[Retrospect of Chinese herbs taken as tea drinking].
Tea and wine are time-honored drinks in China. Along with coffee and cocoa, tea, as one of the non-alcoholic plant beverages, is prevailing the world. Tea and Chinese medicine has a very close relationship. Chinese herbs taken as tea forming the tea-like medicinal tea, can be taken frequently at anytime. The application of Chinese herbs taken as tea drinking begins from the Tang Dynasty, flourishes in the Song Dynasty and matures in the Qing Dynasty. The review of its history provides ample evidence of Chinese herbs taken as tea drinking in treating and preventing diseases, as well as providing the clues and references of developing new Chinese herbs taking as tea.
Doctor Degree Candidate, China Institute for History of Medicine and Medical Literature.
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China Institute for History of Medicine and Medical Literature.
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Zhang
Graduate School, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100700, China.
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D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D013662:Tea
Chinese herbs taking as tea drinking; Herbal tea; Tea