New Botanical Drug May Silence Peanut Allergies, Animal Study Suggests

A new study finds that a **botanical drug** could provide the key to new treatments for peanut allergies. The findings are published online in **The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology**. Lead author Xiu-Min Li found **Food Allergy Herbal Formula (FAHF-2)** produced long-term protection following treatment against peanut-induced anaphylaxis in mice. FAHF-2 treatment protected peanut allergic mice from anaphylaxis for more than 36 weeks after treatment was discontinued. This is one-quarter of the mouse lifespan. More "Bioresearchonline.com":[ http://www.bioresearchonline.com/article.mvc/New-Botanical-Drug-May-Silence-Peanut-0001?VNETCOOKIE=NO]

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