Lemongrass Ginger Tea

Lemongrass Ginger Tea is the most underrated daily wellness ritual available in a cup. Three ingredients. No caffeine. No fillers. No sweeteners. Just a citrusy, warming, intensely aromatic blend that your gut, skin, and nervous system all respond to — sometimes within 20 minutes of the first sip. Lluvia Tea sources each component fresh from Northeast India and blends in small batches to ensure the volatile oils — the compounds responsible for both the aroma and the health effects — are still alive when you brew.

Here is why each ingredient is essential and why it matters specifically in this tea:

• Lemongrass — why it is the lead ingredient, not a flavour add-on: Most lemongrass teas use dried lemongrass as a background note for flavour. Lluvia Tea uses it as the primary active ingredient. Fresh-dried lemongrass from Northeast India retains citral, quercetin, limonene, and Vitamin C at significantly higher levels than aged, commodity lemongrass imported from overseas. Citral is the compound responsible for lemongrass's antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties — it calms an overactive digestive system, reduces bloating at its source, supports liver detoxification, and provides a stress-reducing effect through the olfactory system the moment you begin to brew. Quercetin adds a systemic anti-inflammatory layer that protects skin from the inside out and makes hair measurably shinier over weeks of daily use.
• Ginger — why it is irreplaceable here and not interchangeable with ginger powder: This blend uses whole dried ginger, not ginger powder. The difference is critical: gingerols and shogaols — the active anti-digestive and anti-inflammatory compounds in ginger — degrade rapidly once ginger is ground. Whole dried ginger retains them. These compounds stimulate gastric motility (the speed food moves through your digestive tract), eliminate gas and bloating within 20–30 minutes, reduce nausea at its root cause, and deliver anti-inflammatory effects that accumulate over time — clearer skin, easier joints, and a calmer gut. This is the cup to reach for within 30 minutes of a heavy meal.
• Curly Green Tea (Assam) — the silent amplifier most people don't notice: Assam Curly Green Tea is a distinct whole-leaf varietal — not the flat-leaf green tea used in most blends. Its curled shape means it releases EGCG and catechins more slowly and evenly during steeping, creating a smoother cup without bitterness. EGCG amplifies the antioxidant effect of both the lemongrass and ginger, supports fat metabolism, and gives this tea its characteristic clean finish. Over time, the EGCG and lemongrass Vitamin C together deliver visible improvements in skin clarity and hair texture.

What makes this exclusive: Lluvia Tea sources lemongrass and ginger from Northeast India — the same agricultural belt as their tea gardens — ensuring freshness that commodity herb suppliers cannot match. Small-batch blending and 48-hour sealing means the volatile essential oils in lemongrass and ginger that most brands lose in storage are fully present in every tin.

How to brew: Steep 2.5g in 250ml boiled water for 3–4 minutes. Add honey and a squeeze of lemon for throat-soothing and extra Vitamin C. Serve hot for digestion, cold over ice for a refreshing detox drink. Add fresh mint when iced.

Ingredients: Lemongrass, Curly Green Tea (Assam), Ginger

Country of Origin: India | Sold by Lluvia Tea and Fulfilled by EarthBased.in