Echinacea vs. the common cold

Echinacea is also known by some other names such as purple coneflower. Echinacea gets its name from its Latin name Echinacea species, especially Echinacea angustifolia and Echinacea purpurea and it is part of ...  

Children were randomly assigned to one of four protocol groups: double placebo, echinacea plus sham OMT, true OMT (including cranial manipulation) plus ...  

The entire line consists of: Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron, Cranberry, Echinacea, Echinacea & Golden Seal, Garlic, Ginseng, St. John_s Wort, Ginkgo Biloba, ...  

Fight the common cold with the immune-boosting properties of Echinacea. This purple coneflower is now a standard medicine available from pharmacies or your garden.  

Echinacea, the herbal remedy used by millions of Americans for fighting the common cold, does not ward off runny noses, sore throats or headaches, nor does it help speed recovery from cold symptoms, according to the results of a major clinical study released today. "We find no evidence that it...  

The popular herbal cold-fighter echinacea may not work as advertised, a new clinical trial shows.  

In other words, unlike a vaccine which is active only against a specific disease, echinacea stimulates the overall activity of the cells responsible for fighting all kinds of infection.  

The 12 organic supplements initially available from the O Organics Supplements line are Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron, Cranberry, Echinacea, Echinacea & Golden ...  

By Lou Boulmetis Echinacea, a purple-petaled perennial with cone-shaped flower heads, does double duty in our garden. Not only does this 3-foot plant ...  

And while we're here, the herb Echinacea may shorten colds a bit but it has side effects and doesn't prevent colds. Zinc lozenges work better. ...  

In a study published earlier this year in "Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology," hospital volunteers were tested to see if taking daily echinacea ...  

Echinimade Echinacea products have been proven to shorten the duration of cold symptoms by up to three times! Vitamin C has been used traditionally to keep ...  

The professors teach them about the herb echinacea, for example, which can help boost the immune system of non-wizards (muggles, in Potter-speak). ...  

... Digitalis ferruginea, electric purple Verbena bonariensis, shaggy mauve eupatoriums and the pinkish daisy flowers of Echinacea purpurea (5). ...  

Covering more commonly known uses, such as echinacea to boost the immune system, the series gives insights into less well known uses for plants, ...