Herbal Health

Skin tests are relatively reliable at detecting allergy to pollens and your doctor can refer you for these.

You can also use the description of when and where pollens occur to help you work out any pattern to your reactions. If you live in a city, for instance, and get reactions in mid to late evening in summer without any apparent cause, then windbome pollens may well be the reason. If you only get symptoms after a drive through specific crops or plants, then again pollens could be the cause. If you feel better after a shower of rain at tree pollen time from February to April, or at peak pollen times in midsummer, then pollens will be the reason.

Some people are also sensitive to plant fragrances and flower scents, and to grass sap (grass terpene). These can irritate or exacerbate reactions to pollens, or be mistaken for them.

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