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Day of action against highly allergenic Ambrosia
For many people with pollen allergy and hay fever, the pollen count of Ambrosia is one of the worst times of the year. The herb is one of the strongest allergenic plants in the world. And it keeps spreading. Therefore on a day of action outliers will take place soon.

Most allergic people are also allergic to ragweed
Ambrosia is one of the strongest allergenic plants in the world. According to health experts, about 80 percent of allergy sufferers are also allergic to ragweed. In addition, the herb can provoke hypersensitivity even in previously insensitive persons without allergy. According to the German Society of Allergology and Clinical Immunology (DGAKI), ragweed allergy often leads to cross-allergies. So sufferers would also frequently suffer from allergies to celery, parsley, chives, pepper and many other herbs. The ragweed plant is spreading and massive, as French researchers recently reported.

Ambrosia should be actively fought on an action day. (Image: Elenathewise / fotolia)

Tackle the plant together
Berlin and Brandenburg want to tackle the highly allergenic ambrosia together on the occasion of the worldwide Ambrosia Day on 27 June: then fighters will organize raids in both federal states, the news agency dpa reports. This should be made aware of the growing distribution of the herb. Thomas Dümmel (FU Berlin) from the Berlin action program against Ambrosia reported: "The problem is becoming more massive every year." According to the information, the perennial ambrosia causes problems in the capital and spreads from the east to the western part. On the other hand, especially in the south of Brandenburg, large areas are hit by the one-year-old plant.

Treatment of an Ambrosia allergy
In an ambrosial allergy, it usually comes to typical symptoms of hay fever such as a clogged or runny nose, sneezing and itchy, watery and swollen eyes. In addition, an itchy rash threatens. More severe reactions may also include headache, chronic fatigue, a general feeling of being down and severe respiratory irritation. In particularly severe cases, an asthma disease can also develop. Many physicians rely on hyposensitization in an ambrosial allergy. But also in naturopathy different methods of treatment are available, such as acupuncture, hypnosis, self-blood therapy, intestinal sanitation, vital substance therapy and homeopathy. Eye relief and nasal sprays are used to alleviate the symptoms. (Ad)