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What is Echinacea Plus used for?

What is Echinacea Plus used for?

Generic Name: echinacea It is used to strengthen the immune system. It has also been used for returning vaginal fungal infections (“yeast infections”) along with antifungal products applied to the vaginal area. Echinacea has been used for virus infections such as the common cold and flu.

Does organic echinacea plus tea have caffeine?

Caffeine Free. Consistently high-quality herbs from ethical trading partnerships. Taste: Mildly minty with a twist of citrus.

What is the best echinacea tea?

Traditional Medicinals Organic Echinacea Plus Elderberry Seasonal Tea. Teas are a popular way to take herbal treatments with good reason: it’s soothing to sip on the hot tea, and it can provide instant relief for scratchy throats and stuffy noses.

What is elderberry and echinacea tea good for?

Immune System Boost The antioxidants in elderberry have suspected benefits such as, reduced risk of tumors, boosted immune function, lower blood pressure levels, and reduced blood sugar levels.

Which is the best brand of Echinacea to buy?

But a Nature’s Way representative said these numbers are acceptable under guidelines from the American Herbal Products Association, an industry group. Organic India said the company had been having problems with counterfeiting and could not confirm to CR that the products we tested were theirs.

Are there any health concerns with turmeric and Echinacea?

Of the 16 echinacea and 13 turmeric products we tested, we identified concerns with more than a third of them, including elevated levels of lead and bacteria, as well as low levels of key active compounds. (We tested only pills, not gummies, powders, or teas.)

Is the Whole Foods Echinacea safe to eat?

A spokesperson from GNC said, “Our extensive testing has found that this product meets the label claim.” Whole Foods did not respond to repeated requests for comment. Many products we tested met their label claims and did not exceed limits for heavy metals, such as lead, or for bacteria.

What kind of phenol does Echinacea have?

One of the echinacea products we tested contained less than 20 percent of the phenol count listed on its label. And two other echinacea products didn’t contain any detectable amount of a key phenol associated with the echinacea species listed on the label.