Ginger Root

Ginger tea is a superior cleansing root and when brewed up as a tea, it’s a tart little pleasure. Even though ginger might be a bit strong to your taste buds, it’s actually very gentle on the body, so you can feel comfortable about drinking it several times per day.

This is a great detox tea you can make each morning, as a pick me up in the afternoon, or as a warm up after dinner.  This healing spice has been used for thousands of years both as medicine and as a food enhancer. Ginger is perhaps one of the world’s best detoxifying herbs. Ginger has anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and anti-ulcer compounds.

Ginger helps to cleanse the body by stimulation digestion, improved circulation, and sweating out toxins. It’s also great at removing a buildup of toxins and waste in the colon and liver. This is a great tea that you can add to any detox.

 

How to brew up a ginger decoction?

To make a decoction, you just need the following steps:

•Use 1 tablespoon dried ginger roots per 1 1/2 cup of cold, filtered water buy here
•Bring your water to a boil and add the roots
•Reduce the heat as low as possible and cover
•Simmer for 20 minutes if you’re using small pieces of the herb, but if you’re  using bigger pieces, then you can simmer for up to an hour
•Remove from heat and strain off the herbs and serve. If you like, you can also leave them to steep even longer, up to overnight

 

Add lemon, honey, or stevia if you like, tastes yummy!

 Decoctions are going to be much stronger than infusions or teas, so a typical serving size would be 1/4 cup to 1 cup.

Posted by Lisa Ray

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