The Spring Festival holiday has passed, and many symptoms of "post-holiday syndrome" follow closely: gastrointestinal discomfort, internal heat leading to acne, mouth and tongue ulcers, compounded by fatigue, weakness, dizziness, and insomnia upon returning to work, which can be quite distressing. We recommend three cups of tea to help dispel these post-holiday discomforts.

Drink green tea to clear heat and detoxify. During the holiday, indulging in rich foods and further aggravating with tobacco and alcohol can lead to what is commonly called "internal heat" or "shanghuo." Mild symptoms include bad breath and constipation, while more severe cases involve mouth sores and facial acne. These are essentially results of toxin accumulation in the body. Drinking green tea is excellent for detoxifying and clearing heat. Legend has it that Shennong (the Divine Farmer) tasted hundreds of herbs and "encountered seventy-two poisons in a day, but was cured by tea." This tea, with its powerful detoxifying properties, is green tea. Green tea best preserves the natural substances from fresh leaves, retaining over 85% of tea polyphenols, about 50% of chlorophyll, and with minimal vitamin loss, making it the best among all teas for clearing heat and detoxifying.

For detoxification, green tea is best consumed on an empty stomach. The golden periods for green tea to exert its detoxifying and heat-clearing effects are in the morning on an empty stomach, after a noon nap, and before dinner. Additionally, symptoms of internal heat vary slightly: if facial acne is particularly severe, add some bamboo leaves to the green tea; for severe constipation, brew 3 grams of green tea with 5-10 grams of cassia seeds; for a sore throat, add 3 grams of chrysanthemum to 3 grams of green tea.

Drink black tea to aid digestion and nourish the stomach. After the holidays, the most common feeling is loss of appetite, inability to eat, and abdominal bloating. Drinking black tea can help promote digestion, resolve food stagnation, and regulate the stomach and intestines. Black tea is fermented and baked, where tea polyphenols undergo enzymatic oxidation in the presence of oxidase. The resulting oxidation products can promote human digestion. Therefore, compared to green tea, black tea is better at regulating the gastrointestinal tract.

Black tea is best consumed after meals. Adding 10 grams of dried hawthorn to black tea enhances its digestive effect. Adding some roasted rice to make "糊米茶" (hu mi cha) can increase its stomach-nourishing properties. Roasted barley paired with black tea to make barley tea, or black tea with dried tangerine peel to make陈皮茶 (chen pi cha), are also excellent choices.

Use jasmine tea to refresh the mind and boost alertness. With irregular sleep schedules during the long holiday and the hustle of traveling and visiting friends, many people feel dizzy and lethargic when starting work. Brewing a cup of fragrant jasmine tea is very helpful for refreshing the mind and improving alertness. Jasmine tea can invigorate the mind and is most effective when consumed in the afternoon when feeling drowsy.

"Can't wake up during the day, can't sleep at night"—after the long holiday, many people feel listless during the day but suffer from insomnia at night. Jasmine tea is also beneficial for calming emotions. Adding some poria cocos (茯苓) to the floral tea enhances its sleep-aiding and calming effects. If there are also feelings of palpitations, weakness, or mental fatigue, you can add some dried longan meat to the floral tea.