How to Treat Cough and Sore Throat with Ginger Formula That Works Great

You have heard different ways to treat sore throat and cough. You see people drink chamomile tea, gargle with cayenne pepper to kill bacteria and infection. Some people also gargle with apple cider vinegar, lemon and salt. There are different remedies for sore throat and cough, and ginger is one of them. it is known to relieve coughing, sore throat, nausea, good for rheumatism, digestive problems and a lot more. People have different formula or ways in making ginger drink. Here is another formula that you may have not heard before but definitely works great!

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 1 to 2 big pieces of ginger root
• 1 gallon of water
• a bar of yellow sugar but you only need 1 strip (found in Asian Markets)
• 14 oz of firm tofu

1. Peel the skin of the ginger and slice.

2. Boil a gallon of water in low.

3. When the water starts boiling, drop the sliced ginger into the pot.

4. Drop a strip of yellow sugar into the pot. Note: Yellow sugar is used in jams, chutneys and homemade brewed beers. If you are unable to find the yellow sugar, use honey instead. The amount of honey depends on your desired taste.

5. Drop the cubed tofu.

6. Boil for 2 hours.

7. Scoop ginger soup into a bowl and sip it like soup. You will notice that your throat starts to clear up and stop coughing.

[lotsnmore]

on 9/26/2009 WOW, sounds great for sore throats. Thanks!

[40skydiver]

on 9/25/2009 I love ginger, it has so many great uses. Thanks for sharing this tip. 5*

[jenng]

on 9/8/2009 Great article on how to treat a cough 5*

[sonni57]

on 9/8/2009 Great tips on how to treat a cough and sore throat.

[inwonderland]

on 8/16/2009 Is this how ginger tea is made? We use ginger tea for nausea, especially when my child has a migraine, so I will take your advice and try it for sore throat, as well. Thanks!