Allergy can be treated with antihistamine remedies prescribed by your doctor, but home remedies prepared with medicinal plants also help fight allergies.
Two good examples of medicinal plants indicated to treat allergies are banana and elderberry, find out how to use them below.
- An excellent home remedy for respiratory allergies is to take banana tea every day.
- Scientific name Plantago major L.
Ingredients
Preparation mode
Boil the water and add the grass. Cover, cool, filter and drink afterwards, it is recommended to drink 2 cups of this tea a day.
Bananas have expectorant properties that help eliminate secretions typical of respiratory allergies, such as rhinitis and sinusitis, for example.
In case of skin allergy, the poultea should be applied with the banana leaves crushed and leave to act for 10 minutes.Then throw them away and apply new wrinkled leaves. Repeat 3 to 4 times a day.Bananas also have properties that reduce skin irritation and can therefore be used after prolonged exposure to the sun and burns, for example.
An excellent homemade solution to fight allergies is elderberry tea.The elderly acts on the adrenal gland and facilitates the body’s response by combating the allergic reaction.
Ingredients
1 tablespoon dried elderflower 1 cup boiling water
Preparation mode
Add elderflower flowers to a cup of boiling water, cover and heat, strain and drink afterwards.
The elderflower can be found in the naturist shops or in the health products section of the hypermarket, for this tea it is advisable to use the dried elderflowers sold, since fresh leaves have toxic properties harmful to health.