Alleviate Allergies In The Easy And Natural Way
Posted by Admin | Posted in Allergies, Health News | Posted on 14-11-2009
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For many people who suffer some seasonal allergies, medical experts suggest to look for natural and easy ways to alleviate them. The variation of seasons can signal the beginning of seasonal allergies for many folks more than their normal plans for vacation. The allergies include, wheezing, itchy and watery eyes, running nose, sneezing and cough etc, which are faced by more than 35 million people in the US every year since the pollen from the grass, plants and flowers make their way into air.
Most people seek the traditional allopathic drugs to solve their allergies temporarily. But Mother Nature paves the best way to relief for many sufferers with allergy recently. Also, natural treatments help to cure the allergies without any trouble of the side effects caused by traditional medicines. Using treatment based on natural products can be beneficial method for handling mild allergies and a great adjuvant for more typical allergies, and there are lots of methods for safe treatment as stated by Director of Interactive Medicine, Mary Hardy who works at Cedar Sinai Medical center at Los Angeles.
The butterbur herb from Europe (Petasites hybridus) is very famous right now and has got very good results from clinical trials states Hardy. In a recent research article, published in British Medical journal, a crew of researchers from Switzerland has proved that 1 butterbur tablet taken 4 times each day had the same effect as the famous antihistamine does for controlling hay fever symptoms devoid of the usual symptoms of drowsiness which occur sometimes.
In another study conducted by a crew of researchers from UK which was announced at the sixtieth annual meet held by American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology showed that butterbur was very effective in crushing symptoms related to grass allergy.Other herbal drugs which are useful are a tonic extracted from the herbal plant goldenseal and lyophilized nettles which is recommended by Hardy which supplements saline Nasal spray natural which is another natural treatment.
The saline spray helps in washing out the pollen and to reduce the mucous, and the goldenseal can help in the process owing to its antibacterial attributes. Apart from herbs, most of the naturopathic physicians think that several nutrients can help in reducing the seasonal allergies. The most famous ones are the grape seed extracts and quercetin – a pigment compound. Although both are found in food naturally and are particularly ample in red wine, they are more helpful in alleviating the symptoms related to allergies when taken in supplement form along with Vitamin C as per James Dillard, a famous physician.
There is some proof that quercetin can restrain release of histamine and some other chemical which originate the allergic responses as per James Dillard. Taking spicy and hot food items can reduce the mucous secretion and clear nasal path making it easier to breathe. The spices which are commonly suggested for this reason are hot ginger, cayenne pepper, fenugreek and also conventional garlic and onion.