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Echinacea

Also Known As : American coneflower, Purple coneflower
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Vegetarian

Taste Profile

It has a strong flavour.

Usage Tips

  1. Echinacea can be used to make tea.

Description

Echinacea is a popular herb and a genus of herbaceous flowering plants in the daisy family. It is a perennial plant which can reach upto 30-60cm tall when mature. It is slightly spiky and has large purple to pink flowers.

Health benefits

  • Echinacea is effective to fight with cold and flu.(1)
  • Drinking echinacea tea can help to control blood sugar levels.(1)
  • Consuming echinacea tea or its supplements can help in healthy cell growth in your body.(1)
  • Echinacea is effective to reduce the risk of various types of cancers such as breast cancer.(1)
  • Echinacea extracts can be helpful for those who suffer from anxiety.(1)

Selection Guide

Echinacea is available as teas, a dried herb, liquid extracts and as capsules or pills.

Note

Echinacea may cause abdominal pain, nausea, fever, diarrhea, and dizziness. It may also cause altered fertility, skin rash and sore throat.(2)

Resource & Links

(1) https://www.healthline.com/health/echinacea-tea-benefits#helps-manage-anxiety

(2) https://www.rxlist.com/consumer_echinacea/drugs-condition.htm#what_are_side_effects_of_echinacea

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