itching ears/cat allergies/asthma/allergies

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Ambrosia spp. Common Ragweed

Its use internally for lessening acute secondary allergic responses

to pollen allergies is well known to herbalists, both mainstream and

Californian Native/Hispanic. Its a wonder it hasn't been embraced by

the mainstream herb marketers (take the hint). It quickly relieves

the burning itchy eyes and eustachian tubes, and slows the copious

fluid discharge from eyes and nose. It usually works within fifteen

minutes. Puts eyebright (euphrasia) to shame and is far more

abundant. Ambrosia is a common weed throughout North America. It

gives small but helpful relief to asthmatics with cat allergies. It

wont stop their wheezing but does add a little kick to more

appropriate herbs. It will lessen the itching in those hard to reach

places between the back of the throat and the middle ear that can

drive sufferers to maddening pursuit of methods to scratch " back in

there "

Ambrosia works by stabilizing mast cells. It keeps them from

secreting histamines and leukotrines that cause the familiar itching

and burning sensation. Mast cells have a life cycle. Most of them

live quiescently below the surface of the mucosa where they gently

mind their own business of regulating local tissue function with out

bothering anyone. A few of them migrate to the surface where they

mature and are easy to irritate. Irritated mast cells will call

their quiet coworkers to action on the surface when irritated to

create a histaminic uprising in response to a few harmless bits of

botanical genetic matter.

Understanding this gives rise to a second use for ambrosia: allergy

prevention. Take 1-3 squirts of Ambrosia tincture 3x/day for at

least two weeks before allergy season starts for you. Ambrosia

stabilizes the mast cells, keeping more of them quiescently working

in the background and less of them ready to be irritable on the

mucosal surface. Properly prepared the upper respiratory mucosa do

not get as inflamed and irritated by pollens. A great many

gardeners, arborists, and professional outdoor guides swear by this

use of ambrosia.

http://www.pshm.org/clinical_tidbits.shtml

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herbal remedies , " michelle "

<mmitchell4519 wrote:

>

> Does anyone know what can be used for itching ears? its itches in

both

> ears around and a little inside of the opening. I've tried

grapefruit

> seed oil with alcohol and olive oil with lime juice. is there

> something else that I can use? This itching is driving me crazy.

I've

> been going through this for the past 2 1/2 year.

>