Dear Mita,

A study published in 2001:

Common colds are one of the most frequent acute illnesses with major economical impact. Echinaceae purpureae herba (Echinacin, EC31J0) has shown promising results in the relief of common cold symptoms and the time taken to improvement compared to placebo. This study was aimed to confirm these findings by performing a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. A total of 80 adult male or female patients with first signs of a cold were recruited. The number of days of illness with a complete picture of the common cold (defined by the modified Jackson score of at least 5 points and experience of rhinorrhea and/or a subjective sensation of having a cold) was the primary end-point. In the verum group the median time of illness was 6.0 days compared to 9.0 days in the placebo group, assigning zero time for patients without a complete picture (one-sided p = 0.0112). EC31J0 was well tolerated and clinically effective in alleviating symptoms more rapidly than placebo in patients with a common cold.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11505787

A study published in 2004:

One hundred twenty-eight patients were enrolled within 24 hours of cold symptom onset. Group demographic distribution was comparable for sex, age, time from symptom onset to enrollment in the study, average number of colds per year, and smoking history. No statistically significant difference was observed between treatment groups for either total symptom scores (P range,.29-.90) or mean individual symptom scores (P range,.09-.93). The time to resolution of symptoms was not statistically different (P =.73).

CONCLUSIONS

Some studies have concluded that Echinacea effectively reduces the symptoms and duration of the common cold. however the study conducted in 2004 was not able to replicate such findings. Therefore, further studies using different preparations and dosages of E purpurea are necessary to validate previous claims.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15197051

The use of salbutamol and fluticasone inhaler will be effective against inflammation and will ease the person's respiration.

Hoping this will be helpful,

Rafik

Thank you Rafik.....appreciated this

Awww thank u so much Abhishek this really help

I don't an expert in this topic, but I belive this information could help you to know more about Equinacea. There are other species of Equinacea wich have the same uses. E. pallida and E. angustifolia. I hope that you have a good information about. My english doesn't the best but... have a nice day