Echinacea Tea...anyone make this?

[chicks4kids]

I want to harvest some echinacea (purple coneflower)for tea, but after alot of googling, there doesn't seem to be precise information on how to make this. Here's my questions...

1. I know you use the leaves, but do you use the flower as well?? Or just the petals of the flower??

2. I will be mixing this with red clover and possibly spearmint. Anyone have any other ideas or recipes for natural herbals??

Thanks!!

 

[cat]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnQuyvXMHVA

this link shows how to make echinacea ice pops, which are a great antiviral medicine for flu etc. sorry, don't know about the tea.