Any one ever heard of taking a zinc supplement for the common cold?!

Any one ever heard of taking a zinc supplement for the common cold?

yes zinc can help overcome a cold, but it's not the only thing you will need. Zinc helps stop the production of bacteria that spreads during a cold. What you also need is more vitamin A, C, B-complex, E, Kelp, Protein in a easily digested form, Calcium, Garlic, enzymes, lots of water, and plenty of rest. It's true that home made chicken soup is good for you too. Herbs that help get rid of a cold are, bayberry root bark, quinine, St. John's wort, slippery elm, pau d'arco, bark of the butternut walnut, and yarrow tea. Homeopathic remedies are Gelsemium 6c, and Mercurius solubilis 6c.