Slushy autumn and cold winter days, when many surrounding sneezing and coughing, difficult to protect yourself from colds and germs, in addition, if a strong immune system is not your forte. What to do and how to protect themselves from infection and strengthen the immune defense of the body?
To be healthy at the time of colds and flu epidemic ailments will help such an amazing natural product like ginger.
The root of the plant - a vitamin bomb, which is certainly worth a try this winter. Healing root is now readily available in many stores or on the market.
Eastern spice for immunity
Ginger has a pleasant taste and aroma, a little sharpness and original piquancy. Doctors recommend lifting immunity eat ginger root in different versions - with honey, lemon, raisins, dried apricots or figs.
Morning cup of ginger tea guaranteed to provide not only a charge of vivacity and good mood, but also to support the body's defenses.
with angina you can simply dissolve into thin slices of the root as a medicinal candy. spices juice can help reduce pain and redness of the throat. And the infusion of fresh ginger, doctors recommend to rinse sore throat.
Ginger also has the ability to warm the shivering man with frost, improving its blood circulation and restoring force.
Effective winter recipes with ginger
In order to achieve the maximum concentration of aromatic spices in the drink, it should be cut into thin plates or grate. The drink is recommended to drink before meals 2-3 times a day. Before going to sleep better not to drink tea, because it has an invigorating effect.
Simple tea with ginger.
- Cut into thin slices 2-3 cm root and pour 1.5 l of boiling water.
- Put on low heat and boil for 10 minutes. Instead of ordinary water can be used decoctions of medicinal herbs or rose hips.
- The taste in the drink, you can add sugar or honey.
A popular recipe for lifting of immunity.
- It is necessary to take 4 medium lemons, 10 Art. spoons of honey and rhizome fresh ginger about 100 g
- Lemon and root spices (peeled) washed and minced with a mincer or a blender.
- The resulting mixture add honey, stir, to shift into a glass bowl and put into the refrigerator.
- At the first sign of disease taking vitamin mixture 1 tbsp 2 times per day.
As an antipyretic and anti-inflammatory agent is preparing next drink:
- Lemon juice 50 ml, ground ginger 2 tbsp. spoons of honey 1 tbsp. a spoon.
- All ingredients (except honey) mix and add 0.5 liters of boiling water.
- Infuse for 10 minutes, then add honey to drink.
These recipes also helps with headaches and muscle pains that accompany colds during the cold season.
Winter recipes with ginger is very simple and tasty, but you can not forget about contraindications. Allergies or exacerbation of diseases of digestive organs are reasons to refuse vitamin drinks.