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Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, June 2000, p. 1708-1709, Vol. 44, No. 6
0066-4804/00/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Ineffectiveness of Echinacea for Prevention of Experimental Rhinovirus Colds

Ronald B. Turner,1,* Donald K. Riker,2 and J. David Gangemi3,4

Departments of Pediatrics1 and Medicine,3 Medical University of South Carolina, and National Nutriceutical Center,4 Charleston, South Carolina, and Procter & Gamble Healthcare, Mason, Ohio2

Received 29 November 1999/Returned for modification 7 March 2000/Accepted 20 March 2000

The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of echinacea for the prevention of experimental rhinovirus colds. Infection occurred in 44 and 57% and illness occurred in 36 and 43% of the echinacea- and placebo-treated subjects, respectively. This preparation of echinacea had no significant effect on either the occurrence of infection or the severity of illness.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina, 171 Ashley Ave., Charleston, SC 29425. Phone: (843) 792-2385. Fax: (843) 792-8953. E-mail: turnerr{at}musc.edu.

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, June 2000, p. 1708-1709, Vol. 44, No. 6
0066-4804/00/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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