Organic Echinacea Plus

When the Travelling Teabox was staying with me I grabbed a bunch of the miscellaneous teabags that looked interesting and this was one of them.

I’m working my way through a bit of a cold and while research on echinacea real effectiveness as a medicine has had mixed results, I figure it couldn’t hurt. I forgot to time the steeping so I have no idea how long I steeped it for exact that it was quite awhile. Still, it didn’t make the tisane bitter or medicine-y. It’s an interesting mix of mint, lemon and something generically herbal that work out to be quite pleasent.

Finishing up TM’s Cold Season sampler – this and Gypsy Cold Care were my favorites (over Throat Coat and Breathe Easy), in terms of flavor. This one is mild, minty, and slightly citrusy, as they say. Or at least it was, until I spilled it all over myself and the couch. Argh!

To finish the comparison: this is most similar to Breathe Easy, but easier to get down (for me, not overly fond of herbals). BE is more strongly minty, but also more herb-y and bitter; if you want to taste your medicine, try that. I liked Gypsy slightly better for its cinnamon flavor (and Throat Coat less for its licorice flavor), but really any of them are solid all-purpose medicinal herbal teas.

I don’t think I’ve blogged this or the reguar Echinacea from Traditional Medicinals before, but they’re actually one of my favourites!

Both of them definitely help sore throats when I get them, and when I feel a stuffy noise and dry, cling-y throat starting up? One of these with a good dollop of honey takes care of it. This is for minor stuff, of course, things that I doubt would blow into full-on infections or colds, but it’s still incredibly helpful when I’ve got a meeting to attend or late night finishing papers to get through. Between which one might be more effective… I honestly have no idea. The only difference I notice is the taste. The Plus definitely has more of a herbal, medicinal taste than the regular, and I find myself preferring a bit more honey in this, but other than that, sampling it over longer periods of time would be needed.

Growing up this was the go-to cure for all colds and general unwell feelings. This tea has seen me through all of my illnesses and I swear by it.

An excellent product, that tastes wonderful. Its enjoyable even when you aren’t ill.

This is one tea that is always on hand.

I LOVE this tea. I drink it every morning for the fabulous taste and immune support.

I’m trying to ward off a cold with this tea. I’m on the last bag in the box! This is a pretty tasty ‘medicinal’ tea, of which I’ve had few that I’ve liked. However it’s too sweet for what I usually like to drink—so I drink it every now and then, or, if I’m coming down with something, taste buds are ignored and I drink half the box. Between this and miso soup for the rest of the day, I should be back on my feet in a couple of hours.

My favorite echinacea tea. I drink it even when I’m not sick because of the taste and to help boost my immune system.

I was afraid this one was going to taste gross, but it turned out quite pleasant!

This tea tastes pretty good and I will start to drink it to boost my immune system once I notice co-workers getting sick.

Not the best tasting tea I’ve ever had but it is definitely effective in helping my body fight off a cold! Will always have some of this tea on hand :).
Tip: I tend to use each teabag a few times throughout the day to get lots of fluids in me and to limit costs.

Naturally sweet, and great for winter!

My mother started me on Traditional Medicinals Echinacea when I was 7. I know echinacea is good for the immune system, but I like to drink this because it has a nice, mildly sweet flavor. The lemongrass and spearmint (the spearmint being quite obvious, but harmonious) in the blend make it more of an everyday tasty tea than an herbal tea only used for medicinal purposes (i.e. Valerian root).

I drink this all winter! super delicious, and I really think it helps keep me from getting sick (also possibly a placebo effect, but whatever works…)

I don’t know if it works, but I am empowered by the idea that I am doing something.