Echinacea’s efficacy bolstered by study
The evidence for and against echinacea’s effectiveness has probably left many consumers wondering whom to believe.
Now a new study, published Sunday in the journal Lancet Infectious Diseases, is reporting that yes, echinacea does in fact boost the immune system to prevent and fight colds.
“We showed that patients who took echinacea could decrease the risk of developing a cold by 58 percent as well as decrease the duration of a cold by over a day and half,” said Dr. Craig Coleman of the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy.
And it is apparently even more effective when taken with Vitamin C.
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