The Ginger Decoction:

This decoction is inspired by my favorite cold drink True Foods Kitchen, the “OG”. It is so spicy and powerful from the ginger, yet light from the lemon and honey. Its hydrating, refreshing and so yummy!!

It’s a perfect drink for someone with chronic inflammation, PMS pains (or other pains), motility issues or anyone who wants to support their gut microbiome health!

Decoction’s are a way of extracting the volatile oils from certain ingredients. The volatile oils, are part of the active ingredients that confer beneficial properties. It essentially is the simmering of a root, herb, seed, leaf, or berry to extract these volatile oils. (as opposed to an infusion- which is just steeping in hot water). If you have lots of ginger on hand, or are wanting to whip up warmth in a bottle, this is the recipe for you!

Key Ingredients:

All of the ingredients in this recipe are healthful and have healing properties, making it the ultimate health elixir! I love to use this decoction to support immune health and gut health. As you can see below, there are so many beneficial properties to these ingredients, they are great to incorporate in other recipes also!

Ginger: Ginger is antimicrobial, and also helps to stimulate the Migrating Motor Complex (MMC) helping digestion to move effectively downward. This helps to keep bowels moving regularly and effectively. This can help to lower bacterial overgrowths and support healthy digestion. Ginger also has anti-nausea and antioxidants properties as well.

Lemon: Lemon is a great source of vitamin C. Lemon also has alkalizing properties and supports digestion by stimulating the release of gastric juices.

Honey: Honey is another anti-microbial component to this elixir. Raw, organic honey is rich in antioxidants, and contains polyphenols that feed our good gut bacteria and kill of the pathogenic bacteria.

Hope you enjoy this zingy treat!