ECHINACEA: YOU'D BE BETTER OFF TAKING "VITAMIN O."
A study being presented today at the International Conference on
Integrative Medicine in Seattle, claims that Echinacea, the world's
top selling herbal supplement, which is taken by millions to ward
off colds and flu, has a side effect it increases the incidence of
colds and flu. Previous studies had merely indicated that Echinacea
was not effective.
>From "What's New for May 1, 1999 an unofficial chat letter from the
Washington office of the Americal Physical Society"
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[log in to unmask] (Liza May)