New support for echinacea's benefits

The herbal remedy echinacea may fight colds by activating certain immune cells in the blood.

References:

Percival, S. 1999. Preliminary study proves centuries of herbalists right about echinacea. University of Florida News Release. March 3.

Sources:

Susan Percival
University of Florida
Food Science and Human Nutrition
P.O. Box 110370
Gainesville, FL 32611

From Science News, Vol. 155, No. 13, March 27, 1999, p. 207. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.

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