Chrysanthemum Flower Allergies. You may be sensitive to certain parts of the plant including its pollen leaves flowers and stems or the whole plant may cause irritation. Nearly 5000 years ago Shen Nong the divine farmer found that chrysanthemum among other flowers and natural products has medicinal properties.
Chrysanthemums dont necessarily produce more pollen than other flowers but they tend to have a lot of blooms on a plant increasing the pollen count. In 5 patients with allergic contact dermatitis from chrysanthemum oil of turpentine and its sensitizing compounds gave no patch test responses. Chrysanthemum is used for chest pain angina high blood pressure and other conditions but.
For some its the leaves flowers pollen stems or even the whole plant that they are allergic to.
Chrysanthemums contain a variety of allergens including sesquiterpene lactones. If you are allergic to ragweed dandelion goldenrod sunflower or daisies avoid chrysanthemum. This traditional fall flower can trigger skin irritation and allergy. Chrysanthemum is truly a remarkable force of nature.