People with a rye grass pollen allergy or allergic reaction to certain proteins in the pollen particles. This hypersensitivity of the immune system can be easily treated with extracts of grass pollen. Because the cross-allergic effect of many grasses, is a timothy extract also an allergy to rye and other grasses.
Since a few years there is a imuuntherapie available in the form of tablets. These tablets are a preparation from pollen extract of timothy (Phleum pratense). If the tablet over a period of three years daily placed under the tongue (sublingual use), where the tablet dissolves and the release from allergens. In this variation of specific immunotherapy develops an immune resistance to the allergen, and reigns less sensitive to contact with pollen.
This specific immune therapy not only helps people who are allergic to timothy, but in general against allergies to grasses, and even roggepollenallergici have benefited. The reason is that all the sweet grasses from the same botanical family are. Ninety-five percent of all cereal grasses, and only three come from the same families. Botanically closely related eg rye, wheat and millet.
Tags: allergen, Allergies, allergy, allergy cross, histamine, hypo sensitization, immunotherapy, itching, timotee, Timothy.
