How to make ginger tea for colds

Ginger tea is an effective treatment for colds. Tea made from ginger root not only warms, but also helps to cleanse the body of toxins, facilitates breathing when you cough and nasal congestion, boosts the immune system. For the greatest therapeutic effect it is important to prepare this drink.

Ginger is rich in vitamins C, B1, B2 and A, as well as magnesium, phosphorus, calcium and other minerals. It's used in cooking in dry and fresh. Dry ginger is usually sold in powder form. Tea can be prepared using fresh ginger root, ginger powder, and combining both and adding other ingredients.

Tea from fresh ginger root

You will need:

- fresh ginger root - 2-3 slices;
- freshly boiled water - 200-250 ml;
- honey optional - 1-2 tsp;
- lemon optional - 1-2 cloves.

How to prepare:

Boil fresh water (the water should be previously boiled once). Peel the piece of ginger root from the skin and cut into thin slices. Cover the ginger with boiling water and let steep for 10-15 minutes. Cool the tea to an acceptable drinking temperature is approximately 50-60 degrees Celsius. In cold tea add lemon and honey or drink tea, eating it with a spoon of honey.

Piece of fresh ginger root can be rubbed on a grater. Then the brewing time is reduced to 5-10 minutes. However, in this case the taste of the tea may seem too sharp. To soften the taste, simply dilute the tea with boiled water.

Tea made from dry ginger

You will need:

- ginger powder - 1/4 tsp;
- freshly boiled water - 200-250 ml;
- honey optional - 1 tsp.;
- lemon optional - 1-2 cloves.

How to prepare:

Pour ginger powder with boiling water and allow to steep for several minutes. Allow tea to cool to acceptable drinking temperature is approximately 50-60 degrees Celsius. In the tea add lemon and honey or drink tea, eating it with a spoon of honey.

Tea recipe for the flu, cough and congestion in chest

You will need:

powder of dry ginger - 1/2 tsp;
- ground cinnamon powder - 1/2 tsp;
ground fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp;
- freshly boiled water 200-250 ml.

How to prepare:

Pour boiling water over spices and steep for 5-10 minutes. Cool the tea to an acceptable drinking temperature is approximately 50-60 degrees Celsius. The tea can be drunk with honey.

Soothing ginger tea with chamomile and mint

You will need:

- dry ginger powder - 1/8 tsp;
- fresh ginger root - 1 thin slice;
dried herb chamomile - 1 tbsp;
- dried mint - 1 pinch;
- freshly boiled water 200-250 ml.

How to prepare:

Pour all ingredients with boiling water and let steep for 5-10 minutes. Cool the tea to an acceptable drinking temperature is approximately 50-60 degrees Celsius. The tea can be drunk with honey or jam from the berries.

For this tea you can take and fresh mint or to replace mint and Melissa. These herbs need to add quite a bit because they have a strong flavor and aroma, and can "drown out" the other ingredients in the tea.

Ginger tea is best to drink several times a day, e.g., morning and afternoon. "Soothing ginger tea" you can drink in the evening. With clearly expressed signs of colds and flu ginger tea can be drunk often. It will enhance metabolism and accelerate the elimination of toxins from the body that will enhance the body's defenses.