User Reviews for echinacea

I have been taking this herb now for 12 years and finally had my 1st cold in 11 years. If I would have taken it in an aggreesive matter right when I started feeling the cold come on I would have beaten a cold this time. I start taking it the 1st of October and I will take it until the end of March the following year. If I feel a sickness coming on I will take 3 capsules, 3 times a day for 3 days .. But beware .. Always eat a bite of food afterwards because it has an after taste that is not nice ,, Read More Read Less

I use A Vogel Echinaforce tincture. I've used this when needed for almost 30 years. When my daughters caught a cold when they were children, Echinaforce knocked it on the head. My 15 year old son takes it at the first sign of a cold and again it stops it in it's tracks. My daughter uses it for her 3 daughters, ages 9, 6 and 3. I was first given this product by the Naturopath Jan De Vries ( A Vogel was his friend and mentor). I cannot rate it high enough. I have M.E and it helps on bad days with that too. An amazing medicine. But pharmaceutical companies make billions from cold remedies. So it will always be critised. Read More Read Less

I take echinacea as soon as I feel something coming on. Of course, I do take more than the recommended amount - I take 4 at once, and so does my husband) sometimes twice daily depending if it won't let up. I have not been sick in over two years, from when I first started taking this. I work in an office where everyone is constantly sick. I refuse to get a flu shot. I haven't had any side effects. Neither has my husband, however I realize that each person is different.

I've taken echinacea for years until the last 6 months. I always relied on it when I was feeling low energy possibly getting sick, whether it was in a capsule or tea. HOWEVER, after not taking it for 6-8 months, I became HIGHLY allergic. Once digested, my insides wanted to explode and I would start vomitting stomach acid. It was a nightmare. I now avoid anything with it. It happened more than once so I was able to pinpoint what caused it.

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Helps immune system keep allergies from getting severe, and helps graves disease and eye problems from it.

I have ad no side effects from this supplement, very satisfied.

Would use again

Our family uses Blackmores echinacea liquid at first signs of colds and it works for us. Our daughter used to have ear infections after every cold as a 4- 5 year old. Someone recommended echinacea and she never had another ear infection when echinacea was used at the first signs of a cold.

I tried it but had an allergic reaction , warmth rushed through my system and severe vomiting , my sister uses all the time -so be careful everyone is different as with drugs just because someone else can take it doesn't mean everyone can .

I USUSALLY TAKE THIS EVERY COLD AND FLUE SEASON SINCE I WORK IN THE IMMEDIATE CARE FIELD. I FORGOT TO ADD THIS IN JANUARY AND I GOT SICK THE END OF JANUARY AND HAD THE URI SYMPTOMS FOR OVER 2 WEEKS. I FINALLY REMEMBERED TO GO TO THE HEALTH FOOD STORE AND HAD THIS TO MY INCREASE IN VITAMIN C. WITHIN 2 DAYS OF TAKING I STARTED TO MEND FROM ALL THE DRAINED ENERGY AND COUGHING UP THICK MUCUS. I LOVE THIS .

It speeds up the infection and gets microbes out of the system thorough sputum. It is different in its working opposed to Vitamin C which suppress the infection.

Echinacea is an Immune System booster, I have used it for most of the usual ailments, and even when I get an infected tooth. It works for me when antibiotics fail or take much longer.

Didn't know that people with MS should not take it and had a massive episode while taking it!!

I started drinking Echinacea Plus tea and was very pleased at how much it helped with my cold/sinus probelems! Having said that, I was unaware of the side effects or interactions. At first I drink 3-4 cups a day for about 5 days then just started having 1 cup in the evening as a precaution. I started sneezing my head off every evening about the same time and the roof of my mouth would itch like crazy. Low and behold if you are allergic to ragweed, which I am, echinacea may not be something you want to take all the time. Also if you are on any medications, check the list of possible interactions. The echinacea also messed with my hormones!Read More Read Less

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