For those wondering whether to drink ginger tea before or after breakfast, both timings offer distinct health benefits. The optimal time depends on individual needs and how your body responds.

According to traditional Eastern medicine, ginger is pungent and warm, helping to warm the middle, disperse cold, regulate qi, and relieve stagnation. Ginger contains gingerol, an antioxidant, pain reliever, and anti-inflammatory compound that protects skin from pollution, reduces wrinkles, and prevents acne. Drinking ginger tea on an empty stomach can alleviate stress symptoms, helping the body relax without depleting energy.

Consuming ginger tea in the morning on an empty stomach also activates and improves circulation, which helps prevent heart diseases. It can significantly boost metabolism and increase body temperature, thereby improving digestion. Furthermore, ginger is well-known for supporting and protecting the immune system against cold and flu agents, making it suitable for children, adolescents, and older adults.

Drinking ginger tea after breakfast provides numerous advantages as well. After a meal, ginger tea aids digestion, reduces bloating, and alleviates abdominal distension, especially following fatty meals. Ginger can also reduce stomach acid secretion, helping to prevent reflux. With its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, consuming ginger tea after meals strengthens immunity, prevents colds and flu, and significantly reduces muscle aches and pains, making it an excellent natural remedy for inflammation.

Additionally, fresh ginger water promotes the elimination of toxins, purifying the body. Its antioxidant properties help neutralize free radicals, reduce oxidative stress, and support overall health.

Ultimately, drinking ginger tea in the morning, whether before or after a meal, offers specific health benefits. It is advisable to choose the timing that best suits your body to maximize its effects.

However, there are important considerations. You should only consume about one to two cups of ginger tea to avoid side effects like internal heat or heartburn. Individuals with a warm constitution, those prone to internal heat, pregnant women, or breastfeeding mothers should consult a doctor before regular consumption of ginger tea.

Traditional Medicine Practitioner Do Minh Tuan

Hanoi Association of Traditional Medicine