Nature can offer us lots of remedies for our pains and troubles, especially when we have a thorough knowledge of each plant’s benefits. But what about the lesser known plants and their healing powers? For instance, how many times have you used turmeric in your natural treatments? This is a spice used in the kitchen, but once taken out of this context it can become a powerful anti-inflammatory. The most common form to consume turmeric as a medicine is to make a tea out of it. You can use it in powder form and add this to boiling water, just like you would do when making any other type of tea. Then leave the powder to dissolve for 10 minutes and you will have a great home remedy for reducing pain. Find out more about the healing properties of this common spice in the following..
With many many other health benefits, this tea is an absolute must have for your medicine cupboard.
Ingredients:
- 3 heaped teaspoons turmeric
- 1 heaped teaspoon ground cloves
- 2 teaspoons ground cardamon
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1.5 Lts of 3.5 pints of filtered water
- Honey to taste
- nut milk optional
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Turmeric ginger tea
- 1 cup water
- 1/4 teaspoon ground turmeric
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger - 1/8 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 2 tablespoons milk
- Maple syrup to taste
Bring water to boil with turmeric and ginger, turn down heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Stir in milk and maple to taste, serve.
Turmeric acts like an anti-inflammatory drug : A 2004 study published in the journal Oncogene found that curcumin (as well as resveratrol) were effective alternatives to the drugs aspirin, ibuprofen, sulindac, phenylbutazone, naproxen, indomethacin, diclofenac, dexamethasone, celecoxib, and tamoxifen in exerting anti-inflammatory and anti-proliferative activity against tumor cells.
A warming tea made with turmeric, warming spices, honey, and citrus.
2 cups water
1 inch fresh ginger root, minced
2 teaspoon ground turmeric (or 1 inch turmeric root)
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon (or 2-3 cinnamon sticks)
1 lemongrass tea bag
6 peppercorns, optional
Pinch of sea salt
TO SERVE: sliced oranges, honey, juice of 1 lemon, 1 teaspoon coconut oil
In a small saucepan, bring water to a boil, add peeled and minced ginger root, turmeric, cinnamon (you may also add cinnamon sticks), peppercorns if desired, sliced oranges, sea salt.
Simmer for 10-15 minutes on medium-low heat.
I make a warm turmeric tea every morning. I use diced turmeric root in one cup of water nuked for 45 secs., 1 tsp. lemon, and 1 tsp. natural honey. It’s what starts my day. I started working out 4 or 5 months ago and began my morning turmeric tea around the same time. I hardly ever wake up with sore muscles like I use to get from a work out. And another added benefit, he helps to open up my sinuses and sooth a sore throat from the lemon and honey.
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