I tried ginger tea before made from dried ginger. Not so strong. Even tea made from fresh ginger though isn't really as strong as chewing well on a chunk of raw ginger and swallowing it. I don't know exactly how you make ginger tea from fresh ginger. Do you use a garlic press to express it? Raw ginger, like raw garlic is powerful stuff. Ginger and garlic are actually closely related. At $2 or $3 a pound, $1 or so of ginger or garlic can last me a week or two.