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Ginger-Turmeric Herbal Tea

Rated as 4.57 out of 5 Stars
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"If you are having trouble including these anti-inflammatory spices in your diet, here is an alternative to supplements. Actually quite tasty! I believe this tea is popular in Okinawa, Japan. Just remember turmeric stains. I make mine in an old mason jar, wrapped in an old tea towel! Turmeric is used for medicinal purposes in India."
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Ingredients

20 m servings 37 cals
Original recipe yields 2 servings

Directions

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  1. Bring water to a boil in a small saucepan; add turmeric, ginger, and cinnamon. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 10 minutes. Strain tea into a large glass; add honey and lemon wedge.
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Footnotes

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  • Maple syrup can be substituted for the honey, if desired.

Nutrition Facts


Per Serving: 37 calories; 0.1 g fat; 10.3 g carbohydrates; 0.2 g protein; 0 mg cholesterol; 8 mg sodium. Full nutrition

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There is no need to strain this, the spices are good for you! I liked this hot or cold. Make sure to cool this so when the hot tea is poured over ice, it doesn't crack the glass if serving as ...

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Easy to make. The taste was OK. It did not make you want more. I used ginger and lemon essential oils.

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There is no need to strain this, the spices are good for you! I liked this hot or cold. Make sure to cool this so when the hot tea is poured over ice, it doesn't crack the glass if serving as ...

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I make this all the time in the cold months with fresh organic Turmeric and Ginger. I also use organic lemon wedge and raw honey. Reducing the toxins while receiving the full benefits of the tea.

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A very nice soothing tea. I think i would cut back on the turmeric and cinnamon next time as i found them a bit overpowering. I used maple syrup and added an extra teaspoon to balance the flavo...

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I love this recipe because it's the perfect upset-tummy-head-cold-stuffy-nose-its-too-crummy-outside type tea. You can also gauge how much of one ingredient or another you want over the times o...

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in order for your body to use the Tumeric properly you must add black pepper to the drink .An easier way to do it is to buy Tumeric tablets containing the black pepper and drink it with the tea.

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Love, love, love this tea! Simple, fast, inexpensive and healing!!! I double the ginger because I enjoy the little tingle that I feel in the back of my throat as I drink it. It is also a remi...

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Loved it! I used fresh ginger and fresh turmeric without cinnamon. Thank you for the recipe.

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This was easy to make and tasted ok.

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Made it exactly to recipe and drank half of it hot. Very good hot but enjoyed it even more cold. Will be making it as an afternoon pick-me-up often

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