Re: From A Friend: 'nbc5i.com - HealthWatch - Study: Echinacea Doesn't Wipe Away Common Cold'

[Guest guest]

I didn't look at the article but I wanted to comment that Echinacea usually works against many of the medicines we take for RA and in general should not be taken by anyone who has RA. I use

http://www.drugdigest.org/DD/Home

to check drug interactions and it lists a lot of supplements or herbal remedies as well as FDA-approved medicines. God bless.

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From: Nina

RA

Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005 10:25 AM

Subject: From A Friend: 'nbc5i.com - HealthWatch - Study: Echinacea Doesn't Wipe Away Common Cold'

Nina has sent you a story: "nbc5i.com - HealthWatch - Study: Echinacea Doesn't Wipe Away Common Cold"the link:http://www.nbc5i.com/health/4778009/detail.html

[Guest guest]

----- Original Message -----

From: Harold Van Tuyl

> I didn't look at the article but I wanted to comment that Echinacea usually works against many of the medicines we take for RA and in general should not be taken by anyone who has RA. I use

http://www.drugdigest.org/DD/Home

to check drug interactions and it lists a lot of supplements or herbal remedies as well as FDA-approved medicines. God bless.

Not only that, but it boosts your immune system which we don't need because ours is already in high gear.

Nina

[Guest guest]

I haven't been sick in almost three years!!! The plus side to

autoimmune disease I guess.

Ann

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: Harold Van Tuyl

>

> > I didn't look at the article but I wanted to comment that

Echinacea usually works against many of the medicines we take for RA

and in general should not be taken by anyone who has RA. I use

> http://www.drugdigest.org/DD/Home

> to check drug interactions and it lists a lot of supplements or

herbal remedies as well as FDA-approved medicines. God bless.

>

> Not only that, but it boosts your immune system which we don't need

because ours is already in high gear.

>

> Nina