5 Herbal Remedies for Allergies - Nepal Travel Book

Monday, February 23, 2015

5 Herbal Remedies for Allergies

5 Herbal Remedies for Allergies
When you feel allergic, you can either go pills way or you can go the herbal way. With pills there are chances of side effects and in most of the cases, pills for allergies are found to be addictive. Herbal allergy remedies are safer and more effective as compared to other medications. So, if you want to try the herbal remedies for allergies, here are 5 that we highly suggest.

Butterbur

Butterbur is found to work very good when it comes to allergies. One of the best remedies for allergies, it has been tested clinically and is approved. If you are feeling any kind of allergic symptoms like hay fever or anything else, you can take butterbur in the tablet form, 4 times a day. It is as effective as the best medicine you’d find in the med store.

Goldenseal

Golden seal is another stimulant made from herbs and it too, works very nicely with the allergies. It can be best used with a saline nasal spray or nasal irrigation. This helps to work with the naturally thin mucus secretions in the nasal passages.

Flavonoid and flavonoid compounds

Flavonoids are found in many forms of food; most of the fruits, vegetables and wine too, contain flavonoids. These flavonoids work as great remedies against the allergies. Flavonoid can also be consumed in a supplement form. Quercetin, Flavonoid compound, extracted from grape seeds can be found in supplement form and is very effective remedy for allergies.

Licorice

The inflammation caused by the allergies can be reduced by the herb, Licorice. What it does is, produce the hormones that our body requires to naturally decrease the inflammation.

Capsaicin

Capsaicin is a chemical compound generally found in chili peppers and also in cayenne. This compound is also available in supplement form; helps thin mucus and reduces secretions.

These herbs are proved to work great against the allergies. Other than these, other ingredients like pepper, hot ginger, onions, garlic, fenugreek, etc. can be included in the diet to fight allergies.