Have any supplements been studied for the common cold?

Q: Have any supplements been studied for the common cold?

Again, no supplements can cure the common cold. However, <a href="/supplements/zinc/" class="popover" data-tooltip="<div><h6>Zinc</h6><p>Zinc is an essential mineral that is critical for the function of hundreds of enzymes. Consequently, it plays many roles, including in antioxidant enzymes, brain function, and the immune system. Zinc is most commonly taken to reduce the duration of respiratory infections and the common cold.</p></div>">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.

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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.