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Echinacea for the Common Cold

2003; American College of Physicians; Volume: 139; Issue: 7 Linguagem: Inglês

10.7326/0003-4819-139-7-200310070-00016

1539-3704

Seth G. Abrahams,

Herbal Medicine Research Studies

Letters7 October 2003Echinacea for the Common ColdSeth G. Abrahams, BCom LLB (Natal), HDip EdSeth G. Abrahams, BCom LLB (Natal), HDip EdFrom Israel.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-139-7-200310070-00016 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:Influenza would have been a better subject for Barrett and colleagues to examine (1). Unfortunately, many manufacturers market echinacea as a preventive agent (2), but this has not been my experience. I have found echinacea drops to be the most effective preparation, but this method of use is unusual and not familiar to many practitioners of traditional medicine. The preparation I use is marketed in Israel as ProtecPlus (Altman Natural Chemist Ltd, Cholon, Israel) and contains additional ingredients besides echinacea. According to instructions, the patient should mix 30 drops with a little water and use it as ...References1. Barrett BP, Brown RL, Locken K, Maberry R, Bobula JA, D'Alessio D. 2002 Treatment of the common cold with unrefined echinacea. A randomized, double-blind, placebocontrolled trial. Ann Intern Med. 137:939-46. [PMID: 12484708] LinkGoogle Scholar2. Vogel A. 1980 Swiss Nature Doctor. A Vogel; 1952 Teufen, Switzerland 335-7. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Seth G. Abrahams, BCom LLB (Natal), HDip EdAffiliations: From Israel. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoTreatment of the Common Cold with Unrefined Echinacea Bruce P. Barrett , Roger L. Brown , Kristin Locken , Rob Maberry , James A. Bobula , and Donn D'Alessio Echinacea for the Common Cold Wendy L. Applequist Echinacea for the Common Cold Steve Shober Echinacea for the Common Cold Paul Mittman , Debra Wollner , and Linda Kim Echinacea for the Common Cold Paul J. Millea Echinacea for the Common Cold Bruce Barrett Echinacea for the Common Cold Ethan B. Russo Metrics Cited byAn Evidence-Based Systematic Review of Echinacea ( E. angustifolia DC, E. pallida, E. purpurea ) by the Natural Standard Research Collaboration 7 October 2003Volume 139, Issue 7 Page: 599 Keywords Cells Common cold Enzymes Food Immune system Liver Mouth Mucous membranes Proteins Traditional medicine ePublished: 7 October 2003 Issue Published: 7 October 2003 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2003 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...