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immune system
hayfever syndrome
botanicals
primary herbs
Alnus serrulata
Aralia racemosa: relieves respiratory complaints (Ellingwood, p. 486)
Asclepias tuberosa (toxic): inflammation (Felter and Lloyd, p. 291)
Ephedra vulgaris: allergic symptoms, may be used with Echinacea spp. and Gnaphalium uliginosum (British Herbal Pharmacopoeia, p. 83; Weiss, p. 219)
Euphrasia officinalis: astringent in catarrhal conditions (Felter and Lloyd, p. 752)
Grindelia robusta: (Ellingwood, p. 247)
Sticta pulmonaria: hayfever with discharge of hot, irritating, watery mucous which becomes thick, bloody, greenish or yellow, severe headache, sneezing (Ellingwood, p. 249; Priest and Priest, p. 95)
Urtica dioica, urens: allergic reactions
Veratrum viride (toxic): spasmodic cases of "hay asthma" (Ellingwood, p. 87)
Verbascum thapsus: demulcent (Priest and Priest, p. 95)
complementary herbs
helps correct the condition: Cnicus benedictus + Cimicifuga racemosa + Scutellaria lateriflora + Asclepias tuberosa (toxic) + Nepeta cataria + Capsicum frutescens (NCNM Botanicals)
Verbascum thapsus + Grindelia robusta (Priest and Priest, p. 45)
formula: tinctures of:
Urtica spp., 5 dr.
Glycyrrhiza glabra, 3 dr.
instructions: 30-60 drops twice daily before meals, 5 days weekly, preferably one month before symptoms usually begin and during any symptoms (Anderson Geller)
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