<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> At 10:28 AM 12/14/96 -0500, [log in to unmask] wrote: >I have used the herb echinacea in the past to help ward off winter colds, >etc. When I looked at the label on the bottle this year it said echinacea >was not recommended for people with autoimmune diseases. I guess that >includes celiac, too. I think we have to make a distinction between our autoimmune disease and others. Presumably we are all on the GF diet and our autoimmune problems are under control. I suspect that warning is for most autoimmune diseases, which are not under control, except possibly by drugs like steroids. Don Wiss in Brooklyn NY.