Butterbur, a shrub that grows in Asia, North America and Europe, may be the key to outsmarting common health conditions, including allergies and chronic headaches. The bushy plant, which can grow up ...

The largest trial so far conducted using Butterbur extract to treat intermittent allergic rhinitis (hay fever) shows that this plant extract is as effective as a commonly used antihistamine (Telfast ...

In medieval Europe the butterbur plant was used to treat victims of the plague -- to little avail. But in the centuries that followed, preparations made from the shrub’s roots did offer relief to ...

Migraine sufferers can have disabling headaches that interfere with daily activities and adversely affect quality of life. Thus, preventive therapy is often used for patients with attacks that are ...

The leaf, root and bulb of the herb butterbur (Scientific name Petasites officinales) is used to make medicine. Only butterbur products that are certified and labeled "PA-free" should be used, Since ...

The herbal extract, butterbur, is as effective as antihistamines for treating hay fever, and does not have the sedative effects often associated with these drugs, finds a study in this week’s BMJ.

What it is: Butterbur (Petasites vulgaris), a perennial herb, has leaves that grow to 3 feet in diameter and were once used to wrap butter—hence its name. Butterbur's strange-looking stalks of purple ...