Cinnamon And Ginger Cough Healing Drink

The combination of honey, cinnamon and ginger gives us a tonic drink that helps to soften our throat, relieve cough and promote its elimination.

Cinnamon and ginger are two medicinal spices with multiple health benefits. Among these, we can highlight their ability to fight against coughs. Find out in this article how you can make a healing cinnamon and ginger cough drink at home. As well as all the properties of these two natural remedies.

Fight against cough

Coughing is a reflex action of our body to keep the airways clear. It can be dry or oily, and in the latter case, it is accompanied by mucus.

It is usually one of the main symptoms of the flu, or the common cold, although some people also have it chronically. There is also a type of cough that appears during the night and interferes with good quality sleep.

There are different natural remedies for coughing: medicinal plants, homeopathy, syrups, pills, etc.

However, there are also other solutions that we can prepare at home with economical and natural ingredients.

Cinnamon

Cinnamon is an exotic and delicate spice, very valuable in gastronomy around the world.

It softens and enhances the flavor of a wide variety of dishes, with which it goes perfectly: biscuits, sweets, ice creams, creams, etc. It can also be used in meat and fish stews.

However, its biggest secret lies in its incredible health benefits:

• Calms coughs and sore throats
• Prevents flu and colds
• Aids digestion and relieves discomfort such as gas, nausea or heartburn
• Lowers blood sugar, making it an excellent remedy for type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance
• Reduces cholesterol
• Fights infections
• Has anti-inflammatory properties
• It is an antioxidant
• A natural stimulant, without side effects

In order for cinnamon to have powerful healing effects as well, you need to choose the Ceylon variety ( Cinnamomum verum). Chinese cinnamon ( Cinnamomum cassia) , on the other hand, has much less medicinal properties.

Ginger

Ginger is a root with a spicy, exotic and refreshing flavor. It is widely used in Asian cuisine for its digestive properties, as an accompaniment to all kinds of recipes.

In addition, ginger improves the absorption of nutrients.  This then makes it the ideal complement to any food.

Its properties are in particular the following:

• Reduces respiratory tract congestion, calms coughs and warms the throat
• Antibacterial properties
• Reduces inflammation
• Improves digestion and calms acidity and gas
• Fights constipation
• Stimulates the body and speeds up the metabolism
• Is aphrodisiac
• Promotes perspiration
• Strengthens the immune system
• Fights free radicals
• Regulates the hormonal system in women

Honey to fight coughs

Honey is the best sweetener for this cough drink. Thanks to its excellent nutritional values, honey is a very powerful natural antibiotic. It is also very effective in the treatment of respiratory diseases.

Its antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties make it an excellent remedy for dry cough. Indeed, it is the basis of many natural syrups. It is also a much more recommended option than sugar for food.

Cinnamon-ginger healing drink

Ingredients

• 1 sprig of Ceylon cinnamon or a teaspoon of ground cinnamon (5 g)
• 1 piece of fresh ginger root or 1 teaspoon of powdered ginger (5g)
• Honey (according to your taste)
• 3 glasses of water (600 ml)

Preparation

When preparing this drink to fight cough, you have to take into account both possibilities.

• If you are using cinnamon and powdered ginger, let it steep with the heat turned off for 10 minutes.
• On the other hand, if you use a cinnamon stick and ginger root, you have to cook them for 15 minutes. In both cases, let stand for another 10 minutes.

Both alternatives are very effective and curative.

When the drink is lukewarm, you can sweeten it with honey to taste.

How to consume it?

• Take this drink warm or a little hot, but not too much so as not to irritate the throat.
• Drink it in small sips, or gargle it.
• Take the drink on an empty stomach and always outside of the main meals.
• You can use it as a preventative treatment for a few days. Or to treat a sharp cough, until you notice improvement.