Echinacea Root: What It Is and Whether It Suits Kids
Echinacea is one of the few herbs most parents have already heard of, usually from a grandparent or a pharmacist. It is also one people ask about most, so here is the plain version.
What echinacea root is
Echinacea is a flowering plant in the daisy family, native to North America and used traditionally for generations. The root is the part with the most going on, which is why that is the part we use.
It is a well known herb that helps boost and strengthen immunity, and it has been part of household remedies for a very long time.
Why it is in Drink Purple
Elderberries do the heavy lifting in Drink Purple®. Echinacea root is there because the two have been paired for generations, and because a blend does more than a single ingredient sitting on its own.
It also earns its place on taste. Echinacea root brings an earthiness that keeps the syrup from being one note sweet.
Is echinacea suitable for children
Drink Purple is suitable for children from 12 months and up, at one teaspoon daily, and echinacea is part of that formulation.
A few honest notes. Echinacea is in the daisy family, so if your child has a known allergy to daisies, ragweed or similar plants, check with your healthcare provider first. If you are pregnant, breastfeeding or managing an autoimmune condition, the same applies.
We would rather tell you that plainly than bury it.
How much is in a serve
Drink Purple is a wholefood syrup rather than a concentrated extract, which means the herbs are present in gentle amounts as part of a daily ritual, not as a high dose intervention. The full ingredient panel is on every bottle.
What else is in the bottle
Echinacea root is one of nine ingredients. Have a look at what is inside Drink Purple, or read our full guide to elderberry syrup for kids.
Ingredients you can recognise and trust.
