Semester 3, Week 6, Day 4

It has been a DAY!  The weather is crappy and my daughter woke up on the side of the weather. I treated her teeth first thing in the morning and finally she let me cook breakfast and she felt better.  She got cranky again pretty fast and I did her teeth again then served lunch.  They are both asleep right now which means I get to get one of my essays done once I finally get MY lunch. Even with all her screaming, I'm still in a pretty positive mode which is AWESOME.  I decided to talk about the stuff I made for her teeth today instead of picking a new herb.  I'll do that tomorrow.

Teeth oil
3 heaping teaspoons of coconut oil
10 drops of clove and tea tree oils
3-4 drops of the following tinctures: licorice, elder flowers, white willow bark, chamomile, ginger

I chose these for a few reasons.  I needed anti-microbial and pain as well as flavor.  My daughter doesn't like strong flavors and clove is STRONG and required for this. If the issue were in the back of her mouth, like a molar, I would have omitted the tea tree oil.  The flavor is close to that of pumpkin spice but the clove is still a bit strong.  The coconut oil required heating, of course, for incorporation of the other ingredients but the tinctures needed heating to remove the alcohol as well.  I don't even want to imagine how much it would have hurt had I not done that and the alcohol touched those teeth!  You could actually go much higher on the tinctures since the per dosage amount is so high, even for a child (but I'd say no more than 10 drops for a child).  Also, this is to be SPIT OUT, not swallowed. That's why I said I'd omit the tea tree if it were more of a swallow risk. The other ingredients are not at a dosage that would hurt if she swallowed that minute amount.

I applied this with my finger at first, knowing the brush would hurt. Now I'm using the brush to make sure to get any infection that is trying to hide deeper in the gum and fester there in case I decide to quit treatment.  They are wishful thinking.  You don't hurt my baby! :)  She complains when I tell her I'm going to do this but she sits there like a big girl now and pushes out that bottom lip and lets me get it done.  She knows it's what's making the pain go away.  Since it's just being applied to the teeth that are infected, she isn't getting a huge dosage either.  An adult could brush their whole mouth with this with no negative consequences but you have to be careful with the little ones. Also, don't use this UNDER the age of 2.

Time to get lunch eaten then get an assignment done for the day. She will be wanting to cuddle again when she gets up, I'm sure.  Have a great day!