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Homegrown Medicine: Lemongrass Tea

Lemongrass is one of the best plants to grow in your home or office garden. Easy to grow in the right environment, it has many uses...

Lemongrass is one of the best plants to grow in your home or office garden.  Easy to grow in the right environment, it has many uses, and is a quick access herb to make a cup of tea, or throw in a soup or stir-fry.  Used in cooking in tropical and sub-tropical climates, It also has many other uses; permaculture teacher  and writer Jonathon Engels writes in One Green Planet: “As with most herbs, lemongrass comes with an assortment of antioxidants, antibacterial, and anti-bad stuff properties. It can be steeped into delicious teas, say combined with ginger or mint, and enjoyed for the flavor while simultaneously helping our bodies.

Lemongrass tea session, inspired by @vegan_soulchild ? Fresh from the backyard garden @frequency.gardens?. Knocks out colds, treats stomachaches, fevers, and even high blood pressure. Very easy to grow, smells great, and perfect for

Lemongrass Tea 

Add 2 cloves and maple syrup for the upgrade 🙂

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