Lisa, I think what you're talking about is herbal echinacea--not homeopathic. I'd never heard of homeopathic echinecha, that's why when you mentioned it I was curious. Echinacea is a great herbal antibiotic, and has maximum effect when used for 10-14 days. It doesn't extract well in water so tinctures are the best way to go. Pills are not an effective way to take an herbal remedy, although when folks expect medicine to come in a pill, sometimes it's the only way to get them to take it at all. Julie Brill [log in to unmask]