GPs will prescribe a South Asian herbal remedy to patients suffering from colds and the flu in a trial to see if it could take the place of antibiotics.
In the first NHS intervention of its kind, 20 surgeries in south east England will offer andrographis, or a placebo, to see if the plant can help soothe symptoms of coughs, sore throats and sinusitis.
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