Preparation details
- Prep time
- 4 min
- Yield
- 1 cup
- Serving
- Prepare one cup at a time. Add lemon and optional honey to taste.
- Duration
- Steep 5–10 minutes. Total time: about 10–14 minutes. Water: just off the boil, about 200°F / 93°C.
Ginger-lemon infusion
Fresh ginger and lemon in a bright, easy hot-water preparation with optional honey.
Associated use
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Menstrual cramps self-care guide →Mild nausea self-care guide →Minor muscle soreness self-care guide →About the ingredient
Ginger
Zingiber officinale rhizome, used as food and in oral supplements; exercise-soreness evidence is based on repeated measured intake and must not be generalized to an arbitrary tea or recipe dose.
See evidence, safety, and uses →Ingredients
- Fresh ginger
- 4–6 thin slices, or to taste
- Water
- 1 cup / 240 mL
- Lemon
- 1–2 thin slices or 1–2 teaspoons fresh juice
- Honey
- 1 teaspoon, optional
Instructions
- Place the sliced ginger in a mug.
- Pour just-off-boil water, about 200°F / 93°C, over the ginger and steep for 5–10 minutes.
- Add lemon after steeping. Stir in optional honey once the drink has cooled slightly.
- Strain if desired and serve warm.
Equipment: mug, knife or grater, strainer (optional).
Safety information
Get medical help if oral ginger can cause stomach discomfort, heartburn, diarrhea, or mouth and throat irritation in some people.
Get medical help if if you take medicines, ask a clinician or pharmacist before using ginger specifically for a health purpose.
Get medical help if pregnancy and breastfeeding guidance depends on the ginger product and preparation.
Get medical help if if you have gallstone disease, avoid using ginger specifically for a health purpose unless a clinician advises otherwise.
Get medical help if this MVP scopes medicinal ginger guidance to adults.
Condition-specific cautions
Menstrual cramps: Oral ginger can cause heartburn, abdominal discomfort, diarrhea, or mouth/throat irritation. Review medicinal ginger use with a healthcare professional if you take regular medicines, especially medicines that affect bleeding, or if you are pregnant.
Mild nausea: Ginger can cause heartburn, stomach upset, diarrhea, or mouth and throat irritation in some people. If you take medicines, are pregnant or breastfeeding, or plan to use ginger regularly in medicinal amounts, check with a healthcare professional first.
Minor muscle soreness: Oral ginger can cause abdominal discomfort, heartburn, diarrhea, and mouth or throat irritation. Review supplement use with a clinician or pharmacist if you take medicines, have significant bleeding risk, are pregnant, or are breastfeeding.