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Check out Some Amazing Health Benefits of Ginger Tea

A cup of fresh ginger tea is all you need to unwind and rejuvenate your mind and body. But do you know that this refreshing drink also has several health benefits?

Updated on: 1 February, 2021 5:59 PM IST By: Prity Barman
Ginger Tea

A cup of fresh ginger tea is all you need to unwind and rejuvenate your mind and body. But do you know that this refreshing drink also has several health benefits? 

Just a cup of ginger tea made from 4 to 6 peeled raw ginger slices boiling for 20 minutes in 2 cups of water, with the addition of a splash of lime and honey; the body profits in more ways than one. 

Benefits of ginger tea

Here are some really amazing medical benefits of ginger tea: 

1. Motion sickness, nausea: Have ginger tea to alleviate dizziness, resist cold sweating, vomiting, and any sense of pain that comes from movement sickness. Ginger soothes the nerves and helps you to cope much more with the illness. In relieving morning sickness and nausea, volatile oil and phenol compounds called gingerol present in the ginger are highly effective.

2. Good for health: It is reported that ginger lowers blood pressure and cholesterol, avoids blood clots, increases blood supply, and minimizes the risk of heart attacks. To maintain outstanding heart protection, have ginger tea.

3. Relieves pain: Ginger tea is perfect for relieving pain from osteoarthritis or menstrual cramps, headaches, and sore muscles in the joints. It has anti-inflammatory effects that soothe the body as well as offer pain relief.

4. Boosts immunity: Ginger tea abundant in antioxidants is good for avoiding influenza, flu, and respiratory illnesses. The therapeutic properties of this drink help combat diseases, ease discomfort, and build up the immune system of your body.

5. Improves digestion: By drinking this cocktail, activate the digestive enzymes. Ginger tea improves digestion by helping the absorption of food, in addition to increasing the taste, calming the mind. Have warm ginger tea to keep acidity, bloating, constipation at bay 30 minutes after a meal in the morning.

Go ahead and enjoy the beverage. 

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