Cutting off a cold? - Colds & Flu Message Board

julie_werto · 03-27-2002, 09:40 PM

Does anybody know if echinacea really works when it comes to fighting off a cold? I heard that if you start to take it at the beginning of your cold, it helps boost your immune system and you are more likely to not get fully sick?!?

aveggieboy · 04-01-2002, 10:40 PM

I have tried olive leaf extract (read about it in one of those alternative medicine flyers you get in the mail). From what I can tell this works. Also, recently read elderberry extract is excellent also for stopping viruses in the tracks.. Both boost the immune system... Again-- info. comes from the flyers; think I am a believer