Allergies may seem synonymous with discomfort and medications, but they don’t have to be. Abundant natural remedies are as close as your backyard garden or local health food store. Here are four common, inexpensive ways to combat your allergy woes.
Butterbur
Butterbur is a shrub native to Europe, Asia, and North America. Its leaves were traditionally used to wrap butter to keep it from melting in warm weather—giving the plant its name. Butterbur has long been used in traditional medicines, most commonly to treat headaches and migraines, alleviate pain, heal wounds, and treat colds, asthma, and allergy symptoms.In traditional Chinese medicine, butterbur is known as kuan dong and is used to strengthen the cardiovascular system, eliminate toxins, and remove worms.
