Immunity
Echinacea Guard
Coneflower, elder, and a spark of ginger.
Echinacea is a short-course plant, not a daily forever tea. Combined with elderberry and ginger it becomes a proper winter pot — earthy, a little tingly, clearly medicinal in the old kitchen sense.
- Steep
- 12 min
- Water
- 100°C / 212°F
- Caffeine
- None
Taste · Earthy, floral, warming
Ingredients
2 cups
- Organic echinacea root and herb1 tbsp
- Organic dried elderberries1 tsp
- Fresh ginger3 slices
Method
- 1
Simmer echinacea and elderberry 10 minutes.
- 2
Add ginger off the heat and steep 2 more minutes.
- 3
Strain. A little honey is fine.
Why this cup
- A traditional first-sniffle pot
- Best used for several days, then paused
- Ginger keeps the earthiness from going dull
Go gently
- Not for people with ragweed allergy or certain autoimmune conditions.
- Skip in pregnancy unless a clinician agrees. Not a routine tea for young children.
- Use as a short course, not a year-round daily tea.
- Traditional use only — not a treatment for infection.
Steep timer
12:00
