Ginger and Green Onion Tea

This ancient herbal remedy is a wonderfully easy tea to sip on when you begin to feel the onset of a cold or flu. Ginger (sheng jiang) and Green Onion (cong bai). The dosing is flexible but I recommend simmering the ginger prior to the green onions. If you have been sick for a few days, this isn’t the herbal concoction. Its better to consult with an herbalist to receive an appropriate prescription depending on your symptoms and health history.

Benefits

-Warms the lungs and stops cough

-Induces light sweating

-Strengthens Immunity

-Battles onset of cold and flu like symptoms

-Alleviates Vomiting, Nausea, diarrhea and abdominal pain

-Reduces phlegm and mucous

Directions

Add four cups of water to sauce pan and bring to a low simmer. Chop two, one inch chucks of ginger (with skin) and place in saucepan. Allow ginger to simmer for 10-15 minutes. Chop approximately 3/4 of four green onion sprigs leaving out some of the delicate greener tops but keeping the roots! Add to saucepan and let simmer for 5 more minutes. Strain tea and enjoy.