Have any supplements been studied for the common cold?

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    Again, no supplements can cure the common cold. However, zinc seems to quite reliably reduce symptom duration. Echinacea, Pelargonium sidoides, and garlic may also be helpful for reducing symptom duration, but there’s not enough research to know definitively.