##  [Congestion / cough / flu Tea](/index%2ephp/recipe/congestion-cough-flu-tea) 

  Posted by Christoph on 16 Jan 2013 

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     ![Handmade ceramic mug with reddish-brown congestion tea on a wooden table.](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_512x288_focal_point_webp/public/2026-01/congestion-tea.jpg.webp?h=33b99cf3&itok=l0bi7Tm3) 

 

 



This tea works better for us than most over-the-counter medicines, and it tastes really nice. We often prepare it just for the enjoyment.



Serves:

1 serving

 

Prep time:

6 minutes

 

Cook time:

3 minutes

 

Recipe Category

[Drink](/index%2ephp/recipe-category/drink)

 

 

Cuisine

[British](/index%2ephp/cuisine/british)

 

 

Ingredients

a few slices of fresh or frozen ginger root, as much as you can stomach (note: ginger can be kept in a plastic bag in the freezer for months and grated or sliced while frozen)

juice of half a lemon or a whole lime, whichever you prefer and have handy

a teaspoon of loose-leaf black tea, or one teabag - you can also substitute green or Oolong tea

honey

 

 

Instructions

Heat the tea water.

Add the ginger slices and simmer for a few minutes to extract as much of its good stuff as possible.

Take off the heat.

Add the black tea and lemon juice.

After a few minutes, strain out the ginger and black tea.

Sweeten with honey to taste. You can keep it on the tart side and enjoy the tea Pia-style, or you can add lots of honey to make it sweet and sticky, which is how the Weber guys prefer it.

Enjoy the tea really hot!

 

 

  Adapted from: A recipe a British coworker gave me