With a passion for healthy living coupled with an interest in the healing powers of plants and herbs, Frank D’Amelio senior along with wife Josephine, turned a vision into one of the largest family owned and operated manufacturers of nutritional supplements today. “What that means to our customers is the purity of our products and uncompromising manufacturing practices are assured by a deep-rooted set of values that began 45 years ago and continue to be upheld by three generations. For us, it’s more than company-wide commitment, it’s a promise made from our family to yours.”

– Frank D’Amelio Sr.,Founder, Nature’s Answer^®

Uses & Effectiveness?

Possibly Effective for

• Common cold. Many scientific studies show that taking certain echinacea products when cold symptoms are first noticed can modestly reduce symptoms of the common cold in adults or children 12 years of age and older. But other scientific studies show no benefit. The problem is that scientific studies have used different types of echinacea plants and different methods of preparation. Since the studied products have not been consistent, it is not surprising that different studies show different results. If it helps for TREATING a cold, the benefit will likely be small at best. Research on the effects of echinacea for PREVENTING the common cold is also mixed. Some research shows that taking echinacea can reduce the risk of catching a cold by 10% to 58%. But other research shows that taking echinacea does not prevent the common cold when you are exposed to cold viruses.

Insufficient Evidence for

• Anxiety. Early research suggests that taking 40 mg of a specific echinacea extract (ExtractumPharma ZRT, Budapest, Hungary) per day for 7 days reduces anxiety. But taking less than 40 mg per day does not seem to be effective.
• Exercise performance. Early research shows that taking echinacea (Puritan' s Pride, Oakdale, NY) four times daily for 28 days increases oxygen intake during exercise tests in healthy men. However, high doses of echinacea 8,000 mg and 16,000 mg taken daily along with other ingredients in female and male endurance athletes did not improve oxygen intake or blood measures of oxygen intake.
• Gum Inflammation (gingivitis). Early research suggests that using a mouth rinse containing echinacea, gotu kola, and elderberry (HM-302, Izum Pharmaceuticals, New Yok, NY) three times daily for 14 days might prevent gum disease from worsening. Using a specific mouth patch containing the same ingredients (PerioPatch, Izun Pharmaceuticals, New York, NY) also seems to reduce some symptoms of gum disease, but it is not always effective.
• Herpes simplex virus (genital herpes or cold sores). Evidence on the effect of echinacea for the treatment of herpes is unclear. Some research shows that taking a specific echinacea extract (Echinaforce, A Vogel Bioforce AG) 800 mg twice daily for 6 months does not seem to prevent or reduce the frequency or duration of recurrent genital herpes. However, other research shows that taking a combination product containing echinacea (Esberitox, Schaper & Brummer, Salzgitter-Ringelheim, Germany) 3-5 times daily reduces itchiness, tension, and pain in most people with cold sores.
• Anal warts caused by human papilloma virus (HPV). Early research shows that taking a combination product containing echinacea, andrographis, grapefruit, papaya, pau d' arco, and cat' s claw (Immune Act, Erba Vita SpA, Reppublica San Marino, Italy) daily for one month reduces the recurrence of anal warts in people who had surgical removal of anal warts. But this study was not high quality, so results are questionable.
• Influenza (flu). Early research shows that taking an echinacea product daily for 15 days might improve the response to the flu vaccine in people with breathing problems such as bronchitis or asthma. It is unknown if echinacea has any benefit in people who are not vaccinated. Some research shows that drinking a product containing echinacea and elderberry five times a day for 3 days then three times a day for 7 days might help improve flu symptoms similar to the prescription medication, oseltamivir (Tamiflu).
• Low white blood cell count related to chemotherapy. Early research shows that using 50 drops of a combination product containing echinacea root extracts, thuja leaf extract, and wild indigo (Esberitox N, Schaper & Brummer, Salzgitter-Ringelheim, Germany) in between chemoradiotherapy can improve red and white blood cell counts in some women with advanced breast cancer. But this effect is not seen in all patients, and doses lower than 50 drops don' t seem to work. Also, this product does not seem to reduce the risk of infection.
• Middle ear infection. Early research suggests that taking a specific liquid echinacea extract three times daily for 3 days at the first sign of a common cold does not prevent an ear infection in children 1-5 years-old with a history of ear infections. Ear infections actually seemed to increase.
• Tonsil inflammation (tonsillitis). Early research shows that spraying a specific product containing sage and echinacea into the mouth every two hours up to 10 times per day for up to 5 days improves sore throat symptoms similar to commonly used drug sprays in people with tonsillitis. Other early research suggests that taking 50 drops of a product containing echinacea (Esberitox, Schaper & Brummer, Salzgitter-Ringelheim, Germany) three times daily for 2 weeks, along with an antibiotic, reduces sore throat and increases overall well-being in people with tonsillitis.
• Eye inflammation (Uveitis). Early research suggests that taking 150 mg of an echinacea product (Iridium, SOOFT Italia SpA) twice daily, in addition to eye drops and a steroid used to treat inflammation for 4 weeks, does not improve vision any more than eye drops and steroids alone in people with eye inflammation.
• Warts. Early research suggests that taking echinacea by mouth daily for up to 3 months does not clear warts on the skin. But taking a supplement containing echinacea, methionine, zinc, probiotics, antioxidants, and ingredients that stimulate the immune system for 6 months, in addition to using conventional treatments, seems to work better than conventional treatments alone.
• Attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
• Bee stings.
• Bloodstream infections.
• Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS).
• Diphtheria.
• Dizziness.
• Eczema.
• Hay fever or other allergies.
• HIV/AIDS.
• Indigestion.
• Malaria.
• Migraine headaches.
• Pain.
• Rattlesnake bites.
• Rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
• Strep infections.
• Swine flu.
• Syphilis.
• Typhoid.
• Urinary tract infections (UTIs).
• Yeast infections.
• Other conditions.