buckwheat allergy

buckwheat allergy
an allergic reaction to buckwheat, Fagopyrum esculentum, characterized primarily by photosensitivity; seen in susceptible persons who eat the grain and ruminants that eat excessive numbers of buckwheat plants. Called also fagopyrism.

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