The number of allergic people is increasing every year. Spring flowering does not allow many people to enjoy the beauty of the awakening nature. And when it seems that with the end of the flowering period of trees you can relax, the danger begins to come from herbs. Especially dangerous is the time when ragweed blossoms - a plant considered the strongest allergen. What is the danger to humans of this weed grass, and how to deal with it?
Meet ragweed
The homeland of ragweed is North America. But like a weed in our time, it is brought to many parts of the world. In the Soviet Union, this grass appeared in the late sixties, in the Crimea. From there, it spread to the vastness of Ukraine, then Moldova, Russia, and partly Belarus. This plant, which is a malicious weed, drains the soil and takes from it the necessary minerals for the growth of cultivated plants. It can reach up to two meters, while the root system penetrates deep into the soil. A feature is the inability to get rid of it if you do not destroy the shoots along with the root. Otherwise, several stems grow at the breakthrough site at once, and the root system becomes even stronger.
The danger of ragweed to humans
When ragweed begins 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, ragweed spreads several tens of thousands of seeds, most of which will sprout 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 an insidious plant, you need to know the enemy in person. Information about what ragweed looks like is not so difficult to find. Firstly, many state and public organizations distribute leaflets with photos, and secondly, your neighbors and friends can point you to this grass. In extreme cases, you can look into the encyclopedia. When ragweed blooms along with cultivated plants in the fields, tips for its destruction are reduced to the use of special pesticides. It is quite enough for ordinary people to fight it the old fashioned way, tearing plants out from the root. Of course, you will have to do this more than once during the summer, but the efforts are worth it. Grass that has risen later than the due date is able to shorten the ripening cycle in order to still bloom. Therefore, it is important not to review these stages of new ragweed seedlings. Weeding grass at a time when ragweed begins to bloom, and not only it, is necessary in clothes that cover arms and legs as much as possible, keeping a minimum of exposed skin, 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. Here it is, ragweed.
Signs of an allergic reaction to ragweed
People with allergies carefully monitor their health, taking preventive measures to avoid the serious consequences of an adverse reaction of the body. Healthy people don’t really pay attention to the fact that it blooms nearby, and often can’t determine the allergy that has begun. Nasal congestion, sneezing, and difficulty breathing are often confused with the symptoms of a cold, and are trying to be treated for an ailment. As a result, the advanced stage of the disease, with serious consequences for the whole organism. Long contact with blooming ragweed causes the development of allergies, which in the future may appear on other irritants. The listed symptoms of this disease include skin itching and all kinds of redness, which no one initially pays attention to. If you have a connection with the land, you must know how ragweed blooms. A photo of the plant, found in any botanical publication, will allow you to start the fight against the insidious enemy in time. Of course, you can’t destroy all the plants in the area, but cleaning up nearby areas will be a big deal. In some places fines are introduced for summer residents and gardeners, on whose plots ragweed grows.
Flowering period
So, the most difficult period for people who are
allergic to flowering is the time when ragweed blooms. Of course, much depends on the weather conditions of each year and region, but in general, from the end of July until the first cold weather, this disaster continues. Sensitive people are able to respond to plants within a radius of two kilometers. The air is especially saturated with pollen of flowering plants in the early morning. Therefore, no matter how fresh the air may seem, you cannot go outside. Thorough washing of hands, face and other exposed areas of the body after walking is also an important element in the prevention of the disease. Do not forget about wet cleaning and nets on the windows, which would prevent pollen from entering the house.
Treatment methods
Everyone knows that prevention is better than cure. Therefore, the simplest recipe is to move - at least temporarily - to places where ragweed does not grow. But, unfortunately, this is not always feasible. Therefore, patients should know the
remedies for allergies to ragweed bloom. In our modern age, several forms of treatment have been proposed. The most advanced, and at the same time expensive and quite long is immunotherapy. It is somewhat similar to vaccination. An allergen is administered to a person in small doses so that the body is used to fighting it and begins to respond appropriately. Carry out these procedures in the winter, so that adaptation occurs. That is, the body is prepared in advance by the beginning of the period when ragweed blooms. Another method is homeopathy, due to which the body is cleansed and immunity is increased. Well, the traditional method is taking antihistamines (Tavegil, Suprastin, Claridol, etc.) during an exacerbation of the disease, which relieve the severity of symptoms.
Reviews about the methods of treatment
Unfortunately, each individual reacts differently to certain methods of treatment. Homeopathy helps someone, and at the same time for many years, while someone does not see the results from a long and expensive course. The same thing with drugs. Injections of the drug "Diprospan" help painlessly endure the flowering period of ragweed. But as a hormonal drug, it has many side effects that can create even more serious problems. Many allergists recommend the use of Citerizin, Fexadin, Citrine to relieve shortness of breath and congestion. But again, this is all individual. These expensive latest drugs will not help someone, but someone will be saved by the good old diazolin. Therefore, the only reasonable way out is to contact a good specialist who, having examined and identified the stage of the disease, will offer the best treatment regimen.