[Geezerette]

There are natural anti-virals like Oil of Oregano, Echinacea, Golden Seal, Sambucol (an elderberry extract developed by an Israeli virologist) and immune system boosters. I am going with those.

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[who knows what evil?]

There are natural anti-virals like Oil of Oregano, Echinacea, Golden Seal, Sambucol (an elderberry extract developed by an Israeli virologist) and immune system boosters. I am going with those.

Amen! Sambucol ROCKS! I laugh at these people sucking down their mass-produced NyQuil, Robitussin, and such; which just MANAGE (and poorly, at that) their symptoms, while Sambucol gets in there and FLOORS the problem. I've turned LOTS of friends on to Sambucol, and I've seen it work when a cold or flu starts in on them. In addition to the other items you mentioned, I am also a BIG fan of 'Eucalyptus Radiata' essential oil. No needles/viral injections for me, thank you.

[Mr. Mojo]

Echinacea, Golden Seal, Sambucol

Best to take Echinacea at the very onset of symptoms, and not for too long. It can be very helpful taken that way, by temporarily boosting white blood cell count. However, there's medical evidence to suggest that taking it for extended periods of time when you're healthy might actually weaken one's immune system. Same for Golden Seal.

My sister swears by Sambucol, and she hasn't had so much as the sniffles in years.

[TigersEye]

Good for you, Geezerette. Get some Lomatium dissectum extract too. If you get a truly nasty lung infection it might make all the difference. I use Osha root, Ligusticum porteri, whenever I have a sign of a viral infection in my throat or lungs. No colds, no flus for over 15 years.