Scallion White Tea: 100 grams of large scallion white part, 5 grams of black tea, chop and decoct into tea soup, drink hot three times a day.
According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, scallion white is pungent in taste and warm in nature, which can soothe the liver and unblock the collaterals, spread and connect upper and lower yang qi, induce sweating and release the exterior. Black tea also has the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, refreshing and eliminating fatigue, as well as sterilizing. It can effectively prevent and alleviate fever and other symptoms caused by colds.
Ginger Slice Tea: 10 slices of ginger, 7 grams of black tea, decoct into tea soup, drink hot in the morning and evening.
Traditional Chinese Medicine believes that ginger slices are pungent in taste, slightly warm in nature, and belong to the lung, spleen, and stomach meridians; they can induce sweating to release the exterior, warm the middle to stop vomiting, and warm the lungs to stop coughing. It has a positive effect on preventing colds in smoggy weather.
Ginger and Date Tea: 5 slices of ginger, 10 red dates, 5 grams of black tea, decoct into tea soup and drink hot in the morning.
Traditional Chinese Medicine believes that red dates are sweet in taste and warm in nature, belonging to the spleen and stomach meridians, and have the effects of tonifying the middle and boosting qi, nourishing blood and calming the spirit, and strengthening the body. When decocted with ginger slices into tea, it can enhance physical fitness and improve the body's immunity.
Radish Tea: Appropriate amount of radish, add a little vinegar, 5 grams of black tea, slice and decoct into tea soup, drink hot three times a day.
Traditional Chinese Medicine believes: radish is cool, sweet, and pungent. It has the effects of clearing heat and generating fluids, cooling blood and stopping bleeding. Adding vinegar increases the sterilizing function, which has a certain auxiliary effect on preventing upper respiratory tract infections.
Three Spice Tea: Appropriate amounts of garlic, scallion white, and ginger, 5 grams of black tea, decoct into tea soup and drink hot in the morning.
Traditional Chinese Medicine believes that garlic is pungent in taste and warm in nature, with the effects of releasing the exterior, unblocking yang, and detoxifying. It can release the exterior and harmonize the interior, unblock yang and invigorate blood, and dispel wind and pathogenic factors. Adding scallion and ginger to the tea has a good therapeutic effect on colds with wind-cold headache and other symptoms.
Traditional Chinese Medicine believes that cabbage root is sweet in taste and slightly cold in nature, with the effects of clearing heat and promoting urination, releasing the exterior and dispersing cold, and nourishing the stomach and quenching thirst. In ancient China, people often used cabbage root boiled in water to treat colds, which had a good effect.
Throat-Clearing Tea
Composed of 12 grams of Platycodon, 6 grams of licorice, 15 grams of honeysuckle, and 3 grams of peppermint. Take two doses daily, steep in boiling water as tea, and take continuously for 3–5 days. It has a good effect of clearing heat, benefiting the throat, and relieving pain for sore, red, and swollen throats caused by acute or chronic pharyngitis.
Olive Tea
Select 30 grams of fresh green olives (large, thick-fleshed, and dark green), together with 15 grams of Lophatherum and 10 grams of brown sugar, add 500 ml of water, boil for 3 minutes and then serve. Sip slowly, one dose daily, divided into four servings. This tea is especially effective for soothing the throat, clearing the throat, and promoting fluid production for those with dry, irritated throats and itching.
Sterculia and Rehmannia Tea
5 pieces of Sterculia scaphigera (Pangdahai), 12 grams of Rehmannia glutinosa (Shengdi), 30 grams of rock sugar, and an appropriate amount of tea. Place all ingredients in a thermos, brew with half a bottle of boiling water, cover and steep for about 15 minutes, then drink freely as tea, without restriction on frequency. Depending on the patient's intake, take 2–3 doses daily. It functions to clear the lungs and benefit the throat, nourish yin and generate fluids. It is suitable for those with lung yin deficiency, such as hoarseness, dry or itchy throat when speaking, or dry cough. It is most suitable for chronic laryngitis with both lung yin deficiency and excess false fire complicated by dry stools.
Isatis and Sophora Root Tea
15 grams of Isatis root (Banlangen), 10 grams of Sophora tonkinensis (Shandougen), 10 grams of licorice, and 5 pieces of Sterculia scaphigera (Pangdahai). Place all in a thermos, brew with boiling water, cover and steep for 20 minutes, then drink as tea. Alternatively, decoct in water and pour into a thermos to drink slowly, one dose daily. It has the effects of clearing heat, detoxifying, and benefiting the throat. It is suitable for those with obvious throat pain due to pharyngitis.
Luohanguo Tea
1 Luohanguo (Siraitia grosvenorii). Chop the Luohanguo, brew with boiling water for 10 minutes, then drink freely without restriction. 1–2 times daily, 1 fruit each time. It functions to clear the lungs and resolve phlegm, stop thirst and moisten the throat. It is mainly used for dry and uncomfortable throat, throat pain and loss of voice, or cough and dry mouth caused by insufficient lung yin and phlegm-heat binding.