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Cold/flu relief

How bad a cold or flu is and how long it lasts, once it has started. Trials record symptom severity each day and the number of days until symptoms stop, which is separate from whether anybody caught it at all.

7 supplements analyzed and ranked by clinical evidence.

Supplements7

Supplement Evidence

Echinacea
Moderate

Faster, shorter colds

Fewer, milder colds

54 studies·13 benefits
Andrographis Paniculata
Moderate

Sore throat, runny nose

Overall symptoms, "+53%"

16 studies·9 benefits
Garlic
Moderate

Fewer colds −41%

Faster recovery −61%

153 studies·17 benefits
Elderberry
Moderate

Fewer/shorter colds, −2 days

Less flu/tonsillitis, −4 days

20 studies·9 benefits
Cinchona
Moderate

Parasite clearance, fever ↓

Higher cure, blood levels

Rectal bioavailability 36–62%

9 studies·5 benefits
Ginger
Moderate

Symptoms faster relief

-12.1% recurrence

236 studies·18 benefits
Artemisia Annua
Weak

Faster clearance, +96% cure

Relapse, lower sustained cure

15 studies·9 benefits