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Not a cure, but it’s close

October 25, 2005

Alberta - An herbal cold formula created by Canadian scientists works better than chicken soup, and pharmacologist Jacqueline Shan has the studies to prove it.

Twelve years ago, Shan and colleagues at the University of Alberta began testing more than a dozen natural substances, including chicken soup, looking for molecules that boost the immune system. A molecule culled from the North American ginseng plant was the winner.

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