Asian Lemongrass herbal tea

The Asian Lemongrass is one of the most beloved herbs in Asian gastronomy. The concoction is deliciously lemony and fruity, as well as calming just like its European species. Besides its many great health benefits, we like it for its refreshing flavour! It can be served both as a hot drink and a cold drink, it will remain revitalizing regardless. Asian Lemongrass – also known by the names: ‘lemongrass, sereh, and citronella’ – belongs to the sweet wood species. The plant originated from Malaysia, but it spread quickly and widely across Southeast Asia. In Asian cuisine, lemongrass is traditionally used in curries, soups, and rice dishes to add flavour. It is high in vitamin B and C, iron, magnesium, zinc, manganese, potassium, calcium, phosphorus, and copper meaning it doesn’t only bring a fruity (mostly lemony) flavour to your cuisine, but it contributes majorly to a healthy diet.

In the form of a tea, the essential oils in lemongrass have antispasmodic and pain-relieving effects. Lemongrass has many healing properties up to and including easing abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. In addition to all that, thanks to its cleansing effect, lemongrass has reputedly been known to have a positive effect on acne as well as rheumatism, and it brings down fevers and bolsters the immune system if faced with a case of infections or skin diseases. Asian Lemongrass has the capability to relieve you of bad breath, high blood sugar, and/or high cholesterol.

The simple way of making Lemongrass tea begins with the boiling of some water that once hot should be poured on top of the lemongrass. Let it steep for a total of 10 minutes. For a more intense taste, you will need to cook the stems of the lemongrass in a saucepan for 10 minutes. In addition, simply cook the ginger as well. When done, filter out the pieces, bottle up the tea, then finally tweak and sweeten with honey and lemon juice to your liking. If you prefer to make lemongrass tea per traditional.

Thai methods, leave the tea to cool for a short period of time and use it to quench your thirst or enjoy it with some ice during summer. During the cold months of winter, the freshly cooked lemongrass teas help with colds and warming you up from the inside.