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Potent Anti-Viral Tea

a Care2 favorite by Annie B. Bond
Potent Anti-Viral Tea
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By Annie B. Bond

A gifted African healer from Ghana gave my fiancé Len, who had the flu, instructions for how to make and use this strong and delicious tea remedy formula. In getting the ingredients I bought out the store’s fresh ginger supply and made enough of this potent tea to last for a few days. I drank some too because it had such a vibrant apple cider/ginger/lemon essence that I found irresistibly sweet, tart and spicy (and of course, I didn’t want to get sick either). I never got the virus and Len recovered without lung problems, to which he is prone:

Ingredients

Ginger helps stimulate a therapeutic sweat. Studies also show that it helps fight against bacterial infections that may develop as a result of the viral infection. Lemon juice does the same thing, warding off secondary bacterial infections and giving a whopping amount of Vitamin C. Apple cider (and apple cider vinegar), is extremely rich in minerals and has been employed since ancient times for this reason.

Step One
One cup of peeled, chopped and minced fresh ginger
10 cups of water

Step Two
Apple cider (1/2 cup per serving)
Lemon juice

Directions
Peel and mince the ginger (a food processor makes little work of this job). Simmer the minced ginger in 10 cups of water for an hour or so. Strain.

When ready to have a serving place 1/2 cup of the strained ginger water in a pan with 1/2 cup of apple cider and a squirt or two of lemon juice. Heat and serve.

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Josh W.
  • Josh W. says
  • Nov 26, 2009 5:01 AM

Tea can really cure any sickness.

Irina Brenner

I wrote Cystos is effective ,Actualy it`s Cystus . Its Cist-Rose (Cistus incanus), a plant with a lot of Polyphenolen.

Irina Brenner

It`s Cystus and not Cystos

Irina Brenner

It is known that Ginger helps to easy stomach problemes
but there are herbs and plants with antiviral effects. Cystos is one .
To drink Hot lemon juice is a wellknown beneficial homeremedy, but harmfull if you use it external .It`s stupidity to think you could desinfect open wounds with lemon juice.Your klient would catch an infection and could die.

Caralien S.

The back of a spoon can quickly peel the ginger faster than any peeler, and if you're lazy (like me), use a microplane grater and grade directly into the mug, pour hot water on top, and squeeze in the juice of a lemon (roll first on counter); sweeten if you want. This takes 1 minute longer than whatever method you choose to boil the water.

Whole ginger can also be frozen, and grated while frozen.

Storm M.

I've found fresh ginger at any grocery store produce section. I made some yesterday, it took less than 10 min. I used a cheese grater....so easy.

Pamela C.

Sounds wonderful, although a bit time consuming to shop, find the fresh ginger, and stand there chopping. I'll probably just take the easy route to Trader Joe's. Thanks for the recipe.

Sridhar Nandhini

Its an ayurvedic remedy used in India for fever and cold.You can add honey also with it.It is an anti agent for cold and reacts quickly for the recovery.Personally i have tried for the recovery from cold.

Monique L.

Sounds like a perfect immune booster! And hot beverages always do the trick for me when I'm feeling sick.

Caralien S.

Lemon ginger tea is a staple, with or without hot cider. But hortense--the version with garlic, ginger, chiles, lemon, and chicken soup or sea salt is also very good and effective. Alternate the 2 while ill (savory and sweet), take a hot epsom salt bat, and all will be well soon!

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