Traditional Chinese Tea Recipes for Headache and Pain Relief

1. Gao Ben Tea.

Ingredients: 10g Gao Ben, 3g green tea.

Usage: Brew with 300ml boiling water and drink when the taste is light.

Function: Dispels wind, cold, and dampness.

Uses: Headache, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and skin diseases caused by wind and cold.

2. Xiong Cha Tea.

Ingredients: 5g Gao Ben, 3g Chuan Xiong, 0.2g Xixin, 3g green tea.

Usage: Brew with 250ml boiling water and drink when the taste is light.

Function: Dispels cold and stops headache.

Uses: Headache and dizziness caused by external cold.

3. Long Cha Tea.

Ingredients: 5g Gao Ben, 3g Chuan Xiong, 0.2g Xixin, 3g Bai Zhi, 3g Bo He, 3g green tea.

Usage: Brew with 300ml boiling water and drink when the taste is light.

Function: Dispels exterior cold, relieves pain, and clears passages.

Uses: Headache, stuffy nose, body sores, and numbness of limbs caused by wind pathogen.

4. Shu Cha Tea.

Ingredients: 5g Gao Ben, 3g Cang Zhu, 3g green tea.

Usage: Brew with 250ml boiling water and drink when the taste is light.

Function: Dispels exterior dampness and relieves pain.

Uses: Stomach spasms and abdominal pain.

5. Yi Cha Tea.

Ingredients: 10g Xin Yi, 3g green tea.

Usage: Brew with 300ml boiling water and drink when the taste is light.

Function: Dispels wind, clears passages, and lowers blood pressure.

Uses: Headache, nasal congestion, stuffy nose, and nasal sores.

6. Cang Cha Tea.

Ingredients: 5g Xin Yi, 3g Cang Er Zi, 3g Bai Zhi, 3g Bo He, 3g Cong Bai, 3g green tea.

Usage: Brew with the decoction of Xin Yi, Cang Er Zi, and Bai Zhi, and then add Bo He, Cong Bai, and green tea. Can also be brewed directly.

Function: Dispels wind and clears passages.

Uses: Rhinitis and sinusitis.

7. Bai Cha Tea.

Ingredients: 5g Xin Yi, 3g Sang Bai Pi, 3g Zhi Liao, 3g Jie Geng, 3g Bai Zhi, 5g green tea.

Usage: Brew with the decoction of Xin Yi, Sang Bai Pi, Zhi Liao, Jie Geng, and Bai Zhi, and then add green tea. Can also be brewed directly.

Function: Disseminates lung and clears passages.

Uses: Sinusitis and cough and asthma caused by cold pathogen stagnating in the lungs.

8. Yi Can Cha Tea.

Ingredients: 5g Xin Yi, 3g Jiang Can, 1g Bai Fu Ling, 3g Ban Xia, 3g Bai Zhi, 5g green tea.

Usage: Boil Xin Yi, Jiang Can, Bai Fu Ling, Ban Xia, Bai Zhi with 400ml water, add green tea after boiling, and drink after 10 minutes.

Function: Dispels wind and phlegm.

Uses: Itchy and swollen head due to wind and phlegm.

9. Yi Xia Cha Tea.

Ingredients: 5g Xin Yi, 3g Ban Xia, 3g Dan Xing, 1g Tian Ma, 3g Gan Jiang, 5g green tea.

Usage: Brew with the decoction of Xin Yi, Ban Xia, Dan Xing, Tian Ma, and Gan Jiang, and then add green tea. Can also be brewed directly.

Function: Warms and transforms cold phlegm.

Uses: Dizziness and nausea due to cold phlegm.

10. Cang Er Zi Green Bean Tea.

Ingredients: 1g Cang Er Zi, 5g green beans, 3g green tea.

Usage: Boil Cang Er Zi and green beans with 200ml water, add green tea after boiling, and drink after 10 minutes. Can add sugar to taste.

Function: Dispels wind, relieves pain, and detoxifies.

Uses: Headache, rhinitis, sinusitis, rheumatism, allergies, and chronic pesticide poisoning.

11. Bo He Tea.

Ingredients: 5g Bo He, 3g green tea.

Usage: Brew with 200ml boiling water and drink. Can add a suitable amount of rock sugar.

Function: Dispels wind and heat, clears toxins, and relieves pain.

Uses: Headache, sore throat, red eyes, etc. caused by wind-heat.

12. Bo He Gan Cha Tea.

Ingredients: 5g Bo He, 3g Gan Cao, 3g green tea, 10g rock sugar.

Usage: Brew with 250ml boiling water and drink when the taste is light.

Function: Dispels wind, moistens the throat.

Uses: Sore throat, summer cooling drink.

13. Ju Hua Tea.

Ingredients: 5g Ju Hua, 3g green tea.

Usage: Brew with 200ml boiling water and drink when the taste is light.

Function: Dispels wind and heat, detoxifies, improves eyesight, and has antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties.

Uses: Headache, red eyes, and excessive tearing caused by wind-heat.

14. Ju Hua Qiang Huo Tea.

Ingredients: 5g Ju Hua, 3g Qiang Huo, 1g Yin Chen, 2g Bo He, 3g green tea.

Usage: Brew with 250ml boiling water and drink when the taste is light. Can add a suitable amount of rock sugar.

Function: Clears heat and dampness, clears and benefits the head.

Uses: Dullness and heaviness of limbs, red and swollen eyes, dizziness, weakness, dry and bitter mouth, and greasy tongue coating caused by dampness pathogen.

15. Qi Ju Tea.

Ingredients: 3g Ju Hua, 3g Gou Qi Zi, 2g green tea.

Usage: Brew with 250ml boiling water and drink when the taste is light. Can add a suitable amount of white sugar.

Function: Nourishes the kidney, nourishes the liver, and improves eyesight.

Uses: Liver and kidney yin deficiency, dry and itchy eyes, dizziness.

16. Ju Qiong Tea.

Ingredients: 5g Ju Hua, 3g Chuan Xiong, 3g Shi Gao, 3g green tea.

Usage: Brew with 300ml boiling water, can add a suitable amount of rock sugar. Brew until the taste is light.

Function: Dispels wind and clears heat.

Uses: Headache caused by wind-heat.

17. Ju Gan Tea.

Ingredients: 5g Ju Hua, 5g Gan Cao, green tea.

Usage: Brew with 250ml boiling water and drink when the taste is light.

Function: Dispels wind, clears heat, and detoxifies.

Uses: Boils and summer drink.

18. Ju Yin Tea.

Ingredients: 5g Ju Hua, 3g Jin Yin Hua, 3g Sang Ye, 3g green tea.

Usage: Brew with 250ml boiling water and drink when the taste is light.

Function: Dispels wind-heat, lowers blood pressure.

Uses: Dizziness, hypertension.

19. Sang Ye Tea.

Ingredients: 10g Sang Ye, 3g green tea.

Usage: Brew with 300ml boiling water and drink when the taste is light. Can add a suitable amount of rock sugar.

Function: Dispels wind-heat, cools blood, and improves eyesight.

Uses: Body heat, headache, red eyes, and dry throat; subcutaneous rash.

20. Sang Ju Tea.

Ingredients: 5g Sang Ye, 3g Ju Hua, 3g Bo He, 3g Lian Qiao, 3g Xing Ren, 5g green tea.

Usage: Boil Lian Qiao and Xing Ren with 400ml water, add Sang Ye, Ju Hua, Bo He, and green tea after boiling, and drink after 10 minutes. Can also be brewed directly.

Function: Dispels wind and clears heat.

Uses: Cough and slight fever caused by wind-heat.