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February 13th, 2010 by admin | Filed under Uncategorized.You must be interested in hay fever treatment, if you suffer from seasonal or constant (year-round) hay fever (allergic rhinitis). Thanks to the constantly degrading condition of the environment more and more people are getting allergies. Besides the medical treatment there are several really effective natural remedies which bring relief to the annoying symptoms of hay fever.
Apple Cider Vinegar First of all our old folk remedy, Apple Cider Vinegar, is extremely helpful in the prevention and treatment of allergy symptoms. Mix 1-2 tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar in a glass of water (250ml) and gulp the mixture at once. Use it 2-3 times a day. If taken at the onset of symptoms, improvement occurs immediately or in 1-3 hours. If you have been experiencing allergies for several days, your symptoms will diminish after about one day. If you don’t notice any ease of your hay fever after 2-3 days, stop taking the remedy.
People often have problems with the taste of Apple Cider Vinegar, so here you have a few tips to benefit the taste of the remedy:
give to the water-apple cider vinegar mixture 1 tsp honey , if you are sure honey does not exacerbate your symptomsmix Apple Cider Vinegar in apple juice (instead of water)mix Apple Cider Vinegar in herbal tea
If your stomach is sensitive to vinegar and feels upset after drinking the remedy give 1/4 tsp baking soda to 250ml Apple Cider Vinegar mixture.
You may keep using the Apple Cider Vinegar mixture (1-2 tbsp vinegar, 2-3 times a day) during the whole hay fever season.
WARNING! Your teeth don’t like this acidic drink (may decay sooner), so rinse your mouth with tap water after drinking the remedy.
Learn more about christinas-home-remedies.com/hay-fever.html” target=”_blank hayfever! Nettle (Urtica dioica) A very good herbal remedy is Nettle (Urtica dioica), it contains a substance (quercetin) that works as a natural antihistamine. Capsules of freeze-dried leaf are available, take 500mg two or three times a day or half a teaspoon of nettle extract four times a day.
Ginkgo biloba Has become renowned for its memory-boosting properties, but it is an effective allergy fighter as well. Take 60-240mg a day, but not more. Ginkgo contains ginkgolides, which can inhibit the activity of certain allergy-triggering chemicals (PAF). You may take it long term.
Quercetin Quercetin is a plant pigment and antioxidant able to inhibit the release of histamine. Foods naturally rich in quercetin include citrus fruits, purple or yellow onion, garlic, buckwheat. Concentrated quercetin is also available in capsules: take 500mg twice a day between meals. It works best when started a month prior to the start of allergy season. Continue taking it throughout the season. (Do not take this if already taking nettle or garlic, as they contain quercetin.)
Garlic (Allium sativum) Garlic has marvelous health-giving properties. Among all this properties it acts as an anti-allergic, due to its high quercetin content. Take 400-600 mg daily, but not much more, since garlic is an effective blood thinner and may cause bleeding if overused.
Turmeric (Curcuma longa) Stir 1 teaspoon of ground Turmeric into 250 ml water and drink it. Within 15 minutes the hay fever symptoms must be better. You can take Turmeric capsules as well. You may use it during the whole season.
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Christina Tasnadi is a medical doctor, a homeopathic doctor and an expert of home remedies.
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