Fresh Lemongrass Ginger Tea Recipe

This lemongrass ginger tea is warming, strong and has lots of earthy, spicy and citrusy flavors. Plus, both lemongrass and ginger have great antimicrobial and other health benefits on their own, so this tea can be a great immunity boost.

If you enjoy soothing teas, check out these posts for lemongrass tea, ginger tea (plus benefits), and garlic ginger tea.

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Ingredients for lemongrass and ginger tea

You can always buy the teabags instead of brewing the fresh ingredients. Pukka, for instance, has lemongrass ginger teabags or try loose leaf lemongrass.

Equipment

No special equipment is needed here though I did use a zester for grating the ginger.

How to make lemongrass and ginger tea

Prep the ingredients

Wash the lemongrass stalks and leaves. The leaves actually hold just as much flavor as the stalks. Cut them up into 1- to 2-inch pieces. Wash, peel and finely grate the ginger. You can slice the ginger too but the grated ginger release far more flavor than the slices within the brewing time.

Brew and Steep

Place a small saucepan on medium heat. Add the water and bring to a rolling boil. Add the lemongrass pieces and grated ginger and leave to boil for 10 minutes.

Turn off the heat and leave to steep for another 10 minutes.

Serve

Strain the tea. You can sweeten at this point with your preferred sweetener – I enjoy honey here. Serve the tea warm.

Benefits of ginger and lemongrass

Lemongrass tea has shown positive effects for blood parameters like hemoglobin concentrations, red and white blood cell count, according to this 2015 study. The researchers suggested lemongrass could help boost immunity and treat anemia.

Meanwhile, ginger is anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, anti-nausea, and neuroprotective. It may also reduce platelet aggregation which could lower your chances of developing blood clots, according to this 2015 lab study. And there is evidence, including this 2020 study, which shows ginger could reduce blood glucose and total cholesterol levels.

See more ginger benefits outlined in my homemade ginger shots post.

Caution: Excessive lemongrass intake is linked to negative kidney function from this 2014 study. The study found long-term heavy use of lemongrass increased urea and creatine levels in the blood. It is also believed that ginger – with its blood thinning benefits – could interact with drugs like warfarin and aspirin. So enjoy this tea in moderation and talk to your doctor about any concerns you may have about lemongrass and ginger.

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