Mulberry and Chrysanthemum Tea: Take 5 to 10 grams of mulberry leaves and chrysanthemums, 2 grams of licorice, and 3 grams of Longjing tea. Brew in water daily and drink as tea. It helps dispel wind, clear heat, soothe the throat, and relieve cough. Suitable for wind-heat colds with symptoms such as fever, cough, headache, sore throat, and mild thirst.
Dandelion Tea: 20 grams of dandelion, 15 grams of honey, 3 grams of licorice, and 15 to 20 grams of green tea. First, decoct the dandelion, licorice, and green tea in water for 15 minutes, then add honey to the liquid. Take once a day, divided into three doses. It has heat-clearing and detoxifying effects. Suitable for wind-heat colds with symptoms like fever, mild chills, sweating, headache, stuffy nose, dry mouth with mild thirst, and swollen, sore throat.
Three Flower Tea: 15 grams of honeysuckle, 10 grams of chrysanthemum, and 3 grams of jasmine. Place the flowers in a teacup and steep with boiling water to drink as tea. It has heat-clearing and detoxifying effects. Suitable for wind-heat colds with symptoms such as fever, mild chills, sweating, stuffy nose without runny nose, and sore throat.
Gypsum Tea: 50 grams of gypsum and 3 grams of Zisun tea powder. First, grind the gypsum into a fine powder, decoct in water to extract the juice, and use the liquid to brew the tea powder. It helps clear heat and reduce fire. Suitable for influenza with symptoms like fever, headache, and general muscle pain.
Guangzhong Tea: 30 grams each of Guangzhong and isatis root, and 5 grams of green tea. Decoct the Guangzhong and isatis root twice, each time boiling for 20 minutes, then combine the filtrate to make 1000 ml. Use the liquid to brew green tea and drink once a day for 3 to 5 days. It has heat-clearing and detoxifying effects. Suitable for preventing influenza.
Scallion and Fermented Soybean Tea: 3 scallion stalks, 9 grams of light fermented soybeans, 3 slices of ginger, 15 grams of schizonepeta, and 5 to 10 grams of tea leaves. Boil together and drink as tea. Take one dose daily. It helps dispel cold and wind. Suitable for wind-cold colds with symptoms like chills, fever, no sweating, stuffy nose, and runny nose.
Luo Han Guo Tea: 20 grams of Luo Han Guo and 2 grams of green tea. First, boil the Luo Han Guo in 300 to 500 ml of water for 5 to 10 minutes, then add the green tea and simmer for another 1 to 2 minutes. Take one dose daily, divided into 3 to 5 servings. It helps clear heat, resolve phlegm, and relieve cough. Suitable for wind-heat colds with yellow phlegm or whooping cough in children.
Scrophularia and Ophiopogon Tea: 9 grams each of scrophularia, ophiopogon, and platycodon, 2 grams each of licorice and green tea. Decoct the herbs in water for 15 to 20 minutes, then add 10 grams of brown sugar and drink as tea. Take once a day. It helps clear fire, nourish yin, moisten the lungs, and soothe the throat. Suitable for yin-deficient colds with symptoms like dry cough, sore throat, and red tongue with little coating.
Xanthium Tea: 12 grams of xanthium, 15 grams of magnolia flowers, 30 grams of angelica, and 2 grams each of mint and tea leaves. Grind into a fine powder and brew as tea, divided into 2 to 3 servings daily. It helps warm and unblock the nasal passages, dispel wind, and remove dampness. Suitable for wind-cold colds with symptoms like stuffy nose, heaviness in the head, headache, and persistent runny nose.
Five Herb Tea: 6 grams of tea leaves, 10 grams each of schizonepeta, saposhnikovia, perilla leaves, and ginger. Simmer over low heat for 15 minutes, then dissolve 30 grams of brown sugar and drink. Take twice a day. It helps dispel cold and wind and relieve pain. Suitable for wind-cold colds with symptoms like chills, body aches, and no sweating.
Astragalus and Atractylodes Porridge: 15 grams of raw astragalus, 10 grams each of fried atractylodes and saposhnikovia, and 5 grams of tea leaves. Decoct the three herbs twice, each time boiling for 20 minutes, combine the filtrate to make 1000 ml, and use the liquid to brew the tea leaves. Drink once a day. It helps tonify qi, strengthen the exterior, and stop sweating. Suitable for qi-deficient colds with symptoms like spontaneous sweating, aversion to wind, or susceptibility to colds due to weak constitution.
Ginseng and Perilla Tea: 15 grams of ginseng, 9 grams each of perilla leaves, peucedanum, and poria, 6 grams of dried tangerine peel, and 3 grams of tea leaves. Grind all ingredients into a fine powder. It helps tonify qi and relieve the exterior. Suitable for qi-deficient colds with symptoms like chills, fever, headache, stuffy nose, shortness of breath, lazy speech, cough with white phlegm, and pale complexion. Take 10 grams per dose with warm water, 2 to 3 times daily.
Glehnia and Ophiopogon Tea: 10 grams each of glehnia, ophiopogon, polygonatum, and rehmannia, and 5 grams of green tea. Decoct together and drink as tea. Take one dose daily. It helps nourish yin and relieve the exterior. Suitable for colds with dryness, symptoms including dry mouth and throat, hot air from the nose, and dry cough with little phlegm.
Scallion and Rehmannia Tea: 20 grams of scallion stalks, 9 grams each of fermented soybeans and ginger, 12 grams each of cooked rehmannia, angelica, and ophiopogon, and 3 to 5 grams of tea leaves. Decoct together and drink as tea. Take one dose daily. It helps nourish blood and relieve the exterior. Suitable for blood-deficient colds with symptoms like headache, fever, mild chills without sweating, pale complexion, pale lips and nails, dizziness, and palpitations.