Fans of echinacea have long sworn that it can ward off the common cold, a claim that has been dismissed this as a matter of faith. Now scientists say that the herbal remedy really works, giving believers the pleasure of watching the cynics swallow their words. An analysis of the evidence has found that taking the remedy more than halves a person’s chances of catching a cold and shortens the length of a cold by an average of 1.4 days.
The American team reviewed 14 studies and published their results in Lancet Infectious Diseases. But some earlier studies failed to find convincing evidence that echinacea worked, so the findings are likely to be controversial.
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