Cold weather like now is indeed delicious ginger wedang drink.
The warmth of this ginger drink is believed to prevent colds and colds. But, ginger drinks should not be brewed with hot water.
In order to get the maximum benefit from this drink, ginger drinks should not be brewed with hot water.
According to herbal experts dr. Abrijanto, ginger brewed with hot water whose temperature is close to boiling (100 degrees Celsius) will lose the active compound in it.
In fact, the active compounds that are beneficial from ginger.
However, there are still many people who process ginger by boiling it, then drink it while still hot.
According to Abrijanto, in this way, ginger no longer contains active compounds.
Active compounds in ginger are flavonoids and saponins become damaged by water with too hot temperature.
Flavonoids and saponins are compounds that many benefits to health. They act as anti-inflammatory, anti-fungal, anti-cancer, and strengthen the immune system.
The characteristics of herbs that contain both compounds are when stirred with water to remove foam.
Well, when exposed to boiling water then this compound will be damaged and lost. It still feels warm because the oil content of atsirinya can still survive with hot temperatures.
Drink ginger is more delicious when drunk while still hot.
For that, Abrijanto suggested that ginger is enough brewed with water whose temperature is about 60-70 degrees Celsius. The temperature corresponds to the hot water temperature of the dispenser.
Not just ginger drinks that are not brewed with hot water, but all herbal ingredients should be so.
Because the herbal ingredients contain active compounds that can be damaged due to hot temperatures, including tannins in tea.