1. 【Ginger and Perilla Tea】
This tea has the effects of dispelling wind and cold, regulating qi and harmonizing the stomach. It is suitable for wind-cold colds, headaches, fever, or gastrointestinal discomforts such as nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, and abdominal bloating associated with colds. This formula uses medicinal herbs as tea, with few but refined ingredients, making it practical and simple.
3 grams each of ginger and perilla. Shred the ginger thinly, wash the perilla leaves, and steep them in boiling water for 10 minutes to drink as tea. Take 2 doses daily, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, served warm.
2. 【Tangerine Peel and Black Tea】
This tea moistens the lungs and resolves phlegm, regulates qi and stops coughing. It is suitable for autumn coughs with excessive, sticky phlegm that is difficult to expel. The tangerine peel (Chen Pi) vents the middle jiao and regulates qi, while resolving phlegm and stopping coughs. Tea has antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects; the combination of these two ingredients is effective for coughs with excessive, sticky phlegm that is hard to bring up.
Use 3-6 grams of dried tangerine peel and 5 grams of green tea. Steep with boiling water, then place in a steamer over water and steam for 20 minutes before drinking. Take 1 dose daily, to be consumed as desired.
3. 【Tieguanyin Tea】
This tea has the effects of clearing the mind and brightening the eyes, sterilizing and reducing inflammation, aiding in weight loss and beauty, delaying aging, preventing cancer, reducing blood lipids, lowering cholesterol, and reducing the risk of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes. It is said that "spring water is best, autumn fragrance is supreme," making autumn tea the finest quality. As Tieguanyin autumn tea is now on the market, autumn is the ideal season for its health benefits.
4. 【Radish Tea】
This tea clears lung heat and transforms phlegm-dampness. Adding a little salt not only seasons it but also helps to clear the lungs and reduce inflammation.
Use 100 grams of white radish and 5 grams of tea. First, wash and slice the radish, then cook it until soft. Season with a little salt. Steep the tea for 5 minutes, then pour it into the radish soup and drink. Take twice daily. There is a saying: "Eating radish and drinking tea makes the doctor beg on their knees."
5. 【Tremella Tea】
This tea nourishes yin, reduces fire, moistens the lungs, and stops coughing. It is especially suitable for yin-deficiency coughs.
You can use 20 grams of tremella fungus, 5 grams of tea, and 20 grams of rock sugar. First, wash the tremella, add water and rock sugar, and stew until cooked. Steep the tea for 5 minutes, then add it to the tremella soup, stir well, and drink.
6. 【Osmanthus Tea】
This tea has the effect of tonifying yang. It is primarily indicated for hypertension due to yang deficiency. Use 1 gram of dried osmanthus flowers and 2 grams of tea. Place the dried osmanthus flowers and tea in a cup, steep with boiling water for 6 minutes, and it is ready to drink. Drink one cup in the morning and one in the evening.
7. 【Bitter Melon Tea】
Bitter Melon Tea has diuretic and other effects. You can hollow out the bitter melon, fill it with green tea, and hang it in a ventilated place to air-dry. When drinking, chop it up.