Echinacea Found Ineffective in Study

December 17th, 2002.  An article published on ABCnews.com reported that, "Compared with placebo, unrefined echinacea provided no detectable benefit or harm.” University of Wisconsin researchers gave capsules of the herb to 73 students suffering from cold symptoms. Another 75 got a placebo. After 10 days, both had gotten equally ill, the study said. The study noted other reviews of echinacea’s efficacy that found the herb to have a significant effect on immune support.

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