Echinacea Cold & Flu Relief

When you're suffering from cold or flu, you want relief that's gentle on your body. Echinacea Cold & Flu Relief (THR) is a traditional herbal medicine used to help relieve symptoms of the common cold and influenza, based on traditional use.

Echinacea Cold & Flu Relief (THR) contains dried, pressed juice from fresh flowering Echinacea purpurea – a combination of natural ingredients that could provide your body with extra ammunition against those winter bugs. It is advised to take Echinacea Cold & Flu Relief (THR) in its recommended dosage (for adults, elderly and children over 12 years that’s one or two capsules a day) at the first signs of illness.

Each capsule contains 176mg of dried pressed juice from the equivalent of 3,520mg-4,925mg of fresh Echinacea purpurea.

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View the Patient Information Leaflet (PIL), for uses, cautions and further information (PDF)

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Introduction to THR

1st June 2011

A THR has been granted for any herbal product that has the basis of 30 years safe traditional use, 15 years of which must be demonstrated within the EU, and only for those that have undergone extensive quality assurance testing in the same way that conventional medicines are quality tested.
The positive result for you is that those herbal medicines that hold THR licenses have passed rigorous criteria and will be able to make medicinal claims based on established traditional use.

Avoiding Colds & Flu

12th February 2011

When taken at the first sign of symptoms, Echinacea is believed to be able to shorten the duration and severity of these. Zinc is thought to do likewise. Probiotics can help to support the immune system and taken daily may help lessen the chance of viral coughs and colds getting hold. Selenium has an important role in a healthy immune system and research has shown how it can help the immune system to defend itself against viruses.

Echinacea for Colds

12th January 2011

Some studies have shown that taking a daily dose of echinacea can reduce the number of minor infections and the duration of symptoms. If you are otherwise well, it is certainly worth a try but do tell your pharmacist if you are on any prescription drugs - echinacea can be toxic to the liver and whilst it is safe for most of us, it could cause problems if taken with drugs that affect the liver.