>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)? > >Thanks, >Justin Hasselman I'd consider that a fairly high normal daily dose. When I'm ill I try to take a half a gram every half hour I'm awake, with a *lot* of water. Mike