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Article: Echinacea can halve risk of catching a common cold

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June 25, 2007
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London, June 25 -- A new study has found that taking the herbal remedy Echinacea can more than halve the risk of catching a common cold.

Researchers in the US found that using Echinacea decreased the chances of developing a cold by 58 percent and the period of colds by a day-and-a-half.

The results are published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal.

Experts believe that Echinacea, a collection of nine related plant species locally grown in North America, may work by improving the body's immune system.

Researchers, led by Dr Craig Coleman from the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy, combined the ...

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