Ginger tea: the best tea to fight colds!

Ginger root, a plant of a thousand virtues, is particularly useful to help stimulate the immune system and face the coldest months of the year. Are you looking for a natural way to boost your body’s natural defenses and wishing to spend a cold-free winter? Here are some of the benefits of ginger tea to your health.

Some health benefits of Ginger tea

For over 5,000 years, the ginger rhizome or root has been widely used in Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine to treat pain, improve digestive discomfort, or strengthen defenses. 

Ginger’s beneficial effects can be enjoyed in multiple ways, as it can be consumed fresh, dehydrated, ground, in food supplements, or as a tea … our preferred way of enjoying it! 

Making ginger tea is very easy. Just boil water, add chopped or grated ginger and leave to steep.

Depending on recipes, simmering time may vary, a longer time meaning a more acid and a spicier drink. 

As you may know, ginger tea, when made from fresh ginger, may be quite hot! 

If you find ginger tea very hot, if you are in a hurry or if you are away from home and do not have the necessary utensils to make your tea, loose herbal tea is a perfect time-saving option. 

Try our flavourful Ginger Balm herbal tea, a blend of ginger, lemon, orange peel and hibiscus - the perfect balance between sweetness and acidity. And remember, the longer you let it steep, the hotter!

You can also add a few drops of lemon juice to your tea, as the combination of ginger and lemon is very effective to further increase the intake of vitamin C, while adding an acidic and sweet note to the drink. 

What is ginger tea good for? 

Ginger tea has multiple health benefits, which is why it is also one of the most complete superfoods that we have at our disposal.

- A great immune-boosting tea, ginger tea is among the most recommended teas for colds. 

Ginger strengthens your natural defenses and boost your immune system thanks to its high content of vitamins C, B1, B2, B3, and minerals such as iron, magnesium, calcium, manganese and phosphorus. It helps prevent colds, flu and other illnesses common in colder months.

A warm cup of ginger tea sweetened with a little honey is the perfect answer to soothe a sore throat!

- Likewise, ginger has anti-inflammatory and antiviral properties, which helps reduce fever, relieves flu symptoms, muscle and joint pain derived from fever, infections and sore throats. 

Ginger tea is your best friend to spend a cold-free winter! 

It also helps keep colds at bay, especially those occurring when we spend a lot of time in offices or other places with air conditioning.

- High in vitamins and minerals, ginger helps make you more energetic day after day, and gives you this extra energy that will help avoid the fatigue you may feel at the end of a long winter.

- The main bioactive compound of ginger, gingerol, has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties and is very effective at relieving digestive discomfort, reducing nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, as well as stomach and intestinal spasms, and gas and bloating.

Take care of yourself with ginger, and add ginger tea to your daily routine to enjoy its benefits!