Following the above general guidelines, an average adult dose would be 1 or 2 capsules of an ATC product per day. Again, in critical or acute situations, you may want to use 3-5 times that amount for quick help. There are several formulas you can chose from in making decisions for children. Take the child's age at his next birthday and divide that by the total of his age plus 12. Nature's Sunshine designed the Herbasaurs product line just for children.
Many herbs are safe and helpful for children.
You decide what you feel comfortable giving your child. A two-ounce bottle of a liquid herb would be equivalent to 120 capsules. Again, the normal adult herbal dosage is one capsule for every 25 pounds body weight per day. This is equivalent to 5 drops for every 25 pounds. In critical or acute situations use 3-5 times the normal amount for quick help.