Since ancient times, man has used ginger and a healthy decoction from its root for therapeutic and preventive purposes for colds, coughs, nausea, and decreased immunity. The article contains the most complete information about the benefits and harms of ginger drink for the human body, about what it is best to combine with, how to prepare it correctly and who should not drink it.

Useful and harmful properties of tea

Today, there are many useful properties of ginger for the body of men and women. They are due to its rich vitamin and mineral composition, because in this plant there are:

• B vitamins (1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 9), C, E, K, PP;
• potassium;
• calcium;
• magnesium;
• sodium;
• phosphorus;
• iron;
• copper;
• essential and non-essential amino acids; phytosterols;
• fatty acid;
• essential oils.

The calorie content of 100 g of ginger is 80 calories. The same amount contains 1.8 grams of protein, 0.8 grams of fat and 17.77 grams of carbohydrates.

• Here is a short list of the beneficial effects that the drink produces:
• replenishes the body with vitamins and minerals and helps prevent vitamin deficiency;
• strengthens the immune system;
• establishes work and prevents heart and vascular diseases;
• leads to blood thinning;
• helps to improve digestion;
• cleanses the body of toxins;
• improves brain activity;
• has a positive effect on the male reproductive system;
• accelerates metabolism;
• promotes weight loss;
• improves the appearance of hair and skin.

The broth found application for the treatment of diseases such as:

• ARVI;
• obesity.
• digestion problems;
• anemia.

Did you know? Residents of Ancient Greece and Rome believed that ginger is an antidote, and Europeans used it to prevent an epidemic of plague.

• But ginger drink can have harmful effects:
• in case of very high temperature, it enhances blood circulation, which worsens the condition of the patient;
• with bleeding, tea dilutes the blood, which leads to a long process of stopping it;
• if there are skin rashes on the body, then inflammation may worsen.

What can be combined with

To enhance the beneficial effects of ginger can be combined with other useful ingredients: herbs, fruits, honey, spices.

With camomile

Pharmacy chamomile is a wonderful tool that eliminates inflammation. It is often used in traditional medicine recipes, the use of which allows you to quickly improve your health. Combining chamomile with ginger in a warm broth, you can achieve the elimination of abdominal pain, cure from the inflammatory process, increase immunity. The calorie content of 100 g of such a drink is 81 kcal. There are many recipes for making ginger-chamomile drink.

Here is one of the most popular:

1. Post 1 tbsp. l dried chamomile flowers in 0.5 l of freshly boiled water.
2. Put the broth in a closed container in a water bath for 20 minutes.
3. Throw in a decoction 2 tbsp. chopped ginger root.
4. Insist 5 minutes.
5. Add honey, sugar, syrup if desired.

Important! When choosing a ginger root, one should give preference to one with a smooth skin - it is the freshest, which means it contains the maximum amount of valuable substances.

With lemon and honey

When combined with lemon, the level of vitamin C in the drink rises. Honey also adds tea to its beneficial properties, enhancing the anti-inflammatory effect. The calorie content of 100 g of tea is 151.5 kcal.

To prepare a ginger-honey-lemon drink you will need to purchase the following ingredients:

• lemons - 50 gr;
• ginger - 10 gr;
• black tea - 5 g;
• honey - 20 gr;
• water - 250 ml.

Step-by-step tea preparation instructions:

1. Grind the right amount of ginger root with a coarse grater.
2. Cut the lemon into small pieces.
3. Combine tea, ginger and lemon in a teapot.
4. Pour in freshly boiled water.
5. Wrap a teapot with a towel.
6. Let it brew for a quarter of an hour.
7. In honey cooled to 40–50 °, place honey.

Other additives can be added to this recipe, for example, orange, mint, chamomile, cinnamon, hawthorn, turmeric.

Did you know? After the famous traveler and merchant Marco Polo brought ginger to Europe, its cost was very high. So, in England, 450 grams of spices cost as much as one sheep.

With lemon and mint

A warm drink with these additives helps to speed up metabolism, remove toxins and reduce weight. The calorie content of the unsweetened drink is 83.3 kcal / 100 g.

Ginger mint tea is prepared as follows:

1. Peel and chop the ginger.
2. Cut lemon into slices.
3. Mix 2 teaspoons of ginger with 2-3 lemon slices and a few mint leaves.
4. Pour freshly boiled water.
5. Soak for 20 minutes in a wrapped state.
6. To taste add honey, sugar, jam.

Can I give children

The peculiarity of this drink is its pungent taste and pungent spicy smell, so many parents wonder if it is contraindicated in children. Ginger decoction can be given to babies, but only to those who have reached the age of two, and in limited quantities.

The broth should be brewed for the child with the appearance of such main symptoms of a cold, such as cough, runny nose, fever. According to many parents, this drug quickly helps to recover from a viral disease and fully recover.

Important! Before conducting additional therapy for the child with ginger decoction, you should consult a pediatrician. You can not self-medicate.

Ginger drink is also offered to children in case of vomiting, nausea, headache, digestive tract disorders, cramping, muscle pain. How much of the product can be consumed will depend on the child’s health. Healthy children are recommended to give 100-150 ml of the drink twice a day to prevent disease and strengthen immunity.

Ill children are allowed to use the same amount of broth 3-4 times a day. If the recommended doses are exceeded, the drink can become harmful to the child's body and lead to the appearance of side effects such as nausea, irritation of the gastric and intestinal mucosa, and abdominal pain. With a therapeutic purpose, it is best to brew a fresh root. It is undesirable to use dry extract, powder or tea in a bag.

Contraindications

• Ginger broth has clear contraindications:
• age up to two years;
• individual intolerance;
• diseases of the digestive system in a chronic form;
• heart and vascular disease [/ url;
• anemia;
• clotting problems;
• very high rates of body temperature;
• inflammatory diseases of the skin;
• stomach ulcer;
• bleeding.

Summing up the above, we note that ginger tea is a healthy and healing drink which humanity has been using for about 5 thousand years for the treatment and prevention of various diseases, and it has both pros and cons. It can be used by both adults and children. Small children are allowed to give a drink in limited quantities and only after consulting a pediatrician. Before drinking tea, you should make sure that it is not contraindicated for you.