Dr. Greene discusses the use of butterbur tablets, also called petasites tablets, as a gentle, natural remedy for those who want to treat hay fever without antihistamines. Do they work? Are they safe? ... The plant is sometimes called butterbur, perhaps because the large, soft leaves were used to wrap butter when trying to...
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Petasites - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The plants commonly referred to as Butterbur are found in the daisy family Asteraceae in the genus Petasites . They are mostly quite robust plants with thick, creeping underground rhizomes and...
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Complete and up to date information about Butterbur - part of the Drugs.com trusted medication database. ... Uses of Butterbur ... Commercial preparations derived from butterbur include Petadolex (available in the United States since 1997), Tesalin , and Petaforce . A few small clinical trials (some open label) have shown...
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Now there is a preventive solution - Petadolex Butterbur Gelcaps - designed to reduce the frequency and intensity of migraine attacks. In clinical studies, Petadolex has been proven to reduce migraine attacks by 71%.
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Providing botanical, folk-lore and herbal information, plus organic herbs, and herbal products. ... The Butterbur, a plant nearly allied to the Coltsfoot - being the Tussilago petasites of Linnaeus - is found in wet ground, lowlying, marshy meadows and by riversides, but is usually local.
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Butterbur (Petasites hybridus) is native to Europe, northern Africa and southwestern Asia and has been used for centuries as an herbal treatment for headaches, back pain, asthma, and painful urinary spasms.
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A. Schapowal; Addressing the Long-term Safety Aspects of Butterbur Therapy: A Call for Immediate Action--Reply; Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, June 1, 2005; 131(6): 540 - 540. [Full Text] [PDF];
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www.neurology.org/cgi/content/abstract/63/12/2240
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Dec. 21, 2004 -- An herbal extract called Butterbur Ze339 is effective for the treatment of allergic rhinitis, according to the results of a randomized, double-blind study published in the December issue of the Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.
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www.medscape.com/viewarticle/496302
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