Disclaimer: I am not a Dr. or expert on the subject so do not take this as advise. I am only a layman when it comes to knowledge of these subjects.

I have bad allergic reactions when I manicure the lawn and I have found something today that might be of interest to my fellow Nexians who are looking for natural allergy relief.

Butterbur. Petascites hybridus and Petacites japonicus

WebMD.com has some great info on the plant and British/Swiss studies show very promising results for relief of allergy symptoms.

Side Effect Warning from WebMD: "Some butterbur products may contain pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs), and that’s the major safety concern. PAs can damage the liver, lungs, and blood circulation, and possibly cause cancer. Butterbur products that contain pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs) are UNSAFE when taken by mouth or applied to broken skin. Broken skin allows chemicals to be absorbed into the body. Do not use butterbur products unless they are certified and labeled as free of PAs."

Side Effects info and other info my WebMD:
http://www.webmd.com/vit...x?activeIngredientId=649
http://www.webmd.com/a-t...r-extract-topic-overview
http://www.webmd.com/all...s/natural-allergy-relief

Other site with info:
http://www.arkive.org/bu...rbur/petasites-hybridus/
http://nccam.nih.gov/health/butterbur

Do any of my fellow Nexian Scientists know how to remove the PA's (pyrrolizidine alkaloids) from self made extracts so I can grow my own Butterbur and make my own medicine???

I hope this helps some of you in your search for all natural remedies.

thanks for taking the time to write this journey man! I also know that Local Organic Honey is supposed to help with allergies due to pollen/plants. Best of luck to all those who suffer from allergies.

There is always something new and better out there just like in here with our alks.

You are welcome and coincidentally I met a bee keeper yesterday and did not even think of this. I will see him next Sat. again.

Thanks for the heads up JellyFox

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15836592

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih....terbur+allergic+rhinitis

The more info the better... thanks for posting it to the thread.