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My aunt is from Thailand and when I'm sick she'll use her arsenal of Thai herbs and spices to concoct a cold remedy for me. When I was younger my uncle would look at her cautiously as she mixed her treatments because he was so used to popping a pill when sick. Now that I'm an adult I find it funny that many of my aunt's "crazy cures" have made their way into mainstream culture, like ginger.

Whenever I have a cold I make my aunt's fresh ginger tea (and so does the rest of my family now!). It's a surefire way to clear up congestion or a sore throat. It also works great at soothing an upset tummy.

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Bring ginger, lemongrass, and water to a boil in a saucepan. Bring ginger, lemongrass, and water to a boil in a saucepan.

Remove from heat and add honey, stirring until dissolved.

Let mixture steep partially uncovered for about 15 minutes.

Strain lemongrass and ginger from tea and serve immediately.

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Terrific I make a version of this in a pinch, for when you don't have some of the fresh ingredients: mix a bit of ground, dried ginger from your spice cabinet with an equal amount of honey in the bottom of a mug, pour in boiling water, add a slice of lemon, and voila. Excellent for getting rid of a cold before it becomes full-blown. Excellent for getting rid of a cold before it becomes full-blown.

I just made my own tea last night! I had lime peel left over from making juice, so I put some thinly sliced ginger and lime peel in a mug of water and microwaved it. it was strong (I think from too much lime) but comforting and delicious!

this is interesting. my dad who doesn't know how to make anything made me ginger tea when i was sick . ~

I'll have to remember this for the next time I'm feeling under the weather. Sounds very soothing and I bet ginger really helps open your sinuses.

I was in the Philippines last year with an awful cold coming on, and we went to a spa where they had the most delicious hot ginger tea I have ever tasted. I wanted to camp out there all day just to sip the tea!

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