Anthoxanthum
Plant · Poaceae
Anthoxanthum is indicated for patients suffering from hay-fever and coryza triggered by grass pollen. It is used both locally and internally, with the clinical indication based on the known effects of pollen grains on hay-fever sufferers.
Key symptoms
- Coryza with hay-fever symptoms
- Sneezing triggered by pollen exposure
Anthoxanthum odoratum. Sweet Vernal Grass. (Europe and America.) N. O. Gramineæ. Tincture of fresh flowering herb.
Clinical
Coryza. Hay-fever.
Characteristics
This remedy has not been proved, but has been used with success on the clinical indication of the effects produced by the pollen grains on those subject to hay-fever. It is used both locally and internally. A popular remedy for hay-fever is "hay tea," a decoction made of hay itself.
Relations
Compare: Cepa, Arsen., Naphthal., Sabad., Psorin.; and its botanical allies, Ananth., Avena, Arundo, Lolium, and Sacch. off.
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