Subject: Related PLants for allergies

From: [email-masked] (Betsy A. Wilson)
Date: 16 May 1995 12:33:02 -0700

Since I typed this up for alt.med.allergy, I figured I'd post it in 
another place where it may be useful:  This is a list of plant groups 
for those of you who are trying to identify food intolerances and allergies.

Betsy Wilson

Apple
     apple
     crabapple
     pear
     quince
Banana
     banana*
     plantain
Beech
     beechnut
     chestnut
     chinquapin
Birch
     filbert
     hazelnut
     wintergreen (Betula spp.)
Cashew
     cashew
     mango
     pistachio
Citrus
     citron
     grapefruit
     kumquat
     lemon
     lime
     ornage
     tangelo
     tangerine
Cola nut
     chocolate (cocoa)
     cola (kola) nut
Fungi
     mushroom
     truffle
     yeast
          baker's
          brewer's
          distiller's
          Fleischmann's
          lactose-fermenting
          lager beer
Ginger
     cardamom
     East Indian arrowroot
     ginger
     turmeric
Goosefoot
     beet
     lamb's quarters
     spinach
     Swiss chard
Gourd (melon)
     cantaloupe (muskmelon)*
     casaba (winter muskmelon)
     Chinese watermelon
     citron melon
     cucumber
     gherkin
     honeydew melon
     Persian melon
     pumpkin
     summer squash
     watermelon*
     winter squash
Grape
champagne
     grape
     raisin
     vinegar (wine)
     wine (grape)
Grass (cereal)
     bamboo
     barley
     corn (maize)
     hominy
     malt (germinated grain)
     millet
     oat
     popcorn
     rice
     rye
     sorghum
     sugar cane
     wheat
          bran
          germ
          gliadin
          globulin
          glutenin
     leucosin
     proteose
     whole
Heath
     black huckleberry
     blueberry
     cranberry
     wintergeen (Pyrola spp.)
Laurel
     avocado
     bay leaf
     cinnamon
     sassafras
Lecythis
     Brazil nut
Lily
     aloe
     asparagus
     chives
     garlic
     leek
     onion
     sarsaparilla
     shallot
Madder
     coffee
Mallow
     cottonseed
     marshmallow
     okra
Mint
     balm
     basil
     catnip
     hoarhound
     Japanese artichoke
     lavender
     marjoram
     mint
     oregano
     peppermint
     rosemary
     sage
     savory
     spearmint
     thyme
Morning Glory
     sweet potato
     yam

Mulberry
     breadfruit
     breadnut
     fig
     hop
mustard
     broccoli
     brussels sprouts
     cabbage
     cauliflower
     collards
     garden cress
     horseradish
     kale
     kohlrabi
     mustard
     radish
     rutabaga
     turnip
     watercress
myrtle
     allspice
     clove
     guava
     myrtle
     pimento
nightshade
     bell pepper
     cayenne pepper
     chili (paprika)
     eggplant
     ground cherry
     melon pear
     potato (white)
     strawberry tomato
     tobacco
     tomato
     tree tomato
nutmeg
     mace
     nutmeg
olive
     jasmine
     olive
orchid
     vanilla
     palm
     cabbage palm
     coconut
     date
papaya
     papain
     papaya
parsley
anise
     caraway
     carrot
     celeriac
     celery
     coriander (cilantro)
     dill
     fennel
     parsley
     parsnip
pea (legume)
     acacia
     alfalfa
     black-eyed pea (cowpea)
     broad bean (fava bean)
     carob bean (St. John's bread)
     chick pea (garbanzo)
     common bean
          kidney
          navy
          pinto
          string (green)
     jack bean
     lentil
     licorice
     lima bean
     mesquite
     pea
     peanut
     soybean
     tamarind
     tragacanth
pepper
     black pepper
pine
     juniper
     pine nut (pignolia)
pineapple
     pineapple
plum
     almond
     apricot
     cherry
     peach, nectarine
     plum, prune
poppy
     poppyseed
rose
     black raspberry
     blackberry
     boysenberry, dewberry, loganberry
     red raspberry
     strawberry
saxifrage
     currant, gooseberry
sunflower (composite, ** aster)
     absinthe (sagebrush, wormwood)
     artichoke
     camomile
     chicory
     dandelion
     endive, escarole
     Jerusalem artichoke
     lettuce
     oyster plant (salsify)
     safflower
     sunflower seed
     tansy
     tarragon
tea
     tea
walnut
     black walnut
     butternut
     English walnut
     hickory nut
     pecan

* Reported palatal itching and swelling in ragweed-sensitive
patients after ingestion of melons and bananas has no basis in
similarity of food groups, nor do these fruits have antigens that
cross-react with ragweed antigen E.

** Members of the family Compositae have cross-reacting antigens
with members of the family Ambrosiaceae, of which ragweed is a
member.  This shared property explains reactions, for example, to
ingestion of camomile tea in ragweed-sensitive individuals. 
(Similarly, ragweed-sensitive patients may react to pyrethrum, an
insecticide made from chrysanthemums, member of the family
Compositae.  This reaction is not food-related, however.