{"id":205148,"date":"2021-10-14T21:06:19","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T19:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/pasha-127-allergies-vs-rooibos-can-this-south-african-plant-help-sufferers\/"},"modified":"2021-10-14T21:06:19","modified_gmt":"2021-10-14T19:06:19","slug":"pasha-127-allergies-vs-rooibos-can-this-south-african-plant-help-sufferers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/pasha-127-allergies-vs-rooibos-can-this-south-african-plant-help-sufferers\/","title":{"rendered":"Pasha 127: Allergies vs rooibos: can this South African plant help sufferers?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/pasha-127-allergies-vs-rooibos-can-this-south-african-plant-help-sufferers.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>Nasal allergy is a common problem in South Africa. It is estimated that 20% to 30% of adults in South Africa suffer with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com\/health24\/Medical\/Allergy\/Overview\/how-common-are-allergies-20180313\">allergic rhinitis or hay fever<\/a>. House dust mites and tree pollen are the most common reasons for this. Often, people have to rely on allergy medication to deal with the problem. <\/p>\n<p>But new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/sdfe\/pdf\/download\/eid\/1-s2.0-S0378874119336785\/first-page-pdf\">research<\/a> is under way to see if a plant native to South Africa can help. Rooibos, scientifically known as <em>Aspalathus linearis<\/em>, is being explored as a treatment for nasal allergies. The <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/31672527\/\">studies<\/a> are testing its impact by having people drink rooibos tea in specific doses and through nasal irrigation using rooibos tea.<\/p>\n<p>In today\u2019s episode of Pasha, Jonny Peter, associate professor, <a href=\"https:\/\/lunginstitute.co.za\/aiu-2\/\">unit head<\/a> and head of the Division of Allergology and Clinical Immunology at Groote Schuur Hospital at the University of Cape Town, discusses his latest research. He also discusses the challenges with understanding whether you have COVID-19 or are suffering from nasal allergies.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Photo:<\/strong><br \/>\u201cAfrican young woman covered with blanket blowing running nose.\u201d By fizkes found on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/ill-african-young-woman-covered-blanket-1444224857\">Shutterstock<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Music:<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cHappy African Village\u201d by John Bartmann, found on <a href=\"http:\/\/freemusicarchive.org\/music\/John_Bartmann\/Public_Domain_Soundtrack_Music_Album_One\/happy-african-village\">FreeMusicArchive.org<\/a> licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/publicdomain\/zero\/1.0\/\">CC0 1<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmbient guitar X1 &#8211; Loop mode\u201d by frankum, found on <a href=\"https:\/\/freesound.org\/people\/frankum\/sounds\/393520\/\">Freesound<\/a> licensed under <a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/3.0\/\">Attribution License.<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/africa\/\">Source: The Conversation<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nasal allergy is a common problem in South Africa. It is estimated that 20% to 30% of adults in South Africa suffer with allergic rhinitis or hay fever. House dust mites and tree pollen are the most common reasons for this. Often, people have to rely on allergy medication to deal with the problem. 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