Every year the number of allergic people increases. Spring flowering does not allow to enjoy the beauty of the awakening nature to many people. And when it seems that with the end of the flowering period of trees you can relax, the danger begins to come from the grasses. Especially dangerous is the time when ambrosia blooms - a plant considered to be the strongest allergen. What is the danger to humans of this weed grass, and how to deal with it?
Getting acquainted, ambrosia
Homeland ambrosia is North America. But as a weed in our time, it is brought to many parts of the world. On the territory of the Soviet Union, this herb appeared in the late sixties, in the Crimea. From there it spread to the expanses of Ukraine, then Moldova, Russia and partly Belarus. This plant, which is a malignant weed, drains the soil and takes from it the necessary minerals for the growth of cultivated plants. It can swing up to two meters, while the root system penetrates deep into the soil. Feature is the impossibility to get rid of it, if you do not destroy the shoots together with the root. Otherwise, several stems grow at the site of the breakthrough, the root system will be strengthened even more.
The danger of ambrosia for humans
When the ambrosia starts to bloom, pollen enters the air, the concentration of which can cause an allergic reaction even in healthy people who never suffer from this disease. During the season, ambrosia spreads several tens of thousands of seeds, most of which will ascend and give the same offspring. Thus, the spread of this plant takes the form of an epidemic, and its negative impact on the population increases every year.
Fighting ambrosia
In order to start an effective fight against the insidious plant, you need to know the enemy in person. Information about how it looks ambrosia, is not so difficult to find. Firstly, many state and public organizations distribute leaflets with photos, and secondly, your neighbors and acquaintances can point you to this grass. In extreme cases, you can look in the encyclopedia. When ragweed blossoms together with cultivated plants in the fields, advice on its destruction is reduced to the use of special pesticides. For the townsfolk, it is enough to struggle with it in the old fashion, tearing the plants from the root. Of course, we will have to do this more than once during the summer, but the efforts are worth it. Grass, which has risen after the due time, is able to shorten the cycle of maturation, yet still to flow. Therefore, it is important not to look through these stages of new ragweed shoots. Spreading the grass during the period when ambrosia starts to bloom, and not only, is necessary in clothes that cover the hands and feet as much as possible, keeping a minimum of open skin areas, in gloves, a respirator. Torn grass must be burned, otherwise, even in dry form, it will spread the seeds. And they, in turn, have the properties to germinate, not reaching full maturity. That's what she, ambrosia.
Signs of an allergic reaction to ambrosia
People with allergies carefully monitor their health, taking preventive measures to avoid the severe consequences of an adverse reaction of the body. Healthy people do not pay much attention to what blooms nearby, and often can not determine the onset of an allergy in time. Nasal congestion, sneezing and difficulty breathing are often confused with cold symptoms, and try to heal from a contrived sickness. As a result, the advanced stage of the disease, which threatens with severe consequences for the whole organism. Long contact with the flowering ambrosia causes the development of an allergy, which in the future can appear on other stimuli. To the listed symptoms of this disease can be attributed skin itch and all sorts of reddening, which at first no one pays attention. If you have a connection with the earth, you must know how ragweed blooms. Photo of the plant, found in any botanical edition, will allow you to begin the fight against the insidious enemy in time. Of course, you can not destroy all the plants in the area, but cleaning up the nearby areas will be a big deal. In some localities, fines are imposed for summer residents and truck farmers, on whose plots ravens of ragweed grow.
Flowering period
So, the most difficult period for people suffering from an allergy to flowering is the time when ambrosia blooms. Of course, much depends on the weather conditions of each year and the district, but in general, from the end of July to the first cold weather, this catastrophe continues. Sensitive people are able to react to plants within a radius of up to two kilometers. Especially the air is saturated with pollen of flowering plants in the early morning. Therefore, no matter how fresh air seemed, you can not go out into the street. Thorough washing of hands, face and other open areas of the body after walking is also an important element of disease prevention. Do not forget about the wet cleaning and grids on the windows that would prevent the pollen from getting into the house.
Methods of treatment
Everyone knows that it is better to prevent than treat. Therefore, the simplest recipe is to move - at least temporarily - to places where ragweed does not grow. But, unfortunately, this is not always possible. Therefore, patients should know the remedy for allergies to ragweed bloom. In our modern age several forms of treatment have been proposed. The most advanced, and at the same time costly and rather long is immunotherapy. It is somewhat similar to vaccination. A person in small doses is injected with an allergen so that the body is used to fighting it and has started to react properly. Carry out these procedures in winter, so that adaptation takes place. That is, the body is prepared in advance for the beginning of the period when ambrosia blooms. Another method is homeopathy, thanks to which the body cleanses and increases immunity. Well, the traditional method - the reception of antihistamines ("Tavegil", "Suprastin", "Claridol", etc.) during the exacerbation of the disease, which relieve the severity of the symptoms.
Reviews about the methods of treatment
Unfortunately, each individual reacts differently to various methods of treatment. Someone is helped by homeopathy, and at the same time for many years, and someone does not see results from a long and expensive course. The same with drugs. The injections of the drug "Diprospan" help to reliably transfer the period of flowering ambrosia. But as a hormonal drug, it has many side effects that can create even more serious problems. Many allergists recommend "cytiserin", "Fexadine", "Citrine" for the withdrawal of dyspnea and stuffiness. But again, this is all individually. Someone will not be helped by these expensive new drugs, and someone is saved by the good old diazolin. Therefore, the only reasonable solution is to appeal to a good specialist who, after conducting the examination and revealing the stage of the disease, will offer a better treatment regimen.