Strengthen Immune System against Colds with Ginseng

In spite of all the wonderful advances in modern medicine, the common cold still has the ability to lay many people out flat. Colds are viral and antibiotics are not effective against them; the best treatment for viral infections still remains rest and pushing fluids. However, it has been shown that regular supplementation with ginseng can both reduce the chance of catching a cold and shorten the cold’s duration once it has been contracted.

The Research

Researchers from the University of Alberta ran their study from November to February, the peak of the cold season, on 323 otherwise healthy adults. The intervention …read more