[YEA]  Alexia from Onondaga, MI writes: "I strung up a necklace of whole allspice beads for my 4-month-old... he wears them all the time. It stopped the high fevers, fussiness, and most of the teething pain. It also tightened his gums right up so the teeth could just pop through."

[QUESTION]  12/31/2009: Tammie from Gulfport, Ms writes: "When my son was teething my father got something from the woods called a tredsetter root (not sure of the spelling) I was wondering where I might could find this and what does it look like?

V/R
Tammie"

[YEA]  09/21/2006: Cheryl from Okla writes: "get a real silver dime and drill a small hole in the top. Run a piece of yarn thru the hole. Make the necklace short enough that the baby will not choke on it. Have baby wear necklace while teething."

11/20/2010: Ted from Bangkok, Thailand writes: "A Bangkok earthclinic reader told me I had no postings on teething problem, so here it is:

Teething problem requires supplements that support the developing teeth and children tend to be low on lysine and threonine, plus some general amino acid supplement. The lysine and threonine tend to support bone growth while lysine supports calcium retention and threonine for teeth development. The dosage for a one year old, is that a 500 to 1000 mg of lysine is mixed in a milk bottle or mixed in other milk formulas, such as whey protein, soy milk, etc. The threonine dosages roughyly is around 500 to 1000 mg. Usually if the child doesn't have colds and flus, then 500 mg a day should do it, but if they do have some sort of illness then 1000 mg is taken only two days. Vitamin C is also required and needs to be mixed in a standard milk formula, usually 500 mg. If the child has loss of appeitite or too thin, sometimes a weekly dose of vitamin B complex help, at least it reduces problems concerning the gum infections. Vitamin C and lysine also aids in healing of gums. As far as painkillers is concerned, I generally avoid their use, but I may use aspirin from time to time, if there is illness associated with teething issues, usually a baby aspirin one or two a day for only a few days and that's mixed with milk formulas to reduce their side effects and reduce their concentration so the child won't experience aspirin's side effects, which are sometimes neutralized with vitamin C as it promotes healing of the gums also.

Ted"

11/26/2008: Dustin from Bog, LA. USA writes: "Hi i was reading about the teething stuff and i was gonna tell yall when i was a kid i wore eldridge roots that was made into a necklace."

09/30/2008: Heidi from Monson, Massachusetts replies: "Hello~ What exactly is "yellow root"? Is it another name for Gold Fennel? Is it another name for Yellow Dock Root? I couldn't find "yellow root" specifically online..... I looked. I would VERY much like to try this approach for my 10 month old baby girl. She is having a VERY bad time with teething right now! :( Please let me know,and I will make a necklace of it ASAP for her! Thanks SO much! :)"

EC: Edgar Cayce remedies refer to "Yellow Dock Root". However, "Since no safe dosage has been established, pregnant or breastfeeding women and infants and children under the age of six should avoid the use of yellow dock." http://www.answers.com/topic/yellow-dock-1. We'll email Jack for more information...

10/02/2008: Kate from Jackson, Ohio replies: "Response to Heidi: My father calls Goldenseal Yellow Root, which is a different herb from Yellow Dock. Not sure I'd recommend a baby chewing on either, but when dry, Goldenseal is so hard, it may not get very much by chewing on it. It tastes awful, tho. It has been used many times for canker sores. I just wanted to point out that again many herbs have overlaping or similar common names and care needs to be taken to find out which herb is really being suggested."

10/16/2008: Jack replies: "IT WASN'T "YELLOW DOCK" SHE USED DEAR, I'LL TRY TO FIND YOU MORE INFO ON IT, GOD BLESS.......................JACK"

[QUESTION]  01/22/2009: Jill from Grand Blanc, MI replies: "where do i find yellow root? what about the eldridge roots?"

03/09/2009: Amanda from Houston, Texas replies: "I was wondering if anyone found anything about what exactly this root is called and where it can be found? My mother-in-law was telling me about how her father used to make a teething necklace from a root for her boys when they were babies. She said her father called it a "swamp lilly root" but of course I can find nothing on it she said it grew in the swamp behind her house but she would have to know the exact name and what it looked like to find it. I have a 4 1/2 month old who is teething like no other and any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you"

04/15/2009: Amanda from Madison, TN replies: "common mullein is what i use on all the children brought to me or allspice works wonders both made into necklaces were the best way"

[WARNING!]  04/16/2009: T from Maryland, USA replies: "Putting a cord around a baby's neck is DANGEROUS. They sell a type of pacifier with a mesh pouch on the end for inserting things like frozen fruit for a baby to safely mouth on when teething. Google "baby safe feeder". You'd be much better off putting your remedy into one of those than stringing it on a cord which could cause strangulation. And please research THOROUGHLY any remedy you might try on an infant."

11/18/2011: David from Chicago, Il, Usa replies: "I haven't used any of the necklaces mentioned, but I have heard of Hazelwood necklaces used for similar purposes. Easy enough to research."

[YEA]  01/31/2012: Brandy from Lucedale, Mississippi replies: "Nettle root is the common name for it in the south. I used it on my daughter when she was a baby. She was not sleeping through the night running a fever. An older lady in our church said she used it for year with her children and grandchild. I was real hesitant but I have tried teething tablet orajel, everything. Nothing helped so I went to her house she cut the root stringed it like a necklace and my daughter wear it till it fell off months later. Never had another fever or sleepless night."

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