleep function by providing a relaxing effect on the body. Due to the fact that the composition includes natural ingredients, the drink is absolutely harmless to children's health. Development risk side effects reduced to the maximum. The use of soothing teas allows you to get the following result:

• elimination of inflammation in the oral cavity;
• normalization of work digestive system, including the fight against bloating;
• improving the quality of sleep;
• boosting immunity.

In the first months of life herbal tea taken to eliminate disorders caused by colic. At an older age, the drink helps reduce hyperactivity.

In babies of 6 months, the problem of increased nervousness is associated with teething. In this case, taking herbal tea is especially relevant.

Calming herbs

Soothing teas for children are conditionally divided into multi-component and single-component. They are made on herbs that have a beneficial effect on the children's body. The composition completely determines the effect of the drink. Most often, the herbal mixture includes the following medicinal plants:

1. Calendula helps to normalize work nervous system and deal with digestive problems.
2. The sequence eliminates fear and relieves symptoms allergic reaction.
3. Linden has an antipyretic effect on the body. Effectively copes with anxiety and normalizes digestive function.
4. Melissa perfectly calms and promotes sound sleep.
5. Mint reduces nausea and eliminates colic. In addition, it has a calming effect.
6. Chamomile is a universal tea ingredient for newborns. It normalizes sleep by providing a relaxing effect on the nervous system.
7. Fennel is one of the best means to normalize the function of digestion.
8. Valerian - gently but effectively copes with insomnia.

Types of pharmacy teas

The advantages of pharmacy drinks include a strictly adjusted dosage, due to which the desired effect is achieved. Each of the herbal preparations is designed for a specific age category. Children's tea from a pharmacy does not require special preparation skills. It is packaged in disposable sachets that need to be poured. hot water. At the time of buying pharmacy tea for babies, it is important to pay attention to the composition and expiration date.

1 Grandma's basket

2 Hipp children's granulated teas

3 Evening tale

Even a healthy baby may need a sedative. Pediatricians recommend using herbal mixtures for children, which you can buy at a pharmacy or make yourself. Herbal teas will help normalize sleep, relieve nervous overexcitation caused by external stimuli. Some types of teas have an anti-inflammatory effect and a sedative effect in the treatment of diseases.

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  Calming herbs

  Decoctions and drinks with a sedative effect consist of one plant or several components. Used to improve taste and aroma natural fruits and berries. Most often, tea consists of the following ingredients:

  1. 1. Chamomile has a sedative, antiseptic and anti-inflammatory effect. Suitable for children of all ages.
  2. 2. Linden flowers are recommended for use as a sedative at night for children from birth. An infusion brewed from linden is used as an anti-inflammatory and antipyretic agent for acute respiratory viral infections.
  3. 3. Fennel is recommended for babies to improve the functioning of the digestive tract. It eliminates colic and promotes the release of gases. Doctors recommend using this tea after feeding and before going to bed from the first days of life.
  4. 4. Peppermint improves digestion in a child and has a mild hypnotic effect.
  5. 5. Lemon melissa relieves tension, soothes, has a pleasant aroma and taste.

  Soothing tea for babies should be not only effective and gentle on the child's body, but also safe. Even pharmaceutical mixtures intended for an adult cannot be used. The composition, dosage of herbs and methods of application for children vary depending on the age and purpose of use. Parents can buy herbal preparations in a pharmacy or cook them yourself from prepared raw materials.

  Before using any sedative for children, consultation with a doctor is required.

  pharmacy teas

  Pediatricians are advised not to get involved in compiling medicinal fees on their own. For a small child, the quality of the raw materials from which the product is made and the exact dosage are important. In the pharmacy, you can pick up a ready-made herbal preparation suitable for the baby.

  Soothing teas are sold in loose form, and there are also packaged in filter bags. If you follow the instructions for use, it is easy to prepare a drink for a baby.

  

  "Grandma's basket"

  Children's teas under the brand "Babushkino Lukoshko" are produced by a Russian company from high-quality vegetable raw materials without the addition of sugar and other components. The package contains 20 filter bags of 1 g each and is accompanied by detailed instruction for preparing and drinking.

  

  Kinds:

  1. 1. « Mint » contains only mint leaf. Recommended for children over the age of three months.
  2. 2. "Soothing" consists of lemon balm leaves, thyme and fennel seed. Recommended for children from 5 months as a sedative before bedtime. Relieves spasms in flatulence and colic in infants.
  3. 3. Rosehip » made from crushed rose hips, containing a whole complex of vitamins and minerals. Has a mild soothing effect. Replenishes vitamin deficiency. Contributes to the normalization of the heart. Strengthens immunity. Suitable for children over four months old.
  4. 4. "Chamomile" contains crushed chamomile flowers. Recommended as a soothing drink at bedtime for children from 1 month old. It has antispasmodic and anti-inflammatory action.

  Children's HIPP granulated teas

  The Swiss company HIPP produces baby food and various drinks. herbal HIPP teas designed for children from an early age. Unlike the Russian counterpart, they are produced not only in the form of dry raw materials packaged in filter bags, but also in the form of granular instant teas. Do not contain sugar. Most foods contain dextrose and natural flavors.

  Varieties:

  1. 1. "Linden blossom with lemon balm" granulated tea is made on the basis of extracts of linden, lemon balm and chamomile. To prepare a drink, it is enough to dissolve 1 teaspoon of granules in 100 g hot water. The child can be given a ready-made drink in a warm or cold form. Has a mild soothing effect.
  2. 2. "Children's chamomile tea» granulated product based on chamomile extract. Contains dextrose. It is used as a mild sedative at night in children from four months.
  3. 3. Organic children's tea chamomile" is made from vegetable raw materials without preservatives. Does not contain sugar. Sold in filter bags with individual packaging. The manufacturer recommends using the drink for children from 1 month old as a mild sedative and anti-inflammatory agent.

  "Evening Tale"

  For babies older than six months, many parents recommend paying attention to the herbal tea "Evening Tale" Russian production. Complex multicomponent composition: lavender, mint, anise, fennel. The product is made from high quality raw materials grown in ecologically clean areas.

  Using tea for babies solves several problems at once. Due to its composition, tea relieves nervous tension in a child, improves digestion, replenishes the deficiency of certain vitamins and minerals in the body. Has a hypoallergenic effect.

  Using teas to drink a baby instead of water is not recommended. Herbal preparations should be used in courses on the recommendation of a pediatrician.

One of the most popular drinks for children is tea for babies. By including it in a child's diet, you can successfully solve a number of health problems, ranging from beriberi and reduced immunity to solving problems such as constipation or diarrhea. The menu of children up to a year usually contains specific teas designed to combat colic and aimed at strengthening the nervous system.

Why do babies need tea?

For a long time in pediatrics, the approach of supplementing an infant from its three months was used. Now doctors advise not to get involved in drinks for newborns and not to turn to them without urgent need. The exception is health problems in children (forms of diarrhea and constipation, heat body, nervous disorders, systematic painful attacks of colic). It is also necessary to water the baby in hot weather in order to prevent dehydration (up to 6 months it is better to use plain water).

For children of the first year of life, teas are most often used for medicinal purposes. Ordinary black tea can have a stimulating effect on a fragile baby's body, causing him anxiety and insomnia. Green teas are less strong, but can provoke an upset stool in a child.

Compositions for children's tea

Herbal baby teas can cause allergies, so it is necessary to carefully introduce them into the baby's diet, monitoring the baby's reaction to new drink. As common ingredients for them, it is worth highlighting:

• dill - seeds are used, such teas help with colic
• fennel - has a light laxative effect, promotes the discharge of gases in children under one year old, is effective in the treatment of colic
• cumin - relieves bloating, helps to eliminate discomfort in the stomach, can be used to prevent colic
• chamomile - renders sedative effect positive effect on work gastrointestinal tract
• linden - used as an antipyretic drug, has a pronounced calming effect; lime tea It has pleasant taste so kids love it
• mint - used for colds, has a calming effect on children
• raspberries - effective for colds, viral infections, used as vitamin drink(children's teas for babies up to a year are prepared from raspberry leaves)

At what age can you give?

Any herbal teas can be included in the diet of the baby after consultation with the pediatrician. On the box of ready-made factory formulations, there is mandatory information about the age at which the child can be given this collection. When self-forming the composition for tea, you can rely on the following characteristics:

• teas with fennel or dill - from the age of one month
• chamomile teas - from four months
• drinks with lemon balm and mint - not earlier than 4 months
• with leaves fruit trees and shrubs - from the 6th half of the year

Do not give babies black or green tea. They contain a large number of caffeine, which is not needed by the child's body in such doses. Flavored options are doubly unsuitable for a child's menu. They can cause a serious allergic reaction, aggravate the course of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.

Healing teas for children

Tea for babies can be used as an addition to the main treatment. It is not advisable to replace exclusively with him a course of drugs prescribed by a competent doctor. Children under one year old can be offered ready drinks from a range of well-known manufacturers baby food while analyzing their composition and reviews of this product.

From colic

The best way to rid a child of painful colic are dill and fennel seeds. To prepare a drink, you need 1 tbsp. brew seeds with a glass of boiling water and let it brew under closed lid about an hour. Then ready medicinal product strain, offer the baby a teaspoon (preferably before each feeding).

It is often used to relieve an attack of colic and a sedative effect. To prepare it, it is enough to pour chamomile flowers with boiling water and soak in this form for at least half an hour.

You should not prepare such a drink in a steam bath, because in this case part useful substances from the plant will be lost. This tea can also be used to bathe a baby by adding it to water. O chamomile tea laudatory reviews. After it, a quick sedative effect is noted, so it is worth giving it to the baby at bedtime.

When coughing

Cough in infants is a serious problem, the treatment of which requires the consultation of a competent pediatrician. At home, the following natural teas can be used to treat cough:

• with lemon balm (effective for dry cough attacks)
• from elderberry (the plant is hypoallergenic, easily perceived by the body, it should be used in the treatment of cough on an empty stomach)
• from the leaves of blackcurrant (a drink will help to effectively get rid of a cough and enrich the child's body with vitamin C)
• collection from seeds of anise, fennel, flax, thyme and thyme grass (the composition can be used to treat and prevent cough in children from 10-12 months old)

With a cold

The best choice in the treatment of a beginning cold in a small child is a linden infusion, about which in pediatrics good feedback. It has an antipyretic property, has an anti-inflammatory effect. It can also be used to treat cough.

Linden tea is prepared in the same way as all other herbal teas: pour dried flowers with boiling water, let it brew and drink it warm. For children from 6 months old, a little honey or fructose can be added to the lime drink. and sugar syrup doctors do not recommend giving to children under 3 years of age.

For constipation

Treatment of constipation in newborns and infants in the first year of life is common. The gastrointestinal tract of the child is only adapting to new living conditions for him, so the occurrence of constipation is not uncommon. This is especially true for children during the introduction of complementary foods.

A laxative composition for constipation at home can be prepared from fennel, chamomile and thyme.

It is important to remember that black tea has a fixing effect, so if the baby is prone to constipation, this drink should not appear on his menu for as long as possible.

What is Kuril tea?

Kuril tea is an exotic drink, but incredibly healthy. Feedback about it a wide range applications are amazing. This tea is based on the herb of the same name, which grows in the Caucasus and in the mountainous regions of Asia (it is sometimes called the cinquefoil). Kuril tea is used in the treatment of many diseases:

• dysbacteriosis
• flu
• urolithiasis disease
• nervous system disorders
• gynecological problems
• bronchial diseases (including for the treatment of cough)

Kuril tea can be used in the form of compresses for external use. It has good reviews as a drug that relieves skin peeling, allergic rashes, acne, eczema, dermatitis. For the treatment of cough Kuril tea can also be used in the form of inhalation.

The drink is prepared in a specific way:

1. the grass is poured with boiling water, which must be drained instantly (this is how the tea leaves are activated)
2. the composition is poured again with water and boils for 15 minutes in a water bath (you can not close the lid, because tea needs oxygen access)
3. when the drink has completely cooled, strain

For children, this drink is useful for strengthening immunity.

Teas in the diet of infants can and should be present. With a competent attitude to these drinks, you can effectively improve the health of the child, help him cope with colic, constipation and colds. It is important to remember that medicinal herbs can cause allergies, so complex fees for children under one year old are contraindicated in most cases.

If adults can cope with nervous tension, then in children it is expressed in the form of whims, anxiety, tantrums and hyperactive behavior. A restless and nervous child at any age exhausts the patience of the parents and irritates those around them. The baby screams all the time, the older baby does not obey adults, schoolchildren have problems with their studies, and adolescents develop aggressive and deviant behavior.

How can you help your child calm down? The possibilities of modern pharmacotherapy are almost limitless, but how appropriate is it to give a child pills and other sedatives?

The pharmaceutical market offers great amount safe drugs for the correction of nervous conditions in babies

The role of sedatives and their types

Sedatives are medicinal psychotropic drugs that have a general sedative effect on the central nervous system. They gently restore the balance of the processes of excitation and inhibition in the cerebral cortex, reducing the severity of the reaction to external stimuli.

Sedatives reduce daytime activity and can be used as sleeping pills. They facilitate the onset of a natural night's rest, making it deeper and longer.

Anti-anxiety medications include:

• herbal products (extracts of valerian, peony, motherwort, passionflower);
• preparations containing salts of magnesium and bromine (sulfate, lactate, magnesium citrate, potassium and sodium bromide);
• medicines based on barbituric acid derivatives (barbiturates in minimal doses);
• tranquilizers (anxiolytics) and neuroleptics.

In addition, 1st generation antihistamines and some painkillers have a sedative effect. Before giving any of the sedatives to children, it is necessary to consult a doctor.

Indications for the use of sedatives

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Sedatives for children should not be bought without medical reasons. The main indications for admission are increased irritability, uncontrolled emotions, sleep disturbances, significant headaches, and other disorders of the nervous system.

In newborns and infants, signs of high nervous excitability are marked anxiety, crying and screaming for no apparent reason, refusal to eat. In older children, a neurosis-like state is manifested by anxiety, emotional lability, neurocirculatory dystonia (headaches, blood pressure fatigue) and attention deficit disorder.

Both herbal and synthetic sedatives are generally well tolerated by patients of all ages. A contraindication to use is individual hypersensitivity and intolerance to the drug or its components, and in some cases, childhood.

List of effective sedatives

Drug therapy for increased nervous excitability and night sleep disorders in children is prescribed by a doctor. In pediatric practice, specially designed homeopathic preparations or safe herbal medicines are most often used.

When taking any children's sedatives, it is very important to observe the following rules:

• the product should not be used for more than 2 weeks;
• the reception should be immediately discontinued if within three days of regular intake there is no desired effect or side effects appear.

What can be given to the baby?

Healthy babies up to 1 month any homeopathic and synthetic medications contraindicated. However, if the child has serious diseases (hydrocephalic syndrome, organic brain damage), it is possible to prescribe a mixture with citral from the age of two weeks. The medicine is prepared in a pharmacy according to a doctor's prescription and contains the following components in various versions:

• Citral. Essential oil citrus fruits. It has a mild sedative effect, reduces increased intracranial pressure.
• Magnesia (magnesium sulfate). Light sedative and hypotensive effect.
• Valerian or motherwort extract. Reduces the high excitability of the nervous system, relieves spasms of smooth muscles.
• sodium bromide. Restores the balance between the processes of excitation and inhibition in the cerebral cortex.
• Dimedrol. First generation antihistamine drug with a sedative, calming effect.
• Glucose in aqueous solution.
• Distilled water.

In babies of 1 month of age, soothing herbal preparations based on chamomile are allowed for use. Ready-made chamomile collection in bags is sold in a pharmacy. You can also try Fleur Alpine Chamomile herbal tea, which has a calming effect and normalizes the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract, eliminates spasms, colic and flatulence. It is made on the basis of linden flowers, mint, lemon balm and chamomile, and is able to improve the quality of children's sleep.

From the age of 2 months, a restless baby can be given a decoction of valerian. From 3-4 months, children's granular soothing teas "Bebivita", "Hipp", tea with lemon balm are recommended.

A little older children - from 5 months old - can be offered tea bags on herbs "Grandmother's Basket" with lemon balm, thyme and fennel. The action of the components is aimed at calming and eliminating spasms, destroying pathogens, thyme has an expectorant effect.

From the age of 6 months, it is possible to use the Evening Tale tea herbal tea with anise, mint, fennel and lavender in the composition. All medicinal collections do not contain preservatives and artificial colors.

Sedatives for babies 1-3 years old

To normalize sleep and harmonize the behavior of children from 1 to 3 years old, the homeopathic preparation "Kindinorm" is recommended. Granules containing extracts of valerian and chamomile are kept in the mouth until completely dissolved.

For the treatment of increased anxiety and anxiety in children of this age group, homeopathic lozenges "Dormikind" are used. In the absence of contraindications, tablets based on medicinal plant small-flowered slipper (Cypripedium) can also be used for babies under one year old, after dissolving them in a teaspoon of water.

Preparations for children 3-7 years old

From the age of three, homeopathic drops "Bayu-Bai" are allowed to be used as a child's sedative. They include extracts of mint, chamomile, oregano, lemon balm, lime blossom. Being a dietary supplement, the drops will gently soothe, help the child adapt to the change from the usual home environment to a new collective one. For example, the remedy will not allow the development of an acute stress reaction in children of 2 years who are preparing for a visit kindergarten, or in children 7-8 years old, preparing for school.

Hyperexcitability, attention disorder, restlessness, anxiety, sleep disturbances in children preschool age serve as indications for the appointment of homeopathic drops "Nott". This drug of complex action based on extracts of oats and chamomile will improve the tolerance of psycho-emotional stress, normalize sleep.

Effective for babies will be sedative granules "Naughty", intended for use from 5 years old. They contain herbal ingredients, the balls are held in the mouth until completely dissolved. "Naughty" can be used for older children.

Funds for schoolchildren from 7 years

Both homeopathic and synthetic preparations are used to calm younger schoolchildren and adolescents. The first include granules "Baby-sed", drops "Valerianahel".

Combined action drugs, such as Persen, Novopassit, are used for stress, increased nervous tension, neurasthenia, and anxiety in children over 12 years old. Usually assigned as part of complex therapy with serious disorders of the central nervous system.

In the list of synthetic drugs for the treatment of nervous hyperexcitability:

• Phenibut (more in the article:). It has a nootropic effect, relieves nervous tension.
• Magne B6. Replenishing the deficiency of magnesium (the main microelement of the nervous system), improving neuromuscular conduction and, consequently, stress tolerance.
• Glycine (more details in the article:). Regulates metabolism in brain cells, reduces psycho-emotional stress.

Sleeping pills

Barbiturates (Phenobarbital) and complex preparations containing them (Corvalol, Valoserdin) are traditionally considered the most effective hypnotics. The main disadvantages of barbituric acid derivatives are rapid addiction, withdrawal syndrome leading to complete insomnia, and the development of dependence.

In modern therapy of sleep disorders, anxiolytics of the benzodiazepine series - Phenazepam, Nitrazepam, Nozemam - are increasingly used. These drugs are potent, are also addictive, and are prescribed strictly by a doctor for a short period of time.

Is it possible to improve the condition of the child without resorting to pills?

Is it really worth it to “feed” the baby with pills? First you need to understand the cause of his nervous strain and eliminate this factor.

In the case of a crying baby, everything is simple: if the child is healthy, then he should be fed, changed, picked up and shaken. One of the best ways to soothe babies is suckling, so if the baby does not take the breast, you need to give a pacifier. At breastfeeding it is advisable for mother to drink soothing teas herself, then the active substances will enter the body of the crumbs with milk. It is important not to shout or swear in the presence of a child, not to approach the baby in a state of irritation, to walk more on the street.

The daily routine, feeding at the same time, regular walks and habitual games create a feeling of calm and reliability, forming the so-called "islands" or "safety anchors".

The baby's psyche captures individual moments of life, linking them with certain experiences. Creating rituals to prepare for a night's rest helps a child's brain withstand daily stress.