Cough and cold ruining your day? This herbal tea will help you a lot to fight them and it’s very simple to prepare.
The flu is among the most common problems that can be encountered during a season such as spring. The rather frequent sudden changes in temperature facilitate the onset of symptoms such as coughs and colds which are always better to fight at the first signs. An excellent remedy to keep an incipient flu at bay is an herbal tea with incredible properties, very easy to prepare and that you can have at hand at any time.
It is a remedy whose recipe was born in Asia and widely used in America. It requires very few ingredients that is lemon, ginger and honey. The first two have a high vitamin content and are a powerful natural antibacterial while the third is able to calm the cough and dissolve the phlegm.
Fight cough and cold with this herbal tea: you will feel better immediately
Got a bad cold and can’t wait to get better? Great, then take a pen and paper and start jotting down everything you need to know. The result will truly leave you breathless.
All you need to prepare the drink is:
- 1 sterilized glass jar of 0.25 l
- 1 organic lemon with peel
- 1 piece of ginger
- liquid honey (any type)
Before moving on to the procedure, remember that if you only have crystallized honey available, you can always heat it for a few minutes in a bain-marie and it will be fine. Also, pay attention to the possible presence of botulinum: never give it to infants up to at least 6 months. Now let’s see what steps to take to make the herbal tea:
- Cut the two ends of the lemon, remove the stones and cut it into thin slices
- Peel the ginger and cut it into slices
- Pour a first layer of honey into the jar, then a layer of lemon, one of ginger and another layer of honey to the brim to avoid air bubbles.
- Close the jar and put it in the fridge
- Start consuming the herbal tea after 3 or 4 days.
The pectin contained in the lemon peel it will mix the citrus juice with the honey and a jelly will come out of it to be dissolved in hot water every time you start to feel a pinch in the throat or make the first cough. You can keep it in the fridge for more than a month, but it’s important to pay attention to the possible appearance of mold: in that case, throw it away immediately.
One last tip: some people add 4 fruits of star anise, very powerful against inflammation and bacteria. If you like it and you don’t suffer from intolerances to this spice, you can use it to enrich the herbal tea.