Echinacea is usually paired with goldenseal and sold in capsusle form. Maybe this is what was meant - goldenseal not golden root. According to Sheila Humphrey in the Nursing Mother's Herbal, goldenseal has anti- infective properties which are due mainly to the compound berberine (also found in Oregon grape mentioned in another post)which acts to stabilize mucous membranes it comes in contact with, thus drying up the nose when taken for the common cold. She does go on to say that goldenseal is not absorbed thru the GI tract and therefore should not have the unwanted side effect of also drying up mom's milk. Hope this helps to clarify. Pam Hirsch, RN,BSN,CLC Clinical Lead, Lactation Services Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington, IL USA *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html