Reply #7: What about Sambucol? [View All]

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Black elderberry extract. There are clinical trials indicating that it is very helpful for fighting the flu.

Sambucol®, an all-natural, proprietary black elderberry extract (Sambucus nigra L.) distributed by Nature's Way Products, Inc., reduces symptoms and shortens duration of flu types A & B, finds a clinical study accepted for publication in The Journal of International Medical Research.

On average, flu patients given Sambucol recovered in 3.1 days compared to 7.1 days for those given placebo. Fifty-four patients with verified type A flu and six with type B (29 females/31 males aged 18 to 54 years) were enrolled in the double-blind, placebo-controlled study conducted through the University of Oslo School of Medicine, Norway. Study participants were randomly assigned to two groups, with one given Sambucol (1 tbsp) and the other placebo four times a day for five days. No significant side effects were reported.

http://www.supplementquality.com/efficacy/sambucol_flu.html

It is possible to buy Tamiflu without a prescription online from european sources. I worry that, as expensive as Tamiflu is becoming, counterfeits will become common.