Even in ancient times ginger tea was famous for its curative and useful properties. Just one cup of this delicious curative drink is capable not only to arouse appetite, but also to fill the body with strength and energy for the whole day. Ginger, translated from Chinese, means "male power", since it has the properties of an aphrodisiac. This healing tea is recommended to drink in the cold season, when immunity is reduced and there is not enough energy, as it warms the body and awakens every cell of our body.
Tea is very useful, because the ginger root contains:
- vitamins: B1, B2, A and C;
- amino acids;
- microelements: phosphorus, calcium, iron, zinc.
There are many recipes for making ginger tea, so any person will necessarily choose for himself "his" way, which will warm him and give a charge of cheerfulness. Not everyone knows how to properly brew ginger tea, so that it does not lose its fragrant properties. For this reason, we decided to tell you how to properly prepare ginger tea.
Ginger tea classic
Ingredients:
- water - 1.5 liters;
- ginger - 2 tbsp. spoons;
- sugar - 5 tbsp. spoons;
- lemon juice - 2 tbsp. spoons;
- black ground pepper - pinch.
Preparation
Ginger root rub on a small grater and pour boiling water. Add sugar and mix well. Let the ginger tea cook for 20 minutes, then strain, add the lemon juice and pepper. Serve this fragrant drink in a hot form.
Ginger tea with honey for weight loss
Ingredients:
- lemon - 2 pieces;
- honey - 2 tsp;
- ginger (grated) - 1-2 tsp.
- whiskey - 4 tbsp. spoons.
Preparation
From lemons squeeze out the juice and add boiling water to it, so that you get 250 ml of liquid. Then dissolve honey in it and add grated ginger. Pour the ginger tea into two glasses and add in each 2 tablespoons of whiskey. Serve the drink hot.
Ginger tea to enhance immunity
This wonderful drink helps not only to lose weight, but also to raise immunity.
Ingredients:
- ginger - 50 g;
- water - 1 l;
- dog rose - 15 g.
Preparation
Cut the ginger into thin strips and pour with water. Put this "brew" on the fire, bring to a boil and cook for about 20 minutes. Then add the dogrose. Prepared ginger tea for immunity is consumed throughout the day.
Ginger tea with cinnamon
Ingredients:
- ginger - 2 tsp;
- cardamom (ground) - 30 g;
- cinnamon - 1 stick;
- nutmeg (ground) - 20 g;
- mint fresh (leaves) - 50 g;
- water - 0,5 l;
- milk - 0.5 liters.
Preparation
In boiling water, add all the spices, milk and mint. Cook on low heat for 10 minutes. The ready drink is filtered through a sieve, poured into cups and served on a table.
Ginger tea with sea-buckthorn
Variations of ginger tea are many, and it's very simple to invent a recipe yourself. So you can make ginger tea, for example, with sea-buckthorn. After all, tea with sea buckthorn has a wonderful antidepressant property. This is proved by many scientists. In addition, sea buckthorn has a strong anti-inflammatory effect. And even this tea can turn out to be very tasty and incredibly useful.
To make it, you need to prepare a classic ginger tea, the recipe of which is presented above. Then rinse the sea-buckthorn berries well. Half the berries, squeeze with a spoon into a smoothie. In the pan, put the sea-buckthorn puree, the remaining berries of sea-buckthorn berries and pour hot ginger tea. Finished drink strain through a strainer and add honey to taste. Voilà! The new recipe for tea is ready!
Useful recommendations for using ginger root:
- To reduce appetite, you need to drink a minute before eating a glass of ginger tea.
- Do not be frightened if at the first use of ginger tea you are thrown into a fever. This is normal for a person unfamiliar to this drink. Begin to drink it a little, gradually increasing the amount.
- If the ginger tea is immediately filtered through a strainer, it will turn out to be less saturated and pleasant to the taste.
- Ginger tea invigorates and excites the whole body, so do not eat it at night, so as not to suffer from insomnia.