Garlic, ginger, onion, cinnamon, and lemon tea is a potent drink with medicinal properties that is often used to:
• Strengthen the immune system: Helps fight colds and flu.
• Decongest the airways: Ideal for relieving coughs, congestion and sore throats.
• Anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties: Reduces inflammation and fights oxidative stress.
• Improve digestion: Stimulates the digestive system and relieves stomach discomfort.
• Promote circulation: Improves blood circulation and helps regulate blood pressure.
Tea recipe:
Ingredients:
• 1 garlic clove, peeled and crushed.
• 1 piece of ginger (about 2 cm), grated or sliced.
• 1/4 small onion, chopped.
• 1 cinnamon stick or 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon.
• Juice of half a lemon.
• 500 ml of water.
• Honey (optional, to sweeten). Preparation:
1. Heat the water in a pot.
2. Add the garlic, ginger, onion and cinnamon.
3. Let simmer for 10 minutes.
4. Remove from heat and strain the liquid.
5. Add the lemon juice and, if desired, sweeten with honey.
6. Drink it hot, preferably before going to sleep or on an empty stomach.