Ginger’s fragrance is warm and spicy and is used in traditional medicine to treat colds, fevers, loss of appetite, nausea, inflammation and genito-urinary and lung infections. It is also known to protect the liver. In addition, ginger is a stimulant and aphrodisiac.
Cinnamon is also warm and spicy with a bit of sweetness. It is thought to be an aphrodisiac that relieves tension and invigorates the senses. Cinnamon is a perfect complement to ginger tea.
Let’s try it:
- Add 3 cups of cold water to a saucepan and heat on high
- Peel fresh ginger root and slice thin. (I used about 1/4 cup)
- Add 1/8 tsp. ground cinnamon or 1 whole cinnamon stick to water
- Add ginger to water.
- Bring mixture to a boil.
- Cover the pan and remove from heat.
- Let the tea sit for 15-20 minutes.
- Strain and pour into your favorite tea-cup. Sip while reading a good book!
Aimee's healthy living 
May 05, 2010 @ 03:41:31
Aimee,
I drink ginger green tea all day long. But I love the idea of adding cinnamon! Thanks for posting this. I am going to give it a try tomorrow morning.
Alicia
May 05, 2010 @ 03:44:51
Good for you Alicia! Today (after posting) I drank ginger tea all day long 🙂
May 05, 2010 @ 13:45:51
Aimee,
I remembered to add cinnamom to my ginger and green tea this morning. What a wonderful aroma that adds. Perfect to help me wake up. However, I can see myself drinking this all day too. Thanks so much for this post. 🙂
Quick question, do you think it is possible to get too much cinnamon? That was brought up on my blog and it surprised me. I was wondering what your thoughts are on this.
thanks,
Alicia
May 05, 2010 @ 17:54:05
Good morning Alicia,
After researching a bit this morning, it looks as though it is possible to get too much cinnamon, as in 1-2 tbsp. each day may be a little excessive. This would be true if the cinnamon you take contains coumarin which may be toxic to the liver. Aparrently, Chinese and Cassia varieties contain this naturally occuring compound. I would suggest using cinnamon in relatively small doses (ie. 1/4 tsp. here, 1/2 tsp. there). It’s an interesting question. Offhand, I wouldn’t think one could get too much cinnamon, but I guess too much of anything isn’t healthy! The question is, how much is too much? Thanks for asking Alicia.
May 05, 2010 @ 18:16:37
Aimee,
Thanks so much for researching that; you are too kind. 🙂 I feel better now since you found that 1/4 or 1/2 teaspoon should be fine. That is what I was seeing too but you are trained in this sort of thing and I am not. I would love to see a post with your research if you feel like writing it.
thanks again!
Alicia
May 05, 2010 @ 21:01:43
I just put more Ginger on the grocery list! This sounds really good. Liver you say! So much the better.
May 05, 2010 @ 21:20:21
Hi Kally,
It is really good in a spicy yet soothing way:)
May 06, 2010 @ 22:11:15
Aw yum, this sounds perfect for the cooler mornings we have been having here.
May 07, 2010 @ 02:35:56
thanks theresa!