Thaicia's Ginger Tea Cold Remedy
A cold remedy taught by traditional healers to my friend Thaicia. It's filled with great ingredients with healing properties for those who don't want to use Western medicines to relieve a cold.
Servings: 2 servings
Ingredients
- 2 inches of ginger sliced thinly (transverse/diagonal slices)
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon or 3 cinnamon sticks
- 3-6 garlic cloves sliced thinly transverse/diagonal slices
- 2 cups water
- 2 lemons juiced (juice of 1 lemon per serving)
- 2 heaping tbsp of raw honey 1 tbsp per serving
- Optional: 1 scant tsp propolis if you use propolis, make sure you wash your utensils and cups immediately because it can stain
Instructions
- In a kettle or a covered pot, boil ginger, cinnamon (or cinnamon sticks), and sliced garlic for about 15 minutes.
- In the cups, stir together the lemon juice and raw honey until the honey has dissolved.
- Pour 1 cup of the boiled ginger and garlic (don't eat the ginger/garlic stuff unless you reaaaally want to get better) into the two cups full of lemon and honey.
- If you are using propolis add a scant 1/2 tsp to each cup and stir quickly. Drink immediately and wash the cup as soon as possible because the propolis will stain the cup.
- Drink both servings if you're really sick. Rest well, keep hydrated and stay warm, and you'll get better in no time =)
Nutrition
Serving: 1cup each