Echinacea Tea

Echinacea being a perennial herb and native to North America, especially the mid-western region, is a plant with tall stems bearing single purple or pink flowers with a central cone which can be either brown or purple color. That big cone with sharp spines which resemble stiff combs is basically the plant’s seed head.

Echinacea tea is popularly known for its abilities to treat cold. There are about nine species of the echinacea but only three are considered fit for human consumption. The three include echinacea pallida, echinacea purpurea and echinacea angustifolia. Some scholars believe that the echinacea tea have been in use for at least the last 400 years as a general medicinal tea. Echinacea hit the highest during the 18 and 19 centuries then being used as medicine to treat malaria, syphilis, diphtheria and scarlet fever.  The invention of antibiotics saw to the decline of echinacea.

How to make echinacea tea

Basically all the parts of the echinacea plant are used in making echinacea tea. To make a cup of echinacea tea, boil a cup of water and pour it over steep for about 5 minutes, cover and strain through either 2 teaspoonfuls of dried echinacea or a ¼ cup of cup of fresh echinacea. You can then add either lemon squeeze that has been extracted freshly or a little honey to better enjoy your echinacea tea. Honey and lemon juice both help boosting the immune system.

Benefits of echinacea tea

This is a very good booster of the immune system and unlike antibiotics that kill bacteria including those that are needed by the body, echinacea tea empowers the immune system thus strengthening the body to naturally fight viruses, fungus and unwanted bacteria. On the same note, echinacea tea can be used in alleviating coughs, common colds, ear infections, infections of the urinary tract, fevers and sore throats. To ensure effectiveness with the use of echinacea tea, be sure to start taking it as soon as you see the very first signs of any of the above medical conditions. On the same note, echinacea tea can be used relieve inflammation that come with arthritis and treat asthma. Echinacea can also be used externally to cure skin problems like boils and eczema.

The echinacea is also taken as supplement in form of capsules. However, the natural echinacea which is most commonly used as echinacea tea is at better chances at giving results and boosting the immune system. If you drink about 2 cups of echinacea tea before sleeping, you are at better chance of waking up feeling relaxed and rejuvenated. Do not bargain your health with colds and other medical conditions that you can have under control by simply taking a cup of echinacea.

If you are looking for places to buy echinacea products to make your echinacea tea, going online will be more convenient. Convenient in that you will find the echinacea either in fresh or dried forms. You are also more likely to find echinacea for your tea from online stores at greater discounts.