Ginger Tea Recipe

Ginger tea has various benefits, the most commonly known is the relief it provides from nausea. It helps even during motion sickness. Other benefits of ginger tea include improving digestion and blood circulation, preventing bloating and belching, reducing inflammation, relieving from chest congestion and menstrual pain, boosting immunity and fertility, relieving stress, fighting with bad breath and infection. It also helps in detoxification, improves lipid profile and acts like a strong anti-oxidants. With so many wonderful and magic effects of ginger tea, don't hesitate to make your own one with our easy ginger tea recipe here!

• Ÿ Ingredients

• Ÿ Directions

1. Peel and grate the ginger or slice it very thinly.

2. Infuse the ginger along with optional ingredients, if any you want to add.

3. Boil the water and let the ginger steep in hot water for 10 minutes with the lid on, either in saucepan or tea pot.

4. Add lemon juice and honey, enjoy the warm or cold ginger tea as per your preference.

Drinking large amounts of ginger tea can have side effects, however, they are rare. Some of these side effects are heartburn, diarrhea or oral irritation. There are no dosing instructions available for ginger tea, but the intake should be cut down if any of these side effects are experienced.

Additionally, ginger tea intake should be restricted or doctor should be consulted if you fall in the below group:

• ŸPregnancy. Some reports have claimed that when women had ginger for morning sickness, they have the chance to miscarry. Some people also are concerned that ginger tea can affect fetal sex hormones.

• ŸDiabetes. Ginger can cause blood sugar to be lowered and due to this, the medication might need to be adjusted by the doctor.

• ŸBleeding disorders. Ginger can also increase risk of bleeding.

• ŸHeart ailments. Very high doses of ginger can cause heart conditions to worsen.

What's more, if you are taking any medications below, consult your doctor first.

• ŸMedications for slow blood clotting. Ginger intake should be restricted if medication for slow blood clotting is being taken, as ginger further slows down blood clotting, which can easily cause bruising and bleeding.

• ŸMedications for diabetes. Taking ginger along with diabetic medication can make blood sugar to go very low. So the dose of the drugs might need to be adjusted by your doctor if you plan to take ginger tea regularly.

• ŸMedications for high blood pressure. Taking ginger along with medications to reduce blood pressure can cause blood pressure to go very low and even cause irregular heartbeat, because ginger can reduce blood pressure in a way similar to high blood pressure drugs.