Is your stomach, not quite right? Does the hot pink color of the common American over the counter treatment frighten you? Well then, you’re in luck.
This tea helps soothe indigestion, nausea and gas.
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 3 star anise clusters
- 4 cloves
- 1 1″x2″ piece of fresh peeled ginger
Place all ingredients in a pot and add four cups of water. Cover the pot and turn the heat to high. Bring the water to a boil, then turn the heat to low and allow to simmer until the water turns a shade or two lighter than regular iced tea. (About ten or fifteen minutes.)
The result of your efforts is a really delicious tea, that’ll cure what ails ya’. I like to take this tea unsweetened, but if you like, add honey to taste.
Ginger and star anise aid digestion, and are excellent treatments for both gas and nausea.
Cloves are wonderful for gas, slow digestion, and nausea.
Check out some of the other properties of these ingredients. Suffice it to say these four items are staples of any good kitchen alchemist’s pantry.
S. Conde