Justin Hasselman wrote: > Hi all. My brother has a horrible cold. Before he goes to the doc for > antibiotics, I wanted to know if anyone has used any of the immune system > promoting herbs to fight off a bacterial or viral infection? Echinacea and > Goldenseal are the 2 major ones - anyone get results from these? > > What about mega high doses of vit C (6g or more per day)? > > I was hoping just low carbing for a few days without dairy, grains, legumes, > etc would do the trick but his situation hasn't improved. I've had very good luck with Cold Snap, an herbal remedy based on Chinese remedies; it's commonly available at health food stores here. I take it every hour or so to turn the course of a cold for the first day, then back off to 2 capsules 3 or 4 times a day for about a week. In my latest episode, I was unable to find the capsules and took the powder in hot water. I had let the bug go and was feverish and feeling pretty sick; I had a cup of it every half hour from 5 to bedtime, then was up several times during the night (9 cups of water has to go somewhere), and felt better each time. By morning I was feeling human again, and recovered uneventfully. Lynnet