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Plants containing allergens 1. Paper mulberry (hay fever)  Broussonetia papyrifera paper mulberry is a species of flowering plant in the family Moraceae. This plant is native to Asia and is cultivated abundantly in India, China, Japan, Korea and Thailand. This is a deciduous shrub or tree usually grows 10-20 m in height. Its pollen is allergic and causes Allergic rhinitis. In Pakistan this tree is most abundant in Islamabad. This allergy caused by pollens may be seasonal or perennial. When pollens of any plants cause allergy this is called pollinosis and if it is specifically caused by grass pollens it is called Hay fever. Theses pollens act as usual allergen and trigger the Immunoglobin E response which causes the allergy. Some other plants causing Hay fever or Allergic rhinitis are Pines, Dogwood, Red maple, Ambrosia, Rumex and many others. Symptoms  • Sneezing • Itchy and watery eyes, eyelid swelling, lower eyelid venous stasis (rings und...

Plants containing allergens: 1. Poison ivy (skin allergy) Toxicodendron radicans commonly known as poison ivy is a poisonous flowering plant mostly found in North America and in some regions of Asia. This plant may grow as a vine or as an erect shrub. Some other species of this family also contain allergens like poison oak and poison sumac. This plant is known for causing an itching, irritating and painful rash called as urishol-induced-dermatitis or Rhus dermatitis, which is caused by a plant sap or oil called as urushiol. This resinous sap material is composed of catechols with have either a 13 or 15-C side chain. Symptoms The rash produced by coming in contact with the oil or sap of urushiol produces ·          blisters ·          severe redness of skin ·          inflammation   ·          Non-colored b...