🌬️ Medicinal Plants for Allergies
Against the allergy itself herbal medicine achieves little; against its accompanying effects, rather more: mucilage soothes irritated nasal and throat membranes, astringent infusions ease itching. Butterbur has been studied for hay fever, though only as standardised finished preparations. With breathing difficulty or circulatory symptoms, call the emergency number at once.
40 plants from our database are traditionally associated with Allergies – each with a profile, active compounds, safety notes and sources. Poisonous and legally controlled species are deliberately left out of this list; they remain reachable through the search and the plant index.
These plants are traditionally used for the listed conditions. Not medical advice — consult a doctor or pharmacist for persistent symptoms.
Traditional root decoction as expectorant for cough and bronchial catarrh — classic application in European phytotherapy (ESCOP, Wichtl).
Infusion of the flowering herb (1–2 g per cup, steep 10 min) for catarrh of the upper respiratory tract, hay fever, and sinusitis.
Tulsi tea from dried leaves and flowers has been used in Ayurveda for centuries as a rasayana (rejuvenating agent) and adaptogen.
Expressed juice from fresh flowering herb (EMA well-established use) for short-term prevention and treatment of upper respiratory tract colds.
Traditional agrimony gargle for mild oral and pharyngeal inflammation, aphthae and gum irritation — astringent tannins, EMA traditional use.
Raw onion as spring tonic and digestive stimulant: promotes salivary and gastric secretion, mildly supports blood pressure regulation, traditionall…
Folk use of leek as a mild digestive and intestinal remedy.
Prevention of atherosclerotic vascular changes; supportive use in slightly elevated blood lipids and mild hypertension.
The essential oil (main constituent citral 65–85 %) shows pronounced antifungal activity in the lab against Candida albicans, C.
TCM-inspired leaf infusion for respiratory complaints and cough — limited Western evidence; do not discontinue prescribed asthma medications withou…
Fresh berries and pressed juice as an exceptionally vitamin-C-rich food source — traditional immune support in Northern/Central Europe and Central…
Infusion of dried aerial parts (leaves, stems) is used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for upper respiratory tract infections, chronic cough,…
Infusion of 1–2 dried bay leaves for flatulence, bloating, and mild catarrh of the respiratory tract.
Traditional horehound herb tea as expectorant for cold-related and irritative cough, and as a bitter remedy for loss of appetite and dyspeptic comp…
Traditional folk-medicinal use as an aromatic infusion for dyspeptic complaints (bloating, flatulence, loss of appetite) and for catarrhal upper-re…
The root extract is used traditionally to relieve common cold symptoms.
Tea from fresh spring shoots (Maiwipferl): finely chopped young shoot tips are steeped in hot water for 5 minutes.
Inhalation of pine needle oil (Pini aetheroleum) or an infusion of young shoots traditionally relieves catarrh of the upper and lower respiratory t…
Soothing tea for dry irritated cough and hoarseness.
In East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, leaf infusions are traditionally used for colds, bronchitis, and coughs.
Lungwort tea made from aerial parts is traditionally used in European folk medicine for coughs, bronchitis, and throat complaints.
Traditionally, black radish juice mixed with honey was used as a cough remedy and expectorant.
Fresh radish juice or grated radishes were used in folk medicine for colds, coughs and bronchitis.
Traditional diaphoretic flower tea for feverish colds — perspiration-promoting use recognised by EMA as traditional use.
In folk medicine, savory tea is used for coughs and bronchial catarrh.
Folk use for rheumatic complaints, gout and as a spring detox cure — often blended with other diuretic herbs.
In Austrian and Central European folk medicine, rowan berries were used as tea, syrup, or jelly for colds, flu, cough, bronchitis, and fever.
Clove tea (2–3 whole cloves per 250 ml hot water, steeped 10 min) acts warming, expectorant, and mildly antiseptic in colds with cough and digestiv…
Clinically documented exclusively as the combination product Esberitox® N (Schaper & Brümmer): Echinacea purpurea root + Baptisia tinctoria root +…
Infusion of fresh or dried leaves and flowers for urinary tract infections.
Traditional cough tea for dry irritant cough and catarrh of the respiratory tract (EMA traditional use).
Traditional infusion of flowering vervain herb for catarrhal conditions of the respiratory tract — a constituent of the well-known combination prod…
Folk cough and cold tea — mucilaginous, mildly diaphoretic, traditionally for catarrh of the upper respiratory tract.
Ginger rhizome as universal culinary and household spice — fresh, dried, candied, as syrup or pickle.
Ripe wild strawberries are rich in vitamin C, anthocyanins, and ellagic acid.
Nixtamalisation — soaking and cooking maize in an alkaline lime solution (calcium hydroxide) — was developed by Mesoamerican cultures over 3,000 ye…
Used in folk medicine as an expectorant and antispasmodic for respiratory complaints and asthma.
Very mild folk-medicine tea for spring cures and mild respiratory irritation — traditional use without modern evidence.
Leaf tea for whooping cough and coughs: dried sweet chestnut leaves contain tannins and flavonoids with astringent, antitussive, and expectorant pr…
Walnut as food — EFSA-recognised effect on blood lipid levels (ALA/omega-3); clinical evidence for LDL reduction, endothelial function and antioxid…
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