[amouse]

Echinecea anyone know anything?
Hi i was wondering if anyone knows about echinecea? i have heard it boost the immune system and helps fight againest sickness?? The reason i ask is i always get sick when i get TOM.. I have a golf ball sized abcess up on thigh inner thigh near my groin that is very painful and im sick of getting sick when i have TOM.. lol I can hardly walk and even sitting hurts the darn thing.. Its always the same thing TOM and a cold TOM and an ear infection .. Tom and a stomach ache.. lol .. there is always something..

I hate it .. so anyone know about echinecea or not ? or have any other suggestrions? My nutrition is fine and i make sure i get enough of all the things i need by tracking it on fitdays nutrition report.

[DMPLS]

I've used echinecea to boost immune system when everyone around me is sick....or if I feel a cold coming on I use the drops and just add them to my tea or coffee or whatever!

My BIL told me that he did the same for years.....but he has had issues with his liver and when he spoke to his doc about echinecea the doc said that it coats your liver and can cause damage if you have issues with your liver to begin with or if you suddenly become a heavy drinker etc..... not sure how much of this is correct....since It was second hand info....but thought I would post what I had heard about it.

I still swear by it to keep colds away!

[didjaever]

I use it whenever I feel a cold coming on...usually 3x a day for two days knocks out whatever was trying to knock me down.

[valpal23]

before I was diagnosed with MS echineca was an amaaazing god-send cold cure. I would take maybe 5 supplements over the course of a day when cold symptoms first started to show up and be totally fine by the next day!

Now that I'm taking disease modifying meds that focus specifically on changing my immune system - so that it stops attacking my myelin/nerves I cant touch echinecea or vitamin c once i start getting a cold. it actually encourages MS symptoms to come up/ get worse.

basically the stuff works!! if you're got a healthy immune system I'd keep it on hand all the time.

[whitlockdj]

I hear that its good to take when you feel a cold coming on. I take the capsules when I feel sick (cold, sinus issues etc.). It works better than Tylenol Sinus pills or any of the others..as far as my experience goes. I read that it has anti-cancerous properties too..