Is there a scientific background for the following statement I found in www:
"Salt is a strong natural antihistamine" ?
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Without a study at hand, I would assume that sodium chloride per se has no overwhelming antihistaminic properties, since it's already so abundant in the human body and an excessive NaCl consumption has not been linked to reduced allergic reactions etc. On the other hand, some minerals present in sea salt like selenium and magnesium may have antihistaminic effects. If you want to be on the safe side: vitamin c might be what you're looking for. http://agris.fao.org/agris-search/search/display.do?f=1993/US/US93156.xml;US9310206 |
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Histamine is involved in the regulation of body fluids. It is released in dehydrated states. Maybe that's got something to do with it |
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Have you heard of Dr. Batman? He prescribed water and salt for everything, especially allergies. |
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This sounds crazy to me! Salt makes things much worse. Hystamine in fact is released when the body is dehydrated! Drinking a lot of water helps, but definitely without the salt! |
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