Landscapes that include fewer wind-pollinated plants could reduce symptoms for those who are particularly sensitive to outdoor allergens, according to a new resource.
Allergists, landsapers and horticultural workers have few resources to recognize and recommend plants to people with particular allergies, so the Landscape Allergen Working Group of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAI) created a guide to help.
"We had a number of requests about what the appropriate plants are and there were conflicting stories online at the time," said senior study author Dr. Warren Filley, a recently retired staff allergist at the Oklahoma Allergy and Asthma Clinic in Oklahoma City.
"Patients always want to know if what is in their yard is causing the problem and it can be more complicated than that," he told Reuters Health by email.
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