Originally published September 27 2005
Use ginger root for natural heartburn relief
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
Ginger root brewed in tea can offer natural heartburn relief, and one heartburn sufferer shares a recipe for an effective home remedy that also helps soothe the nerves.
I have tried ways to relieve the pain other than the painkiller, but unfortunately they have not worked.
I have been using all kinds of different methods of getting rid of the heartburn, but the other day I went back to one I want to share that makes all the difference in the world: Ginger, just plain old ginger root.
For some reason, this is one of the best remedies for heartburn, nausea and motion sickness.
Making the tea I drink is relatively easy and has been most effective for me drinking it slightly warm -- not hot.
I grate about a teaspoon of fresh ginger root for each cup of tea and put it in a ceramic teapot.
I bring water almost to a boil and pour it over the ginger in the teapot and let in steep for 10 minutes.
Then I pour the tea through a small strainer into a cup and I add a little honey, stevia or Splenda and sip.
For some reason it seems to work better if I just sip it.
I have also been taking some crystallized ginger with me when I am out and about and I start to feel the pain coming on.
Echinacea is used as a root and called an herb.
Increase the ginger and reduce the amount of water and mix the concentrate with hot water when you want to make a cup of the tea.
I have taken both the crystallized ginger with me when I am away from home as well as a thermos of the ginger tea.
But you could take a little of the concentrate if you are going to be on a trip and just mix in a little hot water at a restaurant.
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