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Echinacea
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Echinacea may prevent colds, says study "Echinacea may not only help reduce the symptoms of a cold but may help prevent infection with some cold viruses, US researchers say. People who took echinacea had a 58% lower risk of catching a cold, according to the researchers. They did not study the herb's effects directly but looked at the results of 14 studies in a meta-analysis. … Patients with autoimmune diseases such as lupus and multiple sclerosis should be particularly careful, he says. In addition, echinacea affects a liver enzyme that breaks down some drugs, so using it with prescription medications could cause drug interactions."
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Evaluation of echinacea for the prevention and treatment of the common cold: a meta-analysis. (Lancet Infect Dis. 2007) "Published evidence supports echinacea's benefit in decreasing the incidence and duration of the common cold."
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