GINGER TEA

Makes 2 cups, 30-40 minutes

INGREDIENTS

• 1-2 inch piece of fresh ginger, peeled, sliced 

• 3 cups water 

DIRECTIONS

1. Add water and ginger to small pot and bring to a boil.

2. Reduce to simmer.

3. Allow to simmer partially covered for 30 minutes or until about 2 cups liquid remains.

4. Enjoy warm, 2 cups a day between meals

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Notes

• Everyone should know how to make a classic ginger tea.

• Good for all doshas but can be a little spicy for pittas. If pitta, it is okay to have this in the fall-early spring months. Use in moderation in late spring and summer.

• Ginger is termed as "universal medicine" in Ayurveda. It is great for digestion, coughs, colds, flus, improving lymphatic flow, nausea, motion sickness, circulatory sluggishness, migraines, and more!

• If making GINGER CORIANDER tea (great for fevers): add 1/2 tbsp of coriander seeds and simmer it along with the ginger in the same pot.

• If making GINGER CINNAMON tea (great for general immunity when sick: Add 1-2 cinnamon sticks and simmer it along with the ginger in the same pot.