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Pages: 1 Echinacea       #112998 - 10/14/04 01:31 PM Edit Reply Quote LittleFox Reged: 04/15/04 Posts: 503 Loc: California What dosage would you guys recommend taking of Echinacea? Thanks. Lene -------------------- God never promised life would be easy, but he did promise to provide a way out! Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Echinacea       #113011 - 10/14/04 02:04 PM Edit Reply Quote LittleFox Reged: 04/15/04 Posts: 503 Loc: California bump it to be seen. -------------------- God never promised life would be easy, but he did promise to provide a way out! Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Echinacea       #113017 - 10/14/04 02:08 PM Edit Reply Quote Linz Reged: 09/01/03 Posts: 8242 Loc: England Well I take 400mg 5 days out of 7. That's not much, but I take it alot. Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Echinacea       #113029 - 10/14/04 02:36 PM Edit Reply Quote LittleFox Reged: 04/15/04 Posts: 503 Loc: California Does that mean that more than 400 mg can be taken safely to your knowledge? I am prone to colds and bronchitis, yhis year I'm trying to get a headstart. I will be asking a pharmacist, of course, but I'm trying to get some insight from someone who takes it. Thanks. Lene -------------------- God never promised life would be easy, but he did promise to provide a way out! Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Echinacea       #113058 - 10/14/04 04:45 PM Edit Reply Quote jeenerz Reged: 07/10/04 Posts: 212 Loc: Northwest Montana Lene, I've never been able to take it as I burp it up something awful! Hope it works for you. Janene Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Echinacea       #113120 - 10/15/04 02:12 AM Edit Reply Quote Linz Reged: 09/01/03 Posts: 8242 Loc: England Well my bottle of 400mg tablets says take 3-6 tablets a day. But then you're only ssupposed to take Echinacea for 6 weeks. I find I do pretty good on the lower dose, taking it all year round. 500mg Vitamin C a day will also help a lot. These two things have saved me from my at-least-one-a-month viruses! Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Echinacea       #113130 - 10/15/04 04:42 AM Edit Reply Quote khyricat Reged: 08/05/04 Posts: 3612 Loc: Michigan I grow it and make an occasional tea out of it... mostly I take it when sick.. from talking to a herbologist a few years ago its effectiveness goes down considerably if you use it all the time... so basically when I'm around sick people I add some to my tea or when I'm not feeling myself... -------------------- Dietetics Student (anticipating RD exam in Aug 2010) IBS - A Dairy Allergic Fructose and MSG intollerant Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Echinacea       #113225 - 10/15/04 08:47 AM Edit Reply Quote LittleFox Reged: 04/15/04 Posts: 503 Loc: California So it is better to take it when you feel a cold or flu-like symptoms coming on rather than on a daily basis? I have never taken it before. I am trying to prepare my body for the cold and flu season so I want get sick or if i do, it will not be as bad. Lene -------------------- God never promised life would be easy, but he did promise to provide a way out! Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Echinacea       #113226 - 10/15/04 08:49 AM Edit Reply Quote Cara4503 Reged: 03/20/04 Posts: 1844 Yes it is better to take when you feel cold symptoms coming on! It won't 'stop' a cold when you get one - but it definately helps stop the cold from coming on! When I feel like I'm getting sick, I'll take 3 of them 3 times a day! Sometimes even 4. Dont take them on a daily basis or you'll build immunity to them. -------------------- ~Cara~ Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Echinacea       #113229 - 10/15/04 08:59 AM Edit Reply Quote LittleFox Reged: 04/15/04 Posts: 503 Loc: California Thank all of you for your information. I shall take it only when I feel a cold coming on or if I know I am going to be around someone with a cold. Lene -------------------- God never promised life would be easy, but he did promise to provide a way out! Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Pages: 1

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