Echium amoenum
Iranian traditional flower tea for depression, anxiety, and as a calming agent. Clinical trials support anxiolytic effects. Popular in Iranian bazaars as dried flower tea. Contains rosmarinic acid and flavonoids. CAUTION: May contain pyrrolizidine alkaloids like other Echium species.
Pregnancy. Liver disease (PA content).
Sedatives, SSRIs, hepatotoxic drugs.
GI upset. Potential pyrrolizidine alkaloid hepatotoxicity.
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