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Reviewer: 35-44 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Consumer)
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Sore back and shoulder, started after 10th day onwards, become worse by 14th day.
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Reviewer: happymom, 25-34 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Consumer)
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Gave Natures Sunshine brand liquid "golden seal" (echinacea extract)to my 16 month old as recommended by the local herbal professional, and in 2 days went from not sleeping, river of snot flowing, miserable child to almost normal! not a drip of snot in the morning! Very surprised and very happy! (I was a doubter)
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Reviewer: antony, 45-54 Male on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Consumer)
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As a teacher of 20 years I have always been prone to catching colds which often lead to bad chests which seemed to last for ever, well 3 to 6 weeks! I started taking echinacae and my colds were all but illiminated. I went from having about a week off work per year but feeling very run down for most of the winter to having only one day off in the last 4 years and that was for a sickness bug. I can
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Reviewer: ke1am, 75 or over Male on Treatment for less than 1 month
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effective but concerns about interaction with lovastatin. I took 20mg nightly and had spasms in calf muscles. Reduced to 10mg but Dr has no info. Considering dumping the lovastatin.
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Reviewer: Victoria, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Consumer)
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I would start with a head cold, then it would move down to a sore throat and then down again into a chest cold. I have taken this herb for 2 years straight and once in awhile I have a low grade fever but that is it. I buy it at Walmart.
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