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Common Cold
Herbals can be taken to stimulate the immune system, for antiviral activity, and to relieve symptoms. The following herbs are used to treat colds: Ginger (Zingiber officinale) reduces fever and pain, has a sedative effect, settles the stomach, and...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

Specific Supplements Articles

Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum)
Source:NaturalStandard
Chamomile (Matricaria recutita, Chamaemelum nobil...
Source:NaturalStandard
Chamomile
Chamomile is a traditional medicinal herb native to western Europe, India, and western Asia. It has become abundant in the United States, where it has escaped cultivation to grow freely in pastures, cornfields, roadsides, and other sunny, well-drained areas.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Chamomile
Chamomile is a plant that has been used since ancient Egypt in a variety of healing applications. Chamomile is a native of the Old World; it is related to the daisy family, having strongly scented foliage and flowers with white petals and yellow centers.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis L.)
Source:NaturalStandard
Goldenseal
Goldenseal ( Hydrastis canadensis ) is a perennial North American native plant found wild in eastern deciduous woodlands and damp meadows as far north as Vermont and Minnesota, and south to Georgia and Arkansas. This versatile herb is sought for its valuable rootstock and inner twig bark.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Zinc
Source:NaturalStandard
Zinc in diet
Zinc is an important trace mineral. This element is second only to iron in its concentration in the body.
Source:ADAM
Date:January 2, 2007
Zinc
Zinc is a mineral that is essential for a healthy immune system, production of certain hormones, wound healing, bone formation, and clear skin. It is required in very small amounts, and is thus known as a trace mineral.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Zinc
Zinc is a mineral that is essential for a healthy immune system , production of certain hormones, wound healing, bone formation, and clear skin. It is required in very small amounts, and is thus known as a trace mineral.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
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