Archive for the 'Butterbur' Category
Little evidence supports CAM for childhood headaches
Friday, April 23rd, 2010
Dr. Stewart Tepper from the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Ohio CAM for migraine in children
Sunday, August 2nd, 2009
Parents frequently ask healthcare professionals to provide “natural” migraine care for their children, says Dr. Stewart Tepper at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Ohio.Can you commit to butterbur?
Thursday, February 7th, 2008
Placebo-controlled trials document the effectiveness of butterbur to treat the runny nose, sneezing, congestion, and irritation in the nose, eyes, throat and ears associated with allergic rhinitis. It’s as effective as two widely used prescription drugs.
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Latest assessment of butterbur to treat allergic rhinitis
Wednesday, January 9th, 2008Butterbur for prevention of childhood migraine
Saturday, August 4th, 2007Herbals I’d like to see more research on in 2007
Monday, January 1st, 2007
Milk thistle and butterbur
Here’s why.
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Butterbur complements treatment of asthmatic patients
Monday, September 18th, 2006Butterbur root for allergic rhinitis: More good news
Sunday, September 17th, 2006
In an earlier post, the effectiveness of butterbur (Ze 339) was reviewed and found to be as effective as the antihistamines, citirizine (Zyrtec) and fexofenadine (Allegra) to treat the runny nose; sneezing; congestion; and irritation in the nose, eyes, throat, and ears associated with allergic rhinitis.
Now, here are the results of a survey of 580 patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis treated with an average of 2 tablets of Ze 339 daily for 2 weeks.