Lemon Grass Tea

Benefits of Lemongrass TeaLemongrass has been used in South Asian cooking since a long time. It is known to have a calming effect on the body, thereby helps in inducing sleep and curing insomnia. Lemongrass is also anti-bacterial and anti-fungal in nature, which makes it an effective remedy for a wide variety of complaints. Lemongrass tea, provides relief from nausea, severe menstrual cramps and acts as a diuretic too. Lemongrass tea health benefits are, detoxification of liver, pancreas, kidneys, bladder and the digestive tract. Lemongrass tea also helps in maintaining normal cholesterol levels in the body, toxins, excess fats and improves digestion. Lemongrass also finds a place in Ayurvedic medicine for its innumerable properties, relieving common cold and cough being the famous ones. Read more on lemongrass oil uses.

Lemongrass tea has been an ancient remedy for curing chest congestion, colds and coughs. A concoction, called as, 'kadha' is given to the patient to help him get rid of the common cold. Also, if you add a dash of pepper to lemongrass tea, it will help you ease all menstrual problems like cramps and nausea. Interestingly, lemongrass tea benefits in acne prevention and in dealing with other skin problems too. Studies have shown drinking lemongrass tea on a regular basis, prevents the skin from developing any acne or pimples. This is true, as acne is a result of bacteria, and the anti-bacterial nature of the tea, helps the skin to look good and feel good.

How to Make Lemongrass Tea

Ingredients

• Clumps of lemongrass
• Water, 1 cup
• Milk, if desired
• Sugar or honey, as per taste

• Strainer

Method

• Peel the outer layer of the leaves and discard them. The outer layers, will give your tea a bitter taste.
• Boil the water and add the clumps of peeled leaves to it.
• Let the water boil on a slow heat for around twenty minutes. This extracts all the essence of the leaves.
• Add the sweetener and boil it for another 5 minutes. If you want, you can add some milk at this point.
• Remove from the stove, strain it in a cup and drink it hot.

You can also serve iced lemongrass tea. Go along with the suggested lemongrass tea recipe, let it cool and serve it with ice. If you are making it iced lemongrass tea, refrain from adding milk.

There is a plethora of lemongrass tea uses. This folk medicine has to have some truth, since it's been used for so many years. To make a start, combat the cold, with a cuppa lemongrass tea. I personally just add it to my herbal tea or green tea. Enjoy!