Method for preparation of herbal beverage

A process for the preparation of an herbal beverage by decoction, in water, of a mixture of ingredients consisting essentially of China root, Bejuco indio, Pimento leaves and ginger root, wherein said ginger root is present in said mixture in an amount effective to reduce a sedative effect caused by said China root in said decoction, whereby said decoction of said ingredients yields a herbal beverage, which upon consumption, has a reduced sedative effect.