1 Steep the tea for 5 minutes. Dunk the tea bags a few times in the water to fully hydrate, then leave submerged with the strings hanging over the side of the pot. After 5 minutes, remove the bags and discard.  Add the sugar to the tea.
Lime And Honey. Lime and honey, both have anti-allergic properties, which makes them extremely effective in controlling these seasonal allergies. But, for getting maximum benefits, you need to combine both of them together. For this, take one cup of hot or warm water, and add two tablespoons of lime juice in it.
Spice tea works as an effective home remedy for summer cold. 1  Take 1/4 cup of coriander seeds, Â¼ cup of fenugreek seeds, Â½ tablespoon of cumin seeds and Â½ tablespoon of fennel seeds (1), (2), (3). 2  Boil 1 cup of water. 3  Add 1 and Â½ tablespoons of this dry mixture to the boiling water.  Also add rock candy (1 and Â½ teaspoons).