Arguments for saving the rain forest include the possibility that undiscovered species of plants will someday cure everything from the common cold to cancer. Herbalists and naturopaths use a number of botanicals to relieve symptoms of asthma -- expectorants such as lobelia, sanguinaria, and grindelia, for example -- although we aren't aware of any that have undergone the kind of trial that would qualify it for basic clinical treatment in our practice. Such a plant derivative would have to show effectiveness against excess histamine release, leukotriene synthesis, and unbalanced immune activity.
Arguments for saving the rain forest include the possibility that
undiscovered species of plants will someday cure everything from
the common cold to cancer. Herbalists and naturopaths use a number
of botanicals to relieve symptoms of asthma --...
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Dr. Larry Chiaramonte answered:Arguments for saving the rain forest include the possibility that undiscovered species of plants will someday cure everything from the common cold to cancer. Herbalists and naturopaths use a number of botanicals to relieve symptoms of asthma -- expectorants such as lobelia, sanguinaria, and grindelia, for example -- although we aren't aware of any that have undergone the kind of trial that would qualify it for basic clinical treatment in our practice. Such a plant derivative would have to show effectiveness against excess histamine release, leukotriene synthesis, and unbalanced immune activity.
Arguments for saving the rain forest include the possibility that undiscovered species of plants will someday cure everything from the common cold to cancer. Herbalists and naturopaths use a number of botanicals to relieve symptoms of asthma --... More