Preparation details
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Yield
- 1 cup
- Serving
- Makes about 1 generous cup; serve hot and add sweetener to taste.
- Duration
- About 15 minutes total; stovetop/kettle to boil water.
Echinacea Lemon Tea
A warm, bright herbal tea with lemon and a clear echinacea presence.
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About the ingredient
Echinacea
Echinacea has mixed and inconsistent evidence for common-cold prevention or treatment, with no clear, reliable benefit established across studies. Echinacea is traditionally used for upper-respiratory infections, including the common cold.
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- dried echinacea root
- 1 tablespoon
- water
- 2 cups
- honey or maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon
- fresh lemon (for serving)
- 1 slice
Instructions
- Bring water to a simmer or boil in a kettle or small saucepan.
- Place dried echinacea root in a teapot or tea infuser set inside a heatproof mug.
- Pour the hot water over the echinacea and cover to keep heat in.
- Steep for 10–12 minutes for a robust flavor, then strain out the herbs.
- Taste and sweeten with honey or maple syrup if desired; serve with a lemon slice.
- Cool and refrigerate any leftovers within 2 hours; use within 48 hours.
Equipment: kettle or small saucepan, teapot or heatproof mug, fine mesh strainer or tea infuser.
Safety information
Get medical help if echinacea may cause allergic reactions, especially in people with allergies to plants in the daisy family.
Get medical help if never give honey to a child under 12 months because of the risk of infant botulism.
Get medical help if honey used here is an ordinary food ingredient.