If we were to ask you, what springs to your mind when you think “cold/flu”, what would be on your list? Tissues, nasal spray, good rest, paracetamol, thermometer, lozenges, chicken soup? Would cold and flu tea be there? Doctors have found, that more and more of us are reaching for tea and herbal medicine when sick. So let’s talk the best cold and flu teas and see why they are becoming the talk of the town.
History of herbal tea
Predictably, the first-ever herbal green tea, and tea as such, was drunk by the Chinese emperor Shennong in 2737BC. Coincidentally, Shennong is considered to be the father of Chinese medicine and the first person to discover the benefits of boiled water. He was believed to be resting underneath a tree while the emperor’s servant was boiling water to drink. All
