Easy Herbal Cold Remedy Tea is the perfect recipe to have on hand for cold and flu season. I love this natural remedy recipe so much that I use it almost every day for preventative care.

For more tea recipes to make at home, Herbal Bedtime Tea Recipe and Detoxing Lemon Ginger Tea will help you on your tea-making journey.

This home remedy tea for flu and cold symptoms packs a powerful nutrition punch.  You should make this tea at the first sign of a cold or flu. It will help with a runny nose and scratchy throats.

Ginger, raw honey, turmeric, lemons, and oranges are a nutritional combination your body will love – especially when you have a common cold. Natural home remedies using healthy ingredients are becoming popular again as people take charge of their preventative healthcare.

I always look for natural ways to help cure ailments and boost my immunities, and this honey tea is one of my favorite formulas. Medicinal teas with citrus fruit have been used since ancient times.

Cold and flu herbal tea remedies are one of the simplest and most delicious ways to achieve better health.

“You know, all that really matters is that the people you love are happy and healthy. Everything else is just sprinkles on the sundae.”

Paul Walker

The last thing we need with our busy schedules is to feel under the weather.

Whenever I feel like a cold is coming on, I whip up a batch of Cold Remedy Tea to help me on the road to recovery during the cold season.

Since a batch of Cold Remedy Tea can last a month in your refrigerator, why not make some for friends and family to have on hand?

Cold Remedy Tea Ingredient: Ginger – Health Benefits 

Ginger is a powerhouse of health of its own.  It contains gingerol, which has many medicinal properties.

It reduces inflammation and pain in the body. We all could do with a little less inflammation.

Another great health benefit is that it stimulates circulation.

Ginger root tea – can also help treat many forms of nausea and vomiting.

Here are some fun facts about ginger you probably didn’t know: 

1) The ginger plant is an herb.  This is something I didn’t know!

2) Ginger is not a root; it’s a rhizome.  Rhizomes are underground stems.  (Imagine how intelligent people will think you are if you bring up this little nugget at the dinner table.)

3) The plant can grow up to 4 feet tall.  It’s typically grown in the tropics and other warm regions.

4) Ginger is native to southeast Asia.

5) Slices of ginger are eaten in Japan between food courses to clear the palate.

How to preserve fresh ginger once you’ve cut into the root (or rhizome, now that we know better!) 

Wrap the ginger in a paper towel and place it in a plastic bag.  It will last up to two weeks.

Cold Remedy Tea Ingredient: Raw Honey – Health Benefits 

Most of the honey you find in grocery stores is pasteurized.  Look for raw honey to reap the best benefits.

Raw honey can kill unwanted fungi and bacteria, according to research.

It’s also a phytonutrient powerhouse.  That’s one of the reasons why organic honey has immune-boosting properties.

Raw honey will also help with a sore throat and act as a cough suppressant.

If you have a problem finding raw honey at your grocery store, you can find some here on Amazon.  

What is Turmeric?

Turmeric is an aromatic spice from India that is a gorgeous orange color.  For thousands of years, turmeric has been a staple in kitchens throughout the Middle East, India, and Southeast Asia.

Cold Remedy Tea Ingredient: Turmeric – Health Benefits 

According to healthline.com, turmeric may be one of the most effective nutritional boosts.  Studies show it has significant benefits for your brain and body.

The most essential compound in turmeric is called curcumin.  It’s a potent antioxidant and a powerful anti-inflammatory.

Curcumin also helps block free radical damage and stimulates your antioxidant defenses simultaneously.  Now you know how important turmeric tea cold remedy can have on your cold or flu improved health.

Cold Remedy Tea Ingredient: Lemons – Health Benefits 

Lemons contain a high amount of Vitamin C, which helps support your body’s natural defenses.

Did you know that lemons help reduce phlegm?  Lemon juice also helps decrease the strength of the flu or cold.  That’s good news!

Fun Facts About Lemons:

I like to add a bit of trivia to my recipes because it adds a little fun to dinner table conversations.  I’ve gone through my life not knowing if lemons are native to America.  Now I know.

1) According to contemporaryfoodlab.com, lemons were brought to the Americas by Christopher Columbus in 1493.

2) Lemons are grown primarily in California and Arizona.  (My guess would have been Florida – but they weren’t even close to the number of acres the other two states have dedicated to lemons.)  They produce 95% of the lemons consumed in the United States.

3) On average, the US consumes three pounds of lemons per person.

4) The top two countries we export our lemons to are Japan and Canada.

5) Each lemon holds, on average, three tablespoons of juice.

6) Lemon trees can produce lemons all year round.

7) Every year, you can get 500-600 pounds of lemons from a single tree.

8) Miners in the gold rush of 1849 paid a premium price for lemons because they helped prevent scurvy.  Because of this demand, California is one of the top-producing states of lemons.

Cold Remedy Tea Ingredient – Oranges – Health Benefits  

Oranges are also high in Vitamin C, and when you want to shorten the time you feel sick, this vitamin is one of your best bets.

They also provide powerful antioxidants that helps protect your cells and help defends your body against illness.

Cold Remedy Tea Ingredient – Limes – Health Benefits

Limes also have antioxidants and high levels of Vitamin C. They provide natural support and have anti-inflammatory properties.

Slices of lime make a great ingredient in herbal tea blends.

How to pick out the best citrus fruits:

You want to pick lemons and oranges that seem heavy for their size.  Thinner skin usually means more juice.

The lighter the color of lemons’ skin means they are usually more tart than a darker yellow.

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Here’s how to make the Best Tea for a Cold:

Ingredients for Cold Remedy Tea

2-inch piece of peeled fresh ginger

1 cup raw honey 

1 tablespoon ground turmeric 

1 lime, halved, sliced thinly, and seeded

2 lemons, halved, sliced thinly, and seeded

1 orange, halved, sliced thinly, and seeded

1 lime, halved, sliced thinly, and seeded

hot water

Directions for making this Homemade Tea for Cold

1) Grind the fresh ginger into a paste with mortar and pestle.

2) In a large bowl, mix together the honey, ginger, and turmeric.  Then stir in the lemons, orange, and lime. Mix well.

3) For each serving, place 2 heaping tablespoons of the mixture (including the orange, lime, and lemon slices) in a mug.  Fill a mug with boiling water and stir to blend.

4) Transfer remaining mixture to an airtight container and refrigerate up to one month.

Here’s the printable version of the Best Tea for Cold and the Flu: 

Tips for making Cold Remedy Tea recipe:

1) Grinding black pepper in your cold remedy lemon tea or adding a few peppercorns will help your body absorb the turmeric.

2) Add a sprinkle of cayenne pepper for an extra zing to you hot tea. 

If you’re looking for another tea recipe to help boost your immune system, here’s how to make elderberry tea.

We’ve reached the end of the Cold Remedy Tea recipe.  I hope you enjoyed it.  I will be featuring more natural cold remedy recipes soon.

Let me know in the comments below how you liked this easy homemade tea drink recipe.

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Please pin this natural cold remedy tea below on your drink recipe board on Pinterest, so that you can refer back to it again the next time you have a stuffy nose.

Here’s a great video on How Honey Is Made:

If you’re looking to start your own apothecary, this article from my friend Lauren at Hillsborough Homestead will help you get started.

Thanks for stopping by.  I’m so happy you found us!

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