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A Woman’s View | winter 2003

Herbal Remedy Eases Hay Fever

Extract from the plant butterbur relieved hay fever symptoms as well as an antihistamine did—but without the drowsiness.

A group of adults received one 8-milligram butterbur tablet four times a day, plus one sugar pill. Others received one 10-milligram tablet of cetirizine and four sugar pills. After two weeks, both butterbur and cetirizine proved equally effective.

However, cetirizine takers reported more drowsiness and fatigue. Butterbur did not produce these side effects.

British Medical Journal, Vol. 324, No. 7330


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