How to Make Ginger Tea Naturally

Fresh ginger is delicious and healthful.

You can buy powdered ginger or ginger-flavored tea but with ginger root easy to find in the supermarket, why not make your own infusion? Ginger is useful for nausea and menstrual cramps and has long been used by pregnant women to ease morning sickness. It's easy to make your own tea with fresh ginger.

Things You'll Need

• Ginger root
• Tea strainer

Instructions

1. Peel a chunk of ginger root and grate. Measure out a teaspoon of grated root for every cup of tea you wish to make.

2. Boil as much water as you wish to make into tea. While water is boiling add your ginger root. Lower heat and cover. Simmer for 15 to 20 minutes.

3. Pour tea through a tea strainer. If you don't have a strainer, pour slowly, making sure the ginger root stays in the pan. Add lemon or sweetener as desired.

Tips & Warnings

• Agave is a natural sweetener from a cactus plant and is better for you than honey.

References

• Survive Morning Sickness: Ginger to Ease Morning Sickness