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emad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 11:40 AM
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'Sniffing a lemon can help stave off asthma'

By Mark Prigg Science Correspondent, Evening Standard
29 December 2004
Sniffing a lemon could help beat asthma, scientists have discovered.

They found that in rats, symptoms vanished after the animals inhaled a chemical that helps give lemons their smell.

Scientists hope it could lead to new treatments for asthma, which affects

The chemical, limonene, "significantly prevented" asthma symptoms in rats, a study at New Technion University in Israel found.

Scientists believe limonene's ability to soak up ozone, which has been linked to asthma, could be key to its beneficial effect.

http://www.thisislondon.com/news/articles/15629593?source=Evening%20Standard
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NMDemDist2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 11:44 AM
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1. sent off to my friend with asthma, thanks! n/t
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MARALE Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 11:44 AM
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2. This is wonderful news to me
My son does not like to take his Advair every day to stave off his asthma. He does not like to take medicines of any kind really, he is a naturalist I guess. I still worry about him, he is 16 now and he will love the idea that smelling a lemon may help his asthma.
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emad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-30-04 09:33 AM
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4. Do post if this actually works!
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Liberty Belle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 02:44 PM
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3. Thanks. Wow, the "cure" is on my lemon tree!
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