Health Tea has many different effects and can be divided into 25 categories according to its nutritional value and medicinal functions: Bodybuilding and weight loss category: such as Ninghong New Effect Weight Loss Tea, Feiyan Weight Loss Tea, Tianyan Weight Loss Tea, etc.; Lipid-lowering and blood pressure-lowering category: such as Shanghai Jian Tea, Luo Bu Ma Tea, etc.; Blood sugar-lowering category: such as Jiangtang Shen Tea, etc.; Thirst-quenching category; Throat-moistening and voice-benefiting category: such as Voice Treasure, etc.; Cold prevention category: such as Tianlong Qingfeng Tea, etc.; Heat-relieving and summer-heat dispelling category: such as Jieshu Tea, etc.; Digestive and stomach-strengthening category: such as Jianwei Tea, etc.; Antibacterial and anti-inflammatory category; Heat-cleaning and detoxifying category: such as Xiaoyao Tea, etc.; Eye-benefiting and mind-improving category: such as Zhenbao Ming, etc.; Brain-boosting and intelligence-enhancing category; Calming and mind-tranquilizing category: such as Tianlong Ningxin Tea, etc.; Cough-relieving and asthma-calming category; Liver-soothing and liver-protecting category: such as Ladies Fitness Tea, etc.; Dampness-removing and diuretic category; Refreshing and strength-enhancing category; Yin-nourishing and Yang-invigorating category: such as Men's Fitness Tea, Daning Ladies Tea, etc.; Tonic and fitness category; Life-prolonging and health-preserving category; Anti-cancer and cancer-preventing category; Anti-radiation damage category; Anti-caries and teeth-strengthening category; Hangover-relieving and smoke-deterring category: such as Tianlong Jiejiu Tea, etc.; Comprehensive nutrition category: such as Selenium-rich Tea, Jiaogulan Tea, etc. Particularly, the bodybuilding and weight loss category of Health Tea is the most numerous.

There are many types of health tea. Traditional classification methods divide health tea into health tea and medicinal dew, etc.; Based on the presence or absence of tea leaves, it can be divided into health tea with tea and health tea without tea; Based on the number of medicinal ingredients in the composition, it can be divided into single-ingredient formulas and compound formulas; Based on the preparation method, it can be divided into decoction tea and brewing tea; Based on the administration method, it can be divided into drinking the tea liquid, using medicine as tea, or taking medicine with tea liquid, etc.; Based on the efficacy of the health tea, it can be divided into therapeutic tea and tonic tea, and can be further specified as heat-clearing tea, cough-relieving tea, blood-nourishing tea, or health tea, weight loss tea, beauty tea, etc.

Traditional health tea therapies mainly include: ① Single-ingredient tea, which involves brewing or decocting a single type of tea or a single medicinal ingredient for drinking, such as Green Tea, Black Tea, Oolong Tea, Dushen Tea (Single Ginseng Tea), Goji Berry Tea, etc.; ② Tea plus medicine, which is a health tea containing both tea and medicinal ingredients, consumed after brewing or decoction, such as Wushi Tea, Jinqi Teng Tea, Shennong Jinkang Jiaogulan Tea, Chuanxiong Chatiao San, etc., currently available in traditional Chinese medicine pharmacies; ③ Substitute tea, which refers to compositions without tea, only containing medicine, where the medicinal ingredients are decocted or brewed and consumed as a tea substitute. This method has been used more frequently in recent years, especially for medicines with tonic effects, often adopting this approach of using medicine as tea. The health teas introduced in this book include single-ingredient teas, tea plus medicine, and mostly substitute teas. They can be selected and used according to needs.

I. Based on the preparation method, the types of health tea are: Decoction tea, Brewing tea.

II. Based on traditional methods, the types of health tea are: Health tea, Medicinal dew, etc.

III. Based on the administration method, the types of health tea are: Drinking the tea liquid, Using medicine as tea, or Taking medicine with tea liquid, etc.

IV. Based on the presence or absence of tea leaves, the types of health tea are: Health tea with tea, Health tea without tea.

V. Based on the number of medicinal ingredients in the composition, the types of health tea are: Single-ingredient formula, Compound formula.

VI. Based on the efficacy of the health tea, the types of health tea are: Therapeutic tea, Tonic tea, Heat-clearing tea, Cough-relieving tea, Blood-nourishing tea, Health tea, Weight loss tea, Beauty tea, etc.