# From "The Hidden History of Beverages" by Alexander Lukashev

## 38. Chicory, Ginseng and Ginger Tonic

Part Two (recipes), chapter 38 · Remedies, taken as a course
Page: https://herbalmind.bar/recipes/chicory-ginseng-ginger-tonic/

traditional tonic · preparation time: 15 minutes

Plants:
- chicory root (Cichorium intybus L.) — European Medicines Agency monograph EMA/HMPC/121816/2010: traditional use for mild digestive disorders and temporary loss of appetite
- ginger rhizome (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) — European Medicines Agency monograph EMA/HMPC/885789/2022 Rev. 1: well-established use for the prevention of nausea and vomiting in motion sickness; traditional use for motion sickness, mild spasmodic gastrointestinal complaints, temporary loss of appetite, minor joint pain and symptoms of the common cold — all for the powdered root or tinctures; the monograph has no tea
- ginseng root (Panax ginseng C.A.Mey.) — European Medicines Agency monograph EMA/HMPC/27744/2023 Rev. 1: traditional use for asthenia, meaning fatigue and weakness

From “Before You Begin,” the book’s safety page (free: https://herbalmind.bar/before-you-begin/):
- Seven recipes are remedies, taken on a course. Nothing is gained by drinking them for pleasure.
- Ginseng, Chapters 34 and 38, is the one case where the monograph reports no interaction and the literature is not settled: it has been studied repeatedly alongside anticoagulants and diabetes medication, and if you take either, ask a doctor before making it a regular drink.
- Pregnancy: Twenty-six of the twenty-eight recipes here are restricted in pregnancy — most because safety has not been established rather than because harm has been shown, but the answer is the same either way. The two that carry no restriction are the rosehip brew of Chapter 26 and the sea buckthorn of Chapter 28, both of them fruits eaten as food across Europe.

The recipe itself — amounts and preparation, who should not drink it, how much and for how long — is in chapter 38 of the book: https://books.apple.com/book/id6756108723

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