Thursday, March 03, 2005

Echinacea reviewed

A new review of several studies that have previously looked at the use of Echinacea in the treatment of the common cold appear to show the herbal has no proven effectiveness.



Apparently, the studies that had previously been encouraging about Echinacea were not well designed and the two studies that were well designed showed no effect. It's astonishing to see how much money ($300K) Americans spend on this preparation every year.

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