Can you take ginseng and echinacea together?!
Question:
Can you take ginseng and echinacea together?
I want to boost my immune system so I don't get sick every other week, but also want to have more energy to go to the gym
Answers:
Yes, you can take these two herbs together. I would recommend, however, that you ingest them 1/2 hour apart if they are capsules or 15 min. apart if they are liquid extracts.
Believe it or not, Ginseng is a tonic also and may do your immune system more good than the Echinacea. Some people have a bit of trouble with "true" ginsengs Korean & American causing heart palpitations, especially in large doses. Myself, I prefer Eluthero, aka Siberian Ginseng, as it is reputed to help with stamina.
IMO, Echinacea works best if you don't take it all the time but rather take a very high dose when exposed to something or at the first sign of illness. Always use the root or extract of the root of E. purpurea or E. angustifolia.
Astragalus is another tonic herb known to help boost immunity.