Drinking tea for allergies may be a natural alternative for symptom relief.
To relieve the discomfort of these symptoms, you could take over-the-counter or prescription medications, such asantihistamines.
This article covers six teas that may help alleviate allergy symptoms, as well as their potential side effects.
Verywell / Jessica Olah
It can be seasonal or perennial.
Seasonal allergies occur in spring, summer, and early fall.
Foods that contain proteins similar to certain pollens can cause symptoms associated with pollen allergy or hay fever.
For example, birch tree pollen and hazelnuts are associated with PFAS symptoms.
An integrative approach using bothnatural remediesand medications may provide the best treatment for hay fever symptoms.
Herbs and teas are among the many complementary and alternative therapies that may help.
How to Drink Stinging Nettle Tea
Pour 8 oz.
freshly boiled water over stinging nettle leaves.
Cover and steep for 1015 minutes.
The ginger extract also caused fewer side effects.
How to Drink Ginger Tea
Pour 8 oz.
freshly boiled water over fresh or dried ginger root.Cover and steep for 1015 minutes.
Enjoy 1 to 2 cups per day.
You may experience abdominal discomfort, heartburn, diarrhea, or mouth and throat irritation.
Consult with your doctor before use if you are pregnant.
Green Tea
Green teahas also been shown to hinder mast cell activation and inhibit histamine release.
What Is Quercetin?
This may help reduce symptoms of allergies, including runny nose and watery eyes.
How to Drink Green Tea
Pour 8 oz.
freshly boiled water over loos green tea leaves.
Cover and steep for 4 minutes.
Enjoy 3 to 5 cups per day.
Although uncommon, liver problems have been reported in people who took green tea extract in pill form.
If you have been diagnosed with a liver condition, consult with your doctor.
At high doses, green tea can reduce blood levels and the effectiveness of the beta-blocker nadolol.
Because of its strong anti-inflammatory properties, it may help reduce allergy symptoms.
freshly boiled water over one tea bag.
Cover and steep for 1015 minutes.
Enjoy 3 to 4 cups per day, especially after meals.
Licorice root tea should not be drunk daily for more than four weeks.
People with hypertension or heart or kidney disease should consult with their doctors.
Research supports the use of rosemary in the prevention and treatment of asthma and allergies.
How to Drink Rosemary Tea
Enjoy 1 to 3 cups per day.
Steep 1-2 grams in 150 milliliters water.
Pregnant people should avoid rosemary dosages.
However, more human research is needed to confirm these results.
In large amounts, turmeric may be unsafe if youre pregnant.
Teas to Avoid With Allergies
Some teas can actually aggravate allergies.
Look for organic and pesticide-free products that may present less of an allergy risk.
If hollyhocks cause allergy symptoms, avoidhibiscustea that comes from theMalvaceaefamily of plants.
Summary
There’s no question that a cup of herbal tea can be very soothing.
Drinking some teas, like ginger and green tea, may have the added benefit of providing allergy relief.
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