Ads
related to: plants that trigger asthma- Getting Started
Learn More About Dosing Schedules
Find Answers To Your Questions
- Sign Up
Register Or Activate Your Card—
Find Out If You're Eligible Today.
- Home
Official Patient Website—
Get Treatment Info Today.
- Register For A Webinar
Learn From Medical Professionals
Hear From Real Patients Like You
- Getting Started
smartholidayshopping.com has been visited by 1M+ users in the past month
Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Euphorbia hirta (sometimes called asthma-plant [3]) is a pantropical weed, originating from the tropical regions of the Americas. [4] It is a hairy herb that grows in open grasslands, roadsides and pathways. It is widely used in traditional herbal medicine across many cultures, particularly for asthma, skin ailments, and hypertension. [5]
Potentiates CNS sedatives, [3] chronic use might cause a reversible dry skin condition. [18] Khat: qat Catha edulis: Chronic liver dysfunction [3] [19] Kratom: Mitragyna speciosa: Hepatotoxicity [20] [19] Liquorice root Glycyrrhiza glabra: Hypokalemia, hypertension, arrhythmias, edema [5] Lobelia: asthma weed, pukeweed, vomit wort Lobelia inflata
Most cultivated plants with showy flowers are entomophilous and do not cause pollen allergies. Symptoms of pollen allergy include sneezing, itchy, or runny nose, nasal congestion, red, itchy, and watery eyes. Substances, including pollen, that cause allergies can trigger asthma.
The plant is also a very strong trigger for asthma, and allergies to Ricinus are commonplace and severe. [20] The castor oil plant produces abundant amounts of very light pollen, which easily become airborne and can be inhaled into the lungs, triggering allergic reactions. The sap of the plant causes skin rashes.
It is native to the eastern Mediterranean and Middle East, and is widely established worldwide as an urban weed. Its pollen is a significant cause of asthma and other allergies in warmer countries, but it is also valued as a contributor to biodiversity in polluted cities and it has been used as a medicinal herb.
Manually uprooting ragweed is generally ineffective, and skin contact can cause allergic reaction. If uprooting is the method of choice, it should be performed before flowering. There is evidence that mechanical and chemical control methods are actually no more effective in the long run than leaving the weed in place. [21]