Spicy Tea Time

It is a pungent, gently bitter tropical plant, related to ginger, with bulky, bright orange roots that have been used in Asian cooking.

It is looked upon the cross-cultural spice,  the people of the Caribbean have been eating it in curries since I was a boy.

Shown to lower rates of Alzheimer's disease by blocking the formation beta amyloid, the substance responsible for for the plaques that obstruct cerebral functions.

Turmeric is a standard cure for runny nose, the dizzy rush of a fever. And yes, reports says, "it use has antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties."

                      Spiced Tea
                     
1/4 cup water
1/2 inch piece of turmeric peeled and grated
1/2 inch piece of ginger, peeled and grated 
1 cardamon pod
1 cinnamon stick
3 black peppercorns
1/2 tablespoon honey
1 cup milk
1 black tea bag

In a small pan over a low heat, add the water, turmeric, ginger, 
cardamon, cinnamon, peppercorn and honey
Bring to a simmer, then pour in milk, and add the tea bag
When milk is steaming,  adjust sweetness
Strain through fine-mesh strainer and serve.
Serves 1