By STEPHANIE NANO
Associated Press
NEW YORK – Got the sniffles? The largest study of the popular herbal remedy echinacea finds it won’t help you get better any sooner.
The study of more than 700 adults and children suggests the tiniest possible benefit – about a half-day shaved off a weeklong cold and slightly milder symptoms. But that could have occurred by chance.
For most people, the potential to get relief a few hours sooner probably isn’t worth the trouble and cost of taking the supplement, researchers said.