Lemon, ginger and honey each have unique healing properties. But if they are combined in a certain proportion - then the combination: ginger with lemon and honey - turns into a powerful cold remedy. The health benefits of this homemade potion are enormous and have been proven over the years and by people.
The cold is very insidious. She steals up unnoticed, acts on the sly. The person feels healthy, vigorous and full of energy. Well, just think, a slight malaise in the morning, a mild headache, a sore throat. Well, he sneezed once, coughed twice - it doesn't happen to anyone. This goes on for a day, two, three. A person goes to work, leads a normal life and does not pay attention to body signals (coughing, sneezing,) that not everything is in order, that it is time to worry about your own health.
We, as usual, rely on the internal forces of our body, on immunity, and quite often we are late to lend a helping hand to our health. We forget that it is better to prevent the disease in time than to allow it and treat it. Don't wait until a minor ailment develops into painful problems.
There are many different ways and real opportunities to prevent the appearance of a cold in your home:
- hardening;
- strengthening immunity;
- sports;
- proper nutrition.
All these activities will only benefit your body.
At home, you can cope with the common cold on your own with the help of traditional medicine. Thanks to the rich experience and knowledge of our ancestors, unique old recipes have come down to us, which can protect the body from many diseases, create a protective barrier for bacteria and microbes. Well, if you are already sick, they will help you cope with the disease as quickly as possible.
One of the most popular recipes is a mixture of ginger, lemon and honey for colds. These medicines are easy to prepare yourself at home. Cooking does not take much time and effort.
Recipe for a preventive mixture of ginger, lemon and honey for colds
- ginger root - 300 g;
- lemon - 1 pc. (medium sizes - 100-150 g);
- honey - 150 g.
Peeled ginger and pitted lemon twist through a meat grinder. Add honey to the resulting mass and mix everything thoroughly. That's all - the drug is ready!
For the treatment of colds, take 1 tsp. mixture daily. It can be added to warm tea, fruit drink, porridge or simply washed down with water. This remedy is effective only at the initial stage of a cold. And also it has a good preventive effect, strengthens the immune system.
In order to prevent colds, during epidemics of influenza and SARS, to strengthen immunity, it is recommended to regularly take a course of 1-2 months. If, after taking the mixture for 2-3 days, the symptoms of a cold do not stop, there is no relief, then you can prepare anti-inflammatory tea from the same components.
cold tea recipe
- mashed ginger root - 1 tsp;
- lemon - 1 slice;
- honey - 1 or 2 tsp, to taste;
- boiled water - 200-250 ml.
Rub the mashed root and lemon slice thoroughly. Pour the resulting mixture with boiling water. Let the drink brew and cool to room temperature. Strain it. Add honey to the cooled tea with ginger and lemon, stir. Drink the prepared tea drink 3 times a day until complete recovery.
Recipe for cold and cough drink
If a cold is accompanied by a cough, then prepare the potion according to the following recipe.
- ginger root juice - 1 tsp;
- lemon juice -1 tsp;
- liquid honey - 1⁄2 tsp;
- boiled warm water (about 60-70 degrees) - 500 ml.
Fill all components with warm water. And the drink is ready! Drink every day for 1 tsp. for colds with cough, every 30 minutes. It is advisable not to swallow the mixture immediately, but hold it in your mouth for 10-15 seconds, and then swallow it. It is necessary to take this drink until relief comes and the cough passes.
ginger lemonade recipe
- lemon - 2 pcs.;
- ginger root - 10-15 cm;
- honey - 0.5 or 1 cup (to taste);
- boiled water - 2 liters.
Ginger and lemon twist through a meat grinder or chop in a blender. The resulting mixture is placed in a glass container and pour chilled boiled water. Let the drink brew for an hour. Next, strain the lemonade, add honey, mix everything thoroughly. Ginger lemonade is ready! You can drink the drink like regular lemonade. It is recommended to strengthen the immune system during epidemics of colds.
Why do ginger, lemon and honey easily cope with a cold?
The greatest number of people, when they start to get sick "headlong", rush to the pharmacy and collect a bunch of sometimes unnecessary medicines. Forgetting that there are many natural natural medicines that can often even more effectively cope with a cold than tablets or powders released by the pharmaceutical industry. Even our great-grandfathers used ginger, lemon and honey as powerful remedies against many diseases, including colds.
The healing properties of ginger are the ability to:
- improve metabolic processes;
- eliminate inflammation of the respiratory system;
- relieve headache.
Ginger has warming properties. What is important in the treatment of colds. The essential oils contained in the plant significantly alleviate coughing by helping to eliminate sputum.
Lemon, due to its high content of ascorbic acid, vitamins A, B1, B2, D:
- strengthens the immune system;
- increases efficiency;
- slows down the aging process;
- has a diaphoretic effect;
- has an analgesic effect;
- relieves seizures.
An entire book can be written about the benefits and healing properties of honey. This unique gift of nature has an incredibly huge amount of healing properties and is indispensable in the treatment of many diseases. And mixtures with honey, lemon and ginger are a storehouse of vitamins for the body.
Contraindications
Unfortunately, even very useful products have contraindications. Therefore, before you start treating a cold with lemon, ginger and honey, make sure that they are not contraindicated for you.
The active components of all components make the drug unacceptable for use in:
- peptic ulcer of the stomach and intestines;
- diseases of the gastrointestinal tract during an exacerbation;
- pancreatitis;
- hemorrhoids and enterocolitis;
- exacerbation of any inflammatory processes;
- cholelithiasis;
- diabetes mellitus;
- epilepsy;
- pregnancy and during lactation.
People suffering from heart disease should use these products with great care. Be sure to make sure that there is no allergy to all the components that are included in the healing mixture.
Things to remember: Before starting treatment with bee products, consult your doctor.
It must always be remembered that lemon, ginger and especially honey are not food, but medicines. And any medicine should be treated with caution, used strictly according to the recipe.
