To answer your question, I make the tea as follows: Green tea (Tazo brand loose) Ginger - thin, peeled, slice of ginger Lemon - add a few drops of lemon ... steep for about 5 minutes - I also use Aldi brand Lemon-Ginsing green tea and add the ginger and lemon (tea bags) The oil is: Mongolian Fire Oil and it is an oil infused with ginger, cumin, chilies, garlic and other spices...