Allergy Medicine

Extracts from Butterbur are an effective nondrowsy treatment for "hay fever"

Published in Clinical Trials Week, September 5th, 2005

The largest trial so far conducted using Butterbur extract to treat intermittent allergic rhinitis (hay fever) shows that this plant extract is as effective as a commonly used antihistamine (Telfast 180).

In recent years there have been a few reports of small research trials that give a mixed view about the effectiveness of Butterbur extract for treating intermittent allergic rhinitis (IAR). Now researchers from Germany and Switzerland have published results from a randomized, double-blind, parallel group comparison study involving 330 patients in 11 centers. They found that treatment with butterbur extract was as effective at combating symptoms of IAR as treatment with...

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Source: Clinical Trials Week (2005-09-05)

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