Butterbur for Natural Allergy Relief

[Journeymann]

Disclaimer: I am not a Dr. or expert on the subject so do not take this as advise. I am only a layman when it comes to knowledge of these subjects.

I have bad allergic reactions when I manicure the lawn and I have found something today that might be of interest to my fellow Nexians who are looking for natural allergy relief.

Butterbur. Petascites hybridus and Petacites japonicus

WebMD.com has some great info on the plant and British/Swiss studies show very promising results for relief of allergy symptoms.

Side Effect Warning from WebMD: "Some butterbur products may contain pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs), and that’s the major safety concern. PAs can damage the liver, lungs, and blood circulation, and possibly cause cancer. Butterbur products that contain pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs) are UNSAFE when taken by mouth or applied to broken skin. Broken skin allows chemicals to be absorbed into the body. Do not use butterbur products unless they are certified and labeled as free of PAs."

Side Effects info and other info my WebMD:

BUTTERBUR: Overview, Uses, Side Effects, Precautions, Interactions, Dosing and Reviews

Learn more about BUTTERBUR uses, effectiveness, possible side effects, interactions, dosage, user ratings and products that contain BUTTERBUR.

www.webmd.com

http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/butterbur-extract-topic-overview

Natural Allergy Relief

For an increasing number of allergy sufferers the road to relief is best paved by Mother Nature, with a variety of all-natural treatments that studies show can help -- often without many of the troubling side effects ascribed to traditional care.

www.webmd.com

Other site with info:

http://www.arkive.org/butterbur/petasites-hybridus/

Butterbur

This fact sheet provides basic information about butterbur—common names, usefulness and safety, and resources for more information.

nccam.nih.gov

Do any of my fellow Nexian Scientists know how to remove the PA's (pyrrolizidine alkaloids) from self made extracts so I can grow my own Butterbur and make my own medicine???

I hope this helps some of you in your search for all natural remedies.

 

[Jellyfox]

thanks for taking the time to write this journey man! I also know that Local Organic Honey is supposed to help with allergies due to pollen/plants. Best of luck to all those who suffer from allergies.

 

[Journeymann]

thanks for taking the time to write this journey man! I also know that Local Organic Honey is supposed to help with allergies due to pollen/plants. Best of luck to all those who suffer from allergies.

There is always something new and better out there just like in here with our alks. :d

You are welcome and coincidentally I met a bee keeper yesterday and did not even think of this. I will see him next Sat. again.

Thanks for the heads up JellyFox

 

[Archtypamine]

Migraine prevention in children and adolescents: results of an open study with a special butterbur root extract - PubMed

The results and low rate of adverse events in this open prospective migraine prevention study in children and adolescents are similar to the results of two multicenter placebo-controlled butterbur studies in adults. Butterbur root extract shows a potential as an effective and well-tolerated...

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

butterbur allergic rhinitis - Search Results - PubMed

butterbur allergic rhinitis - Search Results - PubMed

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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[Journeymann]

Migraine prevention in children and adolescents: results of an open study with a special butterbur root extract - PubMed

The results and low rate of adverse events in this open prospective migraine prevention study in children and adolescents are similar to the results of two multicenter placebo-controlled butterbur studies in adults. Butterbur root extract shows a potential as an effective and well-tolerated...

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

butterbur allergic rhinitis - Search Results - PubMed

butterbur allergic rhinitis - Search Results - PubMed

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

8)

The more info the better... thanks for posting it to the thread. :thumb_up: