Ginger, Lemon, Honey Tea

GINGER (Zingiber officinale) possesses strong antibacterial activity against several food bourse pathogens such as E. coli and salmonella, it is the choice herb for treating colds and flus, it reduces and eliminates diarrhea, relieves pain, stimulates immune activity, reduces inflammation, has clinical uses for burns, and has been found effective in the treatment of cataracts, heart disease, migraines, stroke, bursitis, fatigue, coughs, fever, kidney stones, sciatica, tendonitis, viral infections, indigestion, and dizziness….

What about the lemon and the honey?
Well, lemon is quite a powerful plant. For now, I’ll tell you that it is high in vitamin C and contains antioxidants, natural compounds that help protect us from the harmful effects of free radicals. They cause cell damage and can impair your immune system. There’s lots more to lemon, but that’s pretty handy information, isn’t it!?!?!

Honey is a botanical medicine. Were the bees not the original herbalists? Honey is basically the nectar of plant flowers. They contain the essence of the wilds plants that it is gathered from. Honey is so useful that we are using it for three of our lesson days. For now, we are using it for it’s immune enhancing qualities including the fact that it fights bacteria and viruses.

We’ll make this ginger tea recipe.
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• Boil 3 cups of water in a saucepan.
• While that’s happening, grate (preferred) or thinly slice up a two-inch piece of ginger root.
• When the water comes to a boil, turn it down to a simmer.
• Add the ginger.
• Let it simmer for 15 minutes.
• Turn it off and add the juice of half a lemon.
• Add 2 big tablespoons of honey and mix it all up.
• Strain the tea into a cup and enjoy.

When you need more, heat it back up and strain more out. Leaving the ginger in allows it to get even stronger.

This is the tea I make when I feel a cold coming on. It is also the tea I make when I have the cold. Not only does it actually help me fight the cold, it also provides relief. It also tastes great. Source & more... http://www.learningherbs.com/ginger_tea_recipe.html