Turmeric ginger tea recipe
A healthy, detoxify tea
Turmeric is a powerful digestive aid and liver stimulant, making it an excellent detoxifier, try the homemade tumeric and ginger tea and keep warm throughout the cooler months.
Ginger encourages sweating and acts as a bitter tonic, thus aiding sluggish digestion, improving bile flow and encouraging the proper digestion of fats. When combined together these two herbs make for a soothing yet powerful tea. Turmeric is also the primary anti-inflammatory herb in Ayurvedic medicine, making it beneficial to those suffering from inflammatory conditions such as arthritis and evidence is mounting to show curcumin (the active component in turmeric) to be an effective treatment for cancer and Alzheimer’s disease.
HOW TO PREPARE: Add around two centimetres of fresh ginger root sliced and one inch of fresh turmeric root (sliced) to two cups of boiling water.
Simmer for 15 minutes on the stovetop.
Strain and pour into mug to enjoy.
