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==== Homeopathy ==== | ==== Homeopathy ==== | ||
It has been claimed that homeopathy provides relief free of side-effects. However, this is strongly disputed by the medical profession on the grounds that there is no valid evidence to support this claim.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/crd/ehc73.pdf | title=Effective Health Care: Homeopathy | accessdate=2007-06-10 | author=Susan O'Meara, Paul Wilson, Chris Bridle, Jos Kleijnen and Kath Wright | date=2002 | format=PDF | publisher=NHS [[Centre for Reviews and Dissemination]] | quote=There are currently insufficient data ... to recommend homeopathy as a treatment for any specific condition}}</ref> The list of suggested medication includes | It has been claimed that homeopathy provides relief free of side-effects. However, this is strongly disputed by the medical profession on the grounds that there is no valid evidence to support this claim.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/crd/ehc73.pdf | title=Effective Health Care: Homeopathy | accessdate=2007-06-10 | author=Susan O'Meara, Paul Wilson, Chris Bridle, Jos Kleijnen and Kath Wright | date=2002 | format=PDF | publisher=NHS [[Centre for Reviews and Dissemination]] | quote=There are currently insufficient data ... to recommend homeopathy as a treatment for any specific condition}}</ref> The list of suggested medication includes: | ||
* | * Arundo mauritanica | ||
* | * Qalphimia glauca | ||
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==== Acupuncture ==== | ==== Acupuncture ==== | ||
Therapeutic efficacy of complementary-alternative treatments for rhinitis and asthma is not supported by currently available evidence.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Passalacqua G, Bousquet PJ, Carlsen KH, Kemp J, Lockey RF, Niggemann B, Pawankar R, Price D, Bousquet J |title=ARIA update: I--Systematic review of complementary and alternative medicine for rhinitis and asthma |journal=J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. |volume=117 |issue=5 |pages=1054-62 |year=2006 |pmid=16675332}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | author =Terr A | title = Unproven and controversial forms of immunotherapy. | journal = Clin Allergy Immunol. | volume = 18 | issue = 1 | pages = 703-10 | year = 2004 | id = PMID 15042943}}</ref> | Therapeutic efficacy of complementary-alternative treatments for rhinitis and asthma is not supported by currently available evidence.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Passalacqua G, Bousquet PJ, Carlsen KH, Kemp J, Lockey RF, Niggemann B, Pawankar R, Price D, Bousquet J |title=ARIA update: I--Systematic review of complementary and alternative medicine for rhinitis and asthma |journal=J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. |volume=117 |issue=5 |pages=1054-62 |year=2006 |pmid=16675332}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | author =Terr A | title = Unproven and controversial forms of immunotherapy. | journal = Clin Allergy Immunol. | volume = 18 | issue = 1 | pages = 703-10 | year = 2004 | id = PMID 15042943}}</ref> | ||
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==== Honey ==== | ==== Honey ==== | ||
Eating locally produced unfiltered honey is believed by many to be a treatment for hayfever, supposedly by introducing manageable amounts of pollen to the body. Clinical studies have not provided any evidence for this belief.<ref> | Eating locally produced unfiltered honey is believed by many to be a treatment for hayfever, supposedly by introducing manageable amounts of pollen to the body. Clinical studies have not provided any evidence for this belief.<ref> | ||
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Alternative Therapy
Homeopathy
It has been claimed that homeopathy provides relief free of side-effects. However, this is strongly disputed by the medical profession on the grounds that there is no valid evidence to support this claim.[1] The list of suggested medication includes:
- Arundo mauritanica
- Qalphimia glauca
- Luffa
Acupuncture
Therapeutic efficacy of complementary-alternative treatments for rhinitis and asthma is not supported by currently available evidence.[2][3]
Nevertheless, there have been some attempts with controlled trials[4] to show that acupuncture is more effective than antihistamine drugs in treatment of hay fever. Complementary-alternative medicines such as acupuncture are extensively offered in the treatment of allergic rhinitis by non-physicians but evidence-based recommendations are lacking. The methodology of clinical trials with complementary-alternative medicine is frequently inadequate. Meta-analyses provides no clear evidence for the efficacy of acupuncture in rhinitis (or asthma). It is not possible to provide evidence-based recommendations for acupuncture or homeopathy in the treatment of allergic rhinitis.
Honey
Eating locally produced unfiltered honey is believed by many to be a treatment for hayfever, supposedly by introducing manageable amounts of pollen to the body. Clinical studies have not provided any evidence for this belief.[5]
References
- ↑ Susan O'Meara, Paul Wilson, Chris Bridle, Jos Kleijnen and Kath Wright (2002). "Effective Health Care: Homeopathy" (PDF). NHS Centre for Reviews and Dissemination. Retrieved 2007-06-10.
There are currently insufficient data ... to recommend homeopathy as a treatment for any specific condition
- ↑ Passalacqua G, Bousquet PJ, Carlsen KH, Kemp J, Lockey RF, Niggemann B, Pawankar R, Price D, Bousquet J (2006). "ARIA update: I--Systematic review of complementary and alternative medicine for rhinitis and asthma". J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 117 (5): 1054–62. PMID 16675332.
- ↑ Terr A (2004). "Unproven and controversial forms of immunotherapy". Clin Allergy Immunol. 18 (1): 703–10. PMID 15042943.
- ↑ World Health Organisation (2002). Acupuncture: Review and Analysis of Reports on Controlled Clinical Trials. N Engl J Med. p. 87. ISBN 9789241545433.
- ↑
TV Rajan, H Tennen, RL Lindquist, L Cohen, J Clive (2002). "Effect of ingestion of honey on symptoms of rhinoconjunctivitis". Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology. 88 (2): 198–203. ISSN 1081-1206. PMID 11868925.
This study does not confirm the widely held belief that honey relieves the symptoms of allergic rhinoconjunctivitis
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