During the Tang Dynasty, there was a saying that "medicinal tea cures a hundred diseases." The change of seasons is a peak time for influenza outbreaks, especially among the elderly and children. Let's take a look at the five medicinal tea recipes recommended by TCM experts for preventing and treating colds.

Cold Tea Recipe 1: Walnut, Scallion, and Ginger Medicinal Tea

Ingredients: 5g walnut kernels, 25g scallion white, 25g ginger, 15g black tea leaves

Method: Crush the above ingredients, place them in a clay pot with the black tea leaves, add water, boil, strain, and drink the warm liquid.

Function: Take one dose daily. It treats symptoms caused by colds such as chills, fever, and headache.

Cold Tea Recipe 2: Banlangen and Daqingye Medicinal Tea

Ingredients: 50g banlangen (isatis root), 50g daqingye (isatis leaf), 30g wild chrysanthemum, 30g honeysuckle flower

Method: Place all ingredients in a cup or teapot, steep with boiling water, and drink as tea. Can be consumed multiple times a day.

Function: Effective in preventing influenza, epidemic encephalitis, and epidemic respiratory infections.

Cold Tea Recipe 3: Perilla Leaf Medicinal Tea

Ingredients: 16g dried perilla leaves, brown sugar to taste

Method: Crush the dried perilla leaves into coarse pieces, steep with boiling water, add brown sugar if desired, and drink frequently as tea.

Function: Perilla leaf helps regulate qi and relieve surface cold. Suitable for the early stages of wind-cold type cold.

Cold Tea Recipe 4: Ginger and Perilla Leaf Medicinal Tea

Ingredients: 3g ginger, 3g perilla leaf

Method: Place both in a cup, steep with boiling water for 10 minutes, and drink as tea, once in the morning and once in the evening.

Function: Suitable for wind-cold type colds with symptoms like headache and fever.

Cold Tea Recipe 5: Scallion, Ginger, and Brown Sugar Medicinal Tea

Ingredients: 10g scallion, 3g ginger, brown sugar to taste

Method: Wash and slice the scallion and ginger. Place them in a clay pot with brown sugar, add an appropriate amount of water, boil for 10 minutes, strain, and drink the liquid while hot.

Function: Mainly treats external wind-cold invasion, chills, headache, clear runny nose, and similar symptoms.

The five medicinal tea recipes recommended by TCM experts above are primarily aimed at preventing and treating various symptoms of current influenza, common colds, and other related ailments. Those in need may save them for reference.