Tea for Colds is a premium herbal tea based on an authentic Swiss traditional formula. Tea for Colds has been modernized by the addition of Oil of Peppermint, and the dehydrated juice of Echinacea purpurea herb, freshly expressed from the aerial parts, harvested in full bloom. Both ingredients are consistent with the quality specifications of the corresponding German Commission E monograph. A natural constituent of Peppermint Oil - Menthol - is a U.S.F.D.A. approved OTC drug, indicated as a cough suppressant.