The recipe...

You already have the ingredients in your kitchen!

For years I have been making this tea whenever I feel something coming on or am
already sick. Usually,
i curb the cold before it takes hold, but in either case, you ll find this tea not
only gives relief, but also works on stimulating your immune system and warms y
ou up.
The three secret ingredients to
1)
Ginger
2)
Lemon juice
3)
Honey
That s it!

Special-Tea

are:

Why ginger, lemon and honey?

Well, you probably know that lemon is high in Vitamin C. It is also full
of phytochemicals. These are plant constituents that help boost the immune
system and much more.
Ginger and honey are also well documented to help the immune system. Stephen
Buhner does an incredible job of talking about the virtues of these and other
herbs in his book, Herbal Antibiotics. It is where this great flu home remedy
soup.
It s a real basic and approachable book that will blow your mind with the
amazing health giving gifts of some of the most common plants. Garlic,
Echinacea, astragalus, shiitake mushrooms, grapefruit seed extract and
more It s all in there. Recipes as well.
I call this ginger tea with lemon and honey my "Special-Tea!" :)
Here s what you do: (you may need to experiment with amounts to get the
taste that suits you)
Fill up your teakettle and get it boiling.
Meanwhile, grate a one-inch piece of fresh ginger root.
Get a thermos out. I have a quart thermos I use.
Put the ginger in the thermos.
Put a dash of lemon juice in the thermos. A dash is about 4 tablespoons. Actuall
y, it's less of a dash and more of a small splash. :)
Add a dash of honey as well. A dash in this case is about three
tablespoons. Hey, a dash means something different to all of us.
Basically, add the honey to taste.
When your water is boiled, pour it in the thermos.
Cover it up and let it sit for 20 minutes.
Strain into a tea cup and enjoy!
Alternatives:
If you lack a thermos, you can also just simmer the water in an open
pan with the ginger for 15 -20 minutes as well. Add the lemon and honey
to the pot AFTER you are finished simmering ginger. Just strain it into
your cup. When you want more, just heat it back up. I just like the thermos beca
use when I am sick it s hard enough just to get up let alone heat
something up.
You can vary the amounts as well. Play around so you get a flavor you
really like. It tastes great!
Other things I sometimes add:
A few cloves of crushed garlic.
Cayenne powder to taste (enough to break a little sweat)
A few slices of Astragalus root (an important immune system nourisher).
Seaweed. Seaweed is so packed with vitamins and minerals. It s literally
super food. (Kelp powder is good. A few dropper bottle squirts of Echinacea tinc
ture.
I don t add all these at once They are just variations I ll use depending

on the situation. I added these to show you that there are no rules to
these recipes. As you learn more about herbs, feel free to experiment with
new ones. If this is all new to you, just stick to the basic recipe.
Remember to follow the Eight Simple Secrets to treat your cold or flu holistical
ly.