Ginger tea is a great home remedy for cough especially for phlegm because cough has expectorant properties and even helps to reduce cough but cough can be accompanied by other symptoms such as body pain and sometimes fever when accompanied by cough.
But in addition to taking this cough tea it is recommended to drink plenty of water to keep the body well hydrated and to fluidize any secretion in the throat, making it easier to release. You might already be aware of Health benefits of Ginger Tea.
1. Cinnamon Ginger
Ginger and cinnamon tea has a very pleasant taste and can be drunk cold or hot. Being a great refreshment for the summer.
Ingredients
- 5 cm ginger
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 liter of water
Method of preparation
Boil the water and then with the fire off, then add the cinnamon and ginger. The tea should be strained and need not be sweetened. One should take 2 cups of tea a day.
2. Ginger with Echinacea
A great tea for allergic cough is echinacea because this medicinal plant has antihistamine properties that help calm cough.
Ingredients
- 1 cm ginger
- 1 teaspoon of echinacea leaves
- 1 cup of water
Method of preparation
Add the echinacea leaves to the cup of boiling water, cover and warm. Filter and drink next.
3. Ginger with Onion and honey
A good cough for phlegm tea is onion peel because it has expectorant properties that help eliminate phlegm by soothing cough.
Ingredients
- 1 cm ginger
- peel of 1 large onion
- 1 cup of water
- 1 tablespoon honey
Method of preparation
Place the onion peels and water in a pan and simmer for 3 minutes. Then turn off the heat, cover the pan and let the tea warm. After warm, filter, sweeten with honey and drink next.You should drink this tea 3 to 4 times a day.
4. Ginger with Mint
An excellent natural remedy to stop the phlegm cough is this carrot syrup because it is prepared with anti-inflammatory and expectorant ingredients.
Ingredients
- 3 carrots
- 1 tablespoon of ginger
- 2 sprigs of mint
- 1 glass of water
- honey to taste
Method of preparation
Beat the ingredients in a blender, strain and sweeten with honey. Store this syrup in a tightly closed dark container and take 1 tablespoon of this syrup at least 3 times daily between meals.
5. Ginger with Lemon
This tea is delicious and strengthens the immune system. It is rich in vitamin C, fights colds and flu and is a great natural complement to cough.
Ingredients
- 1 cm ginger
- 150 ml of water
- half lemon juice
- 1 tsp honey
Method of preparation
Put the water and ginger in a pan and bring to the heat, after 5 minutes add honey and lemon, let warm and then take when it is warm.
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