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Tag Archives: Echinacea
If you’re going to take echinacea for the common cold …
In a recent blog, “Echinacea demonstrates little benefit in treating common cold,” I told you about new research suggesting echinacea is NOT effective for reducing cold symptoms.
Posted in Alternative Medicine, Infectious Disease
Tagged common cold, common cold prevention, common cold treatment, Echinacea
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What Natural Medications are Possibly Effective for the Common Cold?
Possibly Effective: ANDROGRAPHIS (Possibly Effective) View ALL Products Containing: ANDROGRAPHIS Common cold Some clinical research shows that taking a specific andrographis extract, in combination with Siberian ginseng (Kan Jang, Swedish Herbal Institute) orally, significantly improve symptoms of the common cold … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Medicine
Tagged American ginseng, andrographis, ascorbic acid, Bifidobacterium, colds, colds and children, common cold, common cold prevention, common cold treatment, Echinacea, Lactobacillus, nasal irrigation, OTC cold medications, Siberian ginseng, Thymus extract, vitamin C, zinc
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Echinacea demonstrates little benefit in treating common cold
In my book, Alternative Medicine: The options, the claims, the evidence, how to choose wisely I write, “Millions of people take echinacea because they’re convinced it works to combat the common cold, for which there of course, is no cure.”
Posted in Alternative Medicine
Tagged cold, common cold, common cold prevention, common cold treatment, Echinacea, OTC cold medications
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Suplements for Colds or the Flu. What works? What does not?
Demand continues to rise for supplements for colds and flu … despite the lack of hard evidence for most of them. However, some may work. Find out more about them here. Nasal saline irrigation can reduce nasal congestion, sore throat, … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Medicine
Tagged American ginseng, colds, common cold, common cold prevention, common cold treatment, Echinacea, elderberry, flu, ginseng, influenza, Lactobacillus, nasal saline, OTC cold medications, preventing influenza, preventing the flu, probiotics, vitamin C, vitamin D, zinc, zinc lozenges
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Americans spend about $34 billion annually on alternative medicine. How can you make wise decisions in this area?
USA Today reports that, according to a study conducted by researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health, “while Americans may complain about the high cost of healthcare, they’re still willing to shell … Continue reading
Posted in General Health
Tagged acupuncture, Alternative Medicine, alternative therapies, CAM, CAM practitioners, chiropractors, complimentary and alternative medicine, Echinacea, glucosamine, massage therapy, supplements
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The Top 10 Natural Products of the Year
As you’ve read in my recent health headline postings, alternative medicines are used by 38 percent of American adults and nearly 12 percent of children, according to a large national survey done in 2007 that was released last week by … Continue reading