Organic Echinacea Loose Herbal Tea

Whole dried aerial parts of Echinacea purpurea — the flowers, leaves, and stem of the plant, without the root. Cut, dried, and packed loose. A single-ingredient, caffeine-free herbal tea from a plant native to the North American prairie and used by Great Plains tribes long before it reached European herbals.

Echinacea brews into a grounding, mildly floral cup with a clean, balanced taste and a characteristic gentle tingle on the tongue. That tingle surprises people the first time — it is a natural quality of the plant, not a fault.

Flavor

Earthy • Mildly floral • Clean • Balanced • Gentle tingle finish

Ingredients

Organic dried Echinacea purpurea (aerial parts: flowers, leaves, and stem). No root. Single-ingredient. No additives, flavorings, or fillers. Naturally caffeine-free.

Aerial Parts, Not Root

This distinction matters more than most product pages admit. Echinacea root and echinacea aerial parts are different preparations with different traditional uses and different chemistry — and much of the clinical research used one or the other specifically, not both. This product is the aerial parts, and we name that plainly rather than just saying "echinacea."

How to Brew

Use 1–2 teaspoons per 8 oz cup. Pour water just off the boil over the herb and steep 10 to 15 minutes, covered. Echinacea is slower to give up its character than most leaf teas, so a short three-minute steep produces a thin, disappointing cup.

For a stronger infusion, simmer gently for 10 minutes rather than steeping, then strain. The longer the extraction, the more pronounced the earthy character and the tongue tingle.

Ways to Use

Echinacea is earthy and slightly bitter, which makes it a good candidate for blending. Pair it with elderberry for a deeper, fruit-forward seasonal cup, with chamomile at roughly two parts chamomile to one part echinacea to soften it considerably, or with fresh ginger and lemon for warmth and brightness. A spoonful of raw honey rounds out the earthiness better than sugar does.

Product Details

• Loose herbal tea — dried aerial parts (Echinacea purpurea)
• Single-ingredient, caffeine-free
• Available in 4oz, 8oz, and 1lb resealable kraft pouches
• No additives, fillers, or root
• Organic — carefully sourced from Eastern European botanical growers
• Small-batch packed by Farmer Soul, Las Vegas, Nevada

Storage

Keep the pouch tightly sealed and store in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight and moisture. Use a clean, dry utensil when measuring.