Rooibos herbal tea reduces allergic basophil activation in adult atopic patients

J Ethnopharmacol. 2020 Apr 24:252:112353. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2019.112353. Epub 2019 Oct 28.

Authors

Sarah Pedretti¹, Jonny Peter²

Affiliations

¹ Allergy and Immunology Unit, University of Cape Town Lung Institute, South Africa.
² Allergy and Immunology Unit, University of Cape Town Lung Institute, South Africa; Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa. Electronic address: jonny.peter@uct.ac.za.

PMID: 31672527
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2019.112353

No abstract available

Keywords: Allergy; Basophil activation test; Rooibos.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Aspalathus*
Basophils / drug effects*
Female
Humans
Hypersensitivity / drug therapy*
Male
Plant Extracts / pharmacology*
Teas, Herbal*

Substances

Plant Extracts
Teas, Herbal