Allergens, processing plant extracts

Category

Plant-Derived Allergens

Comments

Occupational asthma documented:
Rose hips--pharmaceutical worker;
Herb material--herbal worker;
Licorice root--herbalist;
Sarsaparilla root--herbal tea worker;
Brazil ginseng--medicinal plant processor;
Voacanga africana (small tropical African tree used to produce drugs) --spouse of chemist working in pharmaceutical company;
Passiflora alata & Rhamnus purshiana (buckthorn)--pharmacy technician;
Camomile--cosmetician;
Polygala tenuifolia--herb manufacturer;
Dioscorea and Korean ginseng--herbal merchant;
Citrus food handling--labourer;
Sacha Inchi (Plukenetia volubis)--cosmetic factory;
Rose oil--rose extraction;
Argan powder from Argan fruit--cosmetic factory;
Miracle tree (Moringa oleifera) seed--cosmetic factory; [Malo]
Contact urticaria documented--Camomile; [Kanerva, p. 222]

Reference Link #1

Biomedical References

Yes

Diseases

Occupational diseases associated with exposure to this agent:

• Asthma, occupational
• Contact urticaria