Reduce The Onset Of Hives with Vitamins And Herbs
Have you ever experienced a hive or don’t you know if you have or not. A hive is a welt or rash that breaks out on the skin. Generally a hive is a large bump or dozens of bumps that break out on the skin when one comes in contact with a chemicals, plants, and lotions. Hives if sever enough can be life threatening such as when taking a prescription drug from the doctor.
The following are some of the drugs and other substances that most commonly cause outbreaks of hives in susceptible people: animals, aspirin, allopurinol, antimony, antipyrine, barbituarates, BHA, BHT, bismuth, cancer, chloral hydrate, chlorpromazine, cologne or perfume, corticotrophin, environmental factors, eucalyptus, exercise, fluorides, food allergies, food colorings and preservatives, gold, griseofulvin, hyperthyroidism, infections, insect bites, insulin, iodines, liver extract, makeup, menthol, meprobamate, mercury, morphine, opium, para-aminosalicylic acid, penicillin, phenacetin, Phenobarbital, pilocarpine, plants, poliomyelitis vaccine, potassium sulfocyanate, preservatives, procaine, promethazine, quinine, reserpine, saccharin, salicylates, soaps, shampoo, sulfites, tartrazine, and thiamine hydrochloride.
Other possible hives-provoking substances are being identified with increasing frequency. Meat, dairy, and poultry products are increasingly being associated with hives, especially those in frozen or fast foods. This is probably because many farmers and ranchers often give their livestock antibiotics in order to prevent disease or infection. These antibiotics are not affected by freezing, processing, or cooking. Many allergic reactions have been traced to antibiotics in milk, soft drinks, and frozen dinners.
The following nutrients have been recommended for the treatment and prevention of hives: acidophilus, flaxseed oil, garlic, a multivitamin and mineral complex, quercetin, vitamin B complex, vita C with bioflavonoids, vitamin D3, and vitamin E.
Additionally, the following herbs may be beneficial: alfalfa, bilberry extract, cat’s claw, chamomile, Echinacea, ginseng, licorice, nettle, sarsaparilla, yellow dock, aloe vera gel, black nightshade, and red alder tree leaves and bark.
Look to your local or internet health food store for great vitamins and herbal supplements to help with hives. Many herbs and vitamins have anti-histamine properties as well as anti-inflammatory properties that can help fight out break of hives one may experience through out your life.
*Statements contained herein have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Vitamins and herbs are not intended to diagnose, treat and cure or prevent disease. Always consult with your professional health care provider before changing any medication or adding Vitamins to medications.