Fresh ginger juice tea

Here you’re making a ‘mother tincture’ of ginger juice that you then add hot water to to make a cup of tea, with the accouchements to for a delicious and useful cuppa.

Why we add ginger juice tea to a prescription

• Degrades histamine
• Improves uptake of herbal and other medicines, thus potentiating the effect
• Digestive stimulant

If you have a juicer:

• You’ll need fresh ginger root – as about the size of a medium carrot
• Juice the ginger root, saving the plant matter that remains (for infusions, see below)
• Use 1/4 cup of ginger juice and 12 oz/350ml of hot water
• Add 1 tablespoon of wildflower or manuka honey
• Add the juice from a lime quarter, then drop the squeezed quarter into the cup
• Add a small pinch or 1/8 teaspoon of cayenne pepper
• Drink 4-6 cups per day or as prescribed by your practitioner

If you do not have a juicer:

• Very finely grate or chop a piece of ginger about the size of your thumb
• Steep in 8-12 oz/350ml of hot water for 2-3 hours, covered (important!) to preserve the oils
• Drink 4-6 cups daily