Ze339 Ze339 Ze339 brand herbal extracts are taken from the leaves of a unique variety (Petzell) of the butterbur ("Petasites hybridus") plant. Petzell is grown on GAP-managed farms in Europe. In Switzerland, South Korea and Brazil, tablets containing Ze339 brand herbal extracts are marketed under the brand name Tesalin. Ze339 is marketed in the US as Zarbee's Naturals Seasonal Relief. Ze339 is indicated for seasonal allergic rhinitis (hay fever). The ingredient has been evaluated in placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical studies. Ze339 was shown to be as effective as the antihistamines cetirizine and fexofenadine. Against desloratadine, an improved version of loratadine, Ze339 had
Chronic atrophic rhinitis Chronic atrophic rhinitis Chronic atrophic rhinitis is a chronic inflammation of nose characterised by atrophy of nasal mucosa, including the glands, turbinate bones and the nerve elements supplying the nose. Chronic atrophic rhinitis may be primary and secondary. Special forms of chronic atrophic rhinitis are rhinitis sicca anterior and ozaena. Permanent loss of smell and impairment of taste may also be a result of this disease, even after the symptoms are cured. Causes can be remembered by mnemonic HERNIA: Specific infections, such as syphilis, lupus, leprosy and rhinoscleroma, may cause destruction of the nasal structures leading to atrophic changes. Atrophic