Ginger tea

Ginger tea
TypeHerbal tea

Other names
  • Saenggang-cha
  • salabat
  • shōga-yu
  • teh halia
  • teh jahe
OriginAsia

Quick descriptionTea made from ginger

Temperature100 °C (212 °F)
TimeVaries
Regional names
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese薑母茶
Simplified Chinese姜母茶
Literal meaningginger mother (mature ginger) tea
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinjiāngmǔ chá
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationgēungmóuh chàh
Jyutpinggoeng1mou5 caa4
Korean name
Hangul생강차
Hanja生薑茶
Literal meaningginger tea
Transcriptions
Revised Romanizationsaenggang-cha
McCune–Reischauersaenggang-ch'a
Japanese name
Kanji生姜湯
Kanaしょうがゆ
Transcriptions
Revised Hepburnshōga-yu
Malay name
Malayteh halia
Indonesian name
Indonesianteh jahe
Filipino name
Tagalogsalabat

Ginger tea is a herbal beverage that is made from ginger root. It has a long history as a traditional herbal medicine in East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and West Asia.[1]

  1. ^ "Ginger (Overview)". University of Maryland Medical Center. 22 June 2015. Archived from the original on 20 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.