Ginger Root

Lemon and ginger tea is one of the best teas to have if you have a cold, flu, or sore throat. Ginger root is a very healthy addition to recipes and has a great taste and crisp, fresh smell. The smell and fumes of ginger tea can even help clear the nasal passages. Lemon juice is full of Vitamin C and phytochemicals which help boost the immune system. Honey is also beneficial to the health and has also been proven to also help boost immunity. It's also effective in soothing a sore throat!

Even if you're not recovering from a cold, you can brew up a pot today and enjoy your ginger tea with your loved ones while you sit back and relax on the couch, preferably on a toasty autumn day.

Recipe

Ginger Tea with Lemon and Honey

Required Ingredients:


5 thin slices of raw ginger


1 ½- 2 cups of water


½- 1 lemons, squeezed


1-2 tablespoons honey


Optional ingredients (not to be added all at once)


1-2 cloves crushed garlic


Cayenne powder (to increase perspiration and break a fever)


½ teaspoon seaweed


1-2 sticks of cinnamon

Boil the water and meanwhile, grate the ginger slices. Pour into a thermos or tea kettle. Add the ginger, lemon juice, honey, and other optional ingredients. Allow to sit for 15-20 minutes, depending on how strong you want your tea. Strain into a cup or mug and enjoy your ginger tea!

Origin of Ginger
Ginger is the stem of the plant Zingiger Officinale and has been used as parts of home remedies since ancient history by the Chinese, Indian, and Arabic people. It has been used to treat diarrhea, vomiting, and flatulence by the Chinese for the last two millennia. It has been around for nearly four and a half thousand years in the region of Asia because it grows best in fertile, damp, and tropical soils. It is often used as a flavoring in many authentic Asian dishes, but is used around the world as a home remedy for various minor ailments in the form of ginger tea.

Benefits of Ginger
Ginger tea can do your body a lot of good even though it is not a traditional herb. It has been used as treatment for minor illnesses and discomforts for a long time in human history. In fact, it is still used to treat many of the same illnesses even to this day because the apothecaries who prescribed it did so based on its proven beneficial effects. Regimes may rise and fall, but the DNA of the human body remains the same. Therefore, we respond the same way to most medicines and remedies as we would have were we born in another time. So next time you drink ginger tea and it helps ease your flatulence, digestion, upset stomach, or nausea, remember that 2000 years ago, ginger tea gave the same relief to someone else in Ancient China!




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