Health hazard due to mugwort ragweed

Health hazard due to allergenic mugwort ragweed

06/17/2014

In Saxony, an information campaign was launched to combat allergy-causing mugwort ragweed. Originally from North America, this plant is considered the world's strongest pollen allergen. Among other things, it can cause hay fever and asthma.

Ambrosia has been spreading in Europe for years
In Saxony, an information campaign on allergy mugwort ragweed was started. Originally from North America plant, which is also called Ambrosia, has been spreading more and more in Europe for years. It is considered the world's strongest pollen allergy and can cause massive symptoms such as a runny nose, shortness of breath, cough, asthma, eye swelling, headache and other hay fever in allergies. In addition, it can lead to eye inflammation or conjunctivitis.

Ministry informs about the health hazard
With the folder published by the Saxon Ministry of Health „Health hazard due to the mugwort ambrosia“ Now the population should be informed about the appearance and destruction of the rapidly spreading plant. The flyers are distributed, for example, to doctors, health authorities, hospitals, nature conservation associations, allotment clubs and youth hostels throughout the Free State. „The plant is dangerous and therefore it has to be destroyed everywhere“, Minister of Social Affairs Christine Clauß (CDU). On Monday, she made a public appeal and symbolically pulled out one of the dreaded plants at Dresdner Carolaplatz. The politician explained that the plant should be torn out of the ground with gloves and roots, packed in a plastic bag and disposed of in the residual waste.

Citizens should report occurrences
The Saxons are also to be animated to report occurrences viewed via an online arc. The aim was to destroy the imported plant nationwide, as it was called on Monday from the Ministry of Health in Dresden. The bushy shrub Ambrosia is a perennial plant and can grow up to one and a half meters high. The ministry in Dresden also warns of possible cross-allergies. The information leaflet states: „There are cross-allergies in the food sector such. Banana, melon, tomato, cucumber, pumpkin and basil are known.“ In natural medicine, various methods such as acupuncture, hypnosis, self-blood therapy, intestinal rehabilitation, vital substance therapy and homeopathy can be used to treat an anvil allergy. Conventional therapy, on the other hand, usually relies on the administration of antihistamines and glucocorticosteroids (cortisone). (Ad)