Ginger root for colds

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Ginger root for colds

If you take ginger, honey, lemon cold systematically, the flu and the common cold are not afraid of you, even in the peak of the epidemic!. But if you do get sick, start to apply the simple folk remedies. Recipes ginger root with a cold you will be very useful.

1) Ginger tea. The recipe with ginger for colds simple. It is necessary to drink hot, not less than three cups per day. Ginger tea can be drunk kids. It is better to use fresh ginger, it should not be wrinkled. If not fresh, dried, take (it is a more sharp and active), but it needs to cook longer. Take a piece of ginger the size of a finger, cut or grate. We put into boiling water and keep on low heat for 10 minutes. During cooking, add the black pepper. Remove from the heat, strain, add sugar to taste, fresh squeezed lemon (just 1/3 portion) or an orange. Tea gets a nice taste, fragrant and useful for the treatment of colds. You can add ginger tea of

mint, vanilla - this will increase the warming effect.

2) Concentrated ginger for colds - a recipe. Take and mix one tablespoon of fresh ginger root juice and 2 tablespoons of honey. Let stand for 3 days. Add the infusion into tea, milk and 1 tablespoon.

3) Soft drink made from ginger. In a mug to put a tablespoon of ginger, lemon juice or orange, honey and sugar. Pour a little water at room temperature, then pour boiling water up to the top. Infuse for 5 minutes - and gentle, pleasant drink is ready. Useful properties with this method of cooking will remain longer.

4) Ginger with a sore throat. Ginger can be used in pure form. Just put a piece of ginger in the mouth, the essential oils will take effect on sore throats. Slice need to bite or chew. The second way - gargling. To do this, 1 tablespoon of dry ginger pour 1 cup water, simmer for 10 minutes. Cool to rinse as often as possible.

5) The recipe for wet cough. In hot milk add dried ginger (1/3 teaspoon). Plus can be a little turmeric and honey.

6) The recipe for dry cough. For the treatment of colds ginger ginger juice mixed with lemon juice. Add honey. For inhalation, you can use 1-2 drops of essential oil of ginger. The duration of the procedures up to 7 minutes.

 7) Recipe at a cold. Fresh ginger juice with sugar (in a ratio of 1: 1) to bury 1-2 drops. Runny nose and even sinusitis can be treated so.

8) Drink to enhance immunity. To strengthen the immune system is good tincture of ginger. Half a kilo of fresh ginger root to peel, grate. All of this pour alcohol, to insist in a warm place. Tincture is ready, if the color changes to yellow. It must strain and drink 2 times a day after meals for the treatment of cold ginger. Inhalation The recipe is as follows: in hot water two drops of essential oil, cover with a towel and breathe for five minutes.

 9) ginger, honey, lemon cold ginger, honey, lemon cold - these ingredients combine to create miracles. Grate fresh ginger root (a length of about three centimeters). Put in a thermos liter grated ginger, 3 tablespoons of lemon juice and honey to taste. Pour the boiling water. Close leave for 20 minutes. Healing effect of tea will exceed your expectations. Ginger cold - a recipe for a speedy recovery!

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Ginger is supposedly also helping to prevent seasickness (and sickness in general). I've seen your #9 as recommended, drink some cups of it before going to the sea, and everything will be OK.

Is it "just a hunch" or are there actually any research hinting that ginger may be helpful against the common cold?