Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Butterbur, a shrub that grows in Asia, North America and Europe, may be the key to outsmarting common health conditions, including ...

Butterbur is a plant extract that some people use as an alternative remedy. However, research into the health benefits of butterbur is limited and there are potential risks of using it, including ...

Dec. 21, 2004 -- An herbal extract called Butterbur Ze339 is effective for the treatment of allergic rhinitis, according to the results of a randomized, double-blind study published in the December ...

There are so many natural products on the market that claim to help migraine, but how do you sort through what's snake oil and what could be a potential remedy? And more importantly, how do you know ...

Butterbur, a herbal supplement sourced from the butterbur plant’s leaves, prevalent in Europe and Asia, has been historically used for treating various health issues. It’s commonly used for managing ...

What It Is: Butterbur (Petasites vulgaris), a perennial herb, has leaves that grow to 3 feet in diameter and were once used to wrap butter--hence its name. Butterbur's strange-looking stalks of purple ...

The largest trial so far conducted using Butterbur extract to treat intermittent allergic rhinitis (hay fever) shows that this plant extract is as effective as a commonly used antihistamine (Telfast ...

Hay fever sufferers should be turning to their garden for help, not trying to avoid it, according to a new study in Switzerland. The study has found that a herbal treatment called butterbur is as ...

Migraine sufferers can have disabling headaches that interfere with daily activities and adversely affect quality of life. Thus, preventive therapy is often used for patients with attacks that are ...

An herbal extract may help many migraine sufferers reduce the number of attacks by nearly 50 percent, a new study suggests. Researchers found that a daily dose of Petasites hybridus root, commonly ...

A herbal extract is as effective as conventional medicines for treating hayfever, research has suggested. A team of Swiss researchers found that not only is the extract, butterbur, as effective as ...

The largest trial so far conducted using Butterbur extract to treat intermittent allergic rhinitis (hay fever) shows that this plant extract is as effective as a commonly used antihistamine. The ...