Butterbur in migraine

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Hi Attilio & All,

 

> Hi all, Taken from:

> http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/uknews/news20050822.shtml#3 In a story only

> reported in the Times and the Daily Mail, it has emerged that the herb

> butterbur is as effective as an antihistamine in controlling hay fever,

 

Note that the butterbur used was a special strain, cultivated to be low in

pyrrolizidine alkaloids, which are cumulative toxins.

 

High doses oor long-term intake of herbs high in pyrrolizidine alkaloids

can cause serious liver damage, including irreversible cirrhosis, as in

ragwort (Senecio jacobea) poisoning in cattle!

 

See also: Extract of butterbur (Petasites hybridus) can help prevent

painful migraine headaches. According to a new study published in the

December 28 issue of the journal Neurology, a proprietary standardized

extract of the root of butterbur, was effective in preventing migraines in

a randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial of 245 migraine sufferers.

See details at

http://www.herbalgram.org/default.asp?c=petadolex

 

 

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