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Antihistamine |
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An antihistamine is a drug which serves to reduce or eliminate effects mediated by histamine. It is most often used to treat the symptoms of allergies, particularly hay fever, and reactions to bites and stings.
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Plants having 'Antihistamine' activity
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| | Adansonia digitata | Used as expectorant and astringent and has antihistaminic properties (leaves); as a febrifuge, anti-dysenteric, antimycotic, antiviral and antimicrobial (fruits) | | | Artemisia afra | Analgesic, analeptic, antibacterial, antihistaminic, antiinflammatory, antiitch, antiseptic, carminative, decongestant. depurative, emetic, narcotic and stimulant. | | | Canavalia ensiformis | Amyolytic, antiaggregant, antiallergic, antiherpetic, antihistaminic, antiinflammatory, antimetabolic, antioxidant, antiviral, fungicide, hemolytic, hypocholesterolemic, mitogenic, hypotensive | | | Cissampelos pareira | Depresses the central nervous system (root and stem) and relaxes muscles (root); anthelmintic, astringent, reduces fever, antihistaminic and diuretic, antileukemic. | | | Glycyrrhiza glabra | Antiinflammatory, expectorant, antidiuretic, antihistaminic and antiulcer (glycyrrhizin), antiviral (glycyrrhizic acid),depurative, stimulates secretion of aldosterone from the adrenal cortex, encourages production of hormones (including hydrocortisone). | | | Inula racemosa | Anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, antihistaminic, expectorant, anthelmintic, carminative, diuretic and febrifuge. | | | Pulicaria dysenterica | Diuretic, tonic, astringent (plant); antidiarrheal (root); antihistaminic (leaf). | | | Stachytarpheta jamaicensis | Antiinflammtory, antihistamine, bronchodilator, antacid, antiparasitic, stimulates the central nervous system, abortifacient and hypothermic (plant). | | |
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