Recipe
Echinacea purpurea — Herbal infusion (tea) (Flower)
- Herb:
- Purple coneflower Echinacea purpurea
- Method:
- Herbal infusion (tea)
- Plant part:
- Flower
About 15 minBeginnerRecipe science profile
Procedure
- Pour hot water over dried inflorescence (1 teaspoon per 250 ml), cover 10 minutes, strain.
- Drink short courses only; consult your doctor if on immunosuppressive therapy.
Extraction
- Water:
- 250 ml
- Herb:
- flower according to the recipe
- Pour temperature:
- 90–100 °C
- Steep:
- 8–12 min
- Solvent:
- Water.
- Shelf life:
- Fresh.
- Target compounds:
- Polar fractions and fractions discussed in connection with immunomodulation — variable.
Why it works
The HMPC monograph for fresh Echinacea purpurea herba describes short-term traditional use in preparations; a dried flower in tea is a different raw-material base than the fresh-herba juice in the document. If you are allergic to Asteraceae, do not use this preparation.
Literature
- EMA HMPC — Echinacea purpurea, herba recens — A parallel with the aerial parts; a flower in tea is not juice from fresh aerial parts.
Related
Purple coneflower — Herb card
Herbal infusion (tea) — Processing method detail