Herbs have been utilised for generations in China to heal, stimulate, and feed the body. Chinese herbal teas, known as leung cha (涼茶) in Cantonese, which translates to “cooling tea” in English, are an integral aspect of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and are thought to help prevent illnesses by reducing the body’s excessive heat and damp.
Tea drinking is an ancient tradition for many cultures, particularly the Chinese. The Camellia Sinensis plant is used to make tea. It is created by pouring boiling water over the harvested plant’s freshly chopped or cured remains. It is then allowed to sit and absorb into the water. Here are the top 10 best Chinese herbal teas for your health in Malaysia.
When Should You Drink Herbal Tea?
If you want to enjoy your tea to its fullest potential, wait an hour after breakfast or lunch, or have it in the evening with a few snacks.
What Are The Benefits of Drinking Herbal Tea?
Many studies have found that various teas can strengthen your immune system, decrease inflammation, and protect you from cancer and heart disease. While some teas offer more health benefits than others, there is evidence that drinking tea regularly in the long-term impacts your health.
10 Best Chinese Herbal Teas for Your Health in Malaysia 2024
1. Royal Honeycube Sugar Flower Tea
Honey is used to make this Royal Honeycube Sugar Flower Tea. Honey lemon, honey rose, honey chrysanthemum, honey goji berry, honey roselle, honey green tea, honey hawthorn, honey snow pear and chrysanthemum with ginger are the flavours that are provided. It’s freshly made and ready to drink!
Specifications:
- Ingredients: Honey
- Storage: Dry place
- Size Available: 20g
Pros:
✅ Caffeine free
✅ Cholesterol free
✅ Antioxidant
Price: RM1.99 – RM2.50
*Prices may vary at the time of purchase
2. NF Maple Honey Cube Flower Tea
NF Maple Honey Cube Flower Tea is rich in honey and rock sugar. The flavours include chrysanthemum, goji, green tea, hawthorn, lemon, rose, roselle, sydney, and orange peel. It is advisable to keep it in a dry or less hot place.
Specifications:
- Ingredients: Honey and Rock Sugar
- Storage: Dry or less hot place
- Size Available: 30g
Pros:
✅ Daily immunity boost
✅ Preservative-free
✅ After-meal drinks
Price: RM0.37 – RM0.69
*Prices may vary at the time of purchase
3. Y2B
Y2B is an all-natural hot floral and herb tea that is beneficial to the body and free of adverse effects. Moreover, it can calm the nerves. Try this tea that has a variety of flavours if you have cold hands and feet, irregular menstrual cycles, low energy and lack of energy, trouble falling asleep, poor quality sleep, a love of beauty, a tendency to stay up late and work overtime, an irregular diet, or endocrine issues.
Specifications:
- Ingredients: Honey and Rock Sugar
- Storage: Dry place
- Size Available: 120g
Pros:
✅ Help weight loss
✅ Cold and flu relief
✅ Increase sleep quality
Price: RM0.37 – RM0.69
*Prices may vary at the time of purchase
4. Runsheng Flower Tea
Runsheng Flower Tea uses natural tea bags to pack. They have 20 variety of tea with a different function, which is Wei Yi Cao Lemon Tea, Shenhan Tea, Chrysanthemum Hawthorn Tea, Jasmine Tea, Jujube and Chrysanthemum Tea, Liver Nourishing Tea, Nourishing Lung Tea, Sleep tea, Blood Lipid Regulation Tea, Lycium Barbarum Longan Tea, Wolfberry Tea, Health-Preserving Tea, Longan, Red Dates & Wolfberry Tea, Mulberry Leaf Chrysanthemum Tea, Tiaojing Tea, Turbulent Tide, Honeysuckle Tea, Mint and chrysanthemum Tea and Red Dates & Wolfberry tea.
Specifications:
- Ingredients: Lemon, Ginseng, Chrysanthemum, Dried Hawthorn, Cassia Seeds, Lycium Barbarum, Rock Sugar, Red Bean, Ophiopogon Japonicus, Tianming, Fritillaria, Roses, Lilies, Lotus Leaf, Gynostemma, Wolfberry, Longan Meat, Green Tea, Yunfu, Licorice, Mulberry Leaf, Citrate, Gui Tiao, Jujube, Chamomile, Indigo, Honeysuckle, Honey And Mint
- Storage: Dry place
- Size Available: 30g
Pros:
✅ Help weight loss
✅ Release stress
✅ Increase sleep quality
Price: RM0.99 – RM2.09
*Prices may vary at the time of purchase
5. Xia Shang Ju Herbal Tea
Xia Shang Ju Herbal Tea can cleanse the liver, enhance eyesight, clear away heat and detoxification, eliminate moisture, treat body heat and sore toxins by eliminating heat and decreasing heat, and remove dampness. It is also suitable for all ages, from 3 years old to 99 years old.
Specifications:
- Ingredients: Mulberry leaf, Chrysanthemum and Prunella Leaf
- Storage: Dry and cool place
- Size Available: 103g
Pros:
✅ Improving eyesight
✅ Control body heat
✅ Detoxification
Price: RM4.50 – RM5.00
*Prices may vary at the time of purchase
6. YBHerbs Eight Ingredients Herbal Tea
YBHerbs Eight Ingredients Herbal Tea is a herbal tea that can clear heat, reduce phlegm, promote body fluid and diuresis, moisten lungs and intestines, invigorate spleen and spleen, nourish the blood, calm and reduce fire, expel heat and moisten the throat.
Specifications:
- Ingredients: Northern Comfrey, Bamboo Leaves, Grass Root, Thousand Sheets Of Paper, Kapok, Frangipani, Bamboo Cane, Prunella Vulgaris, Dried Kudzu Slices and Licorice
- Storage: Dry place
- Size Available: 150g
Pros:
✅ Reducing phlegm
✅ Improve body fluid and diuresis
✅ Control body heat
Price: RM5.00 – RM 36.42
*Prices may vary at the time of purchase
7. Qing Xin Huo Herbal Tea
Mulberry leaf, trumetflower, prunella, chrysanthemum, grass root, bamboo leaf, and licorice are ingredients in Qing Xin Huo Herbal Tea, which can detoxify, cool blood, and clear heart heat. It can be served to 4 to 5 people at once. Cook slowly for about an hour, then season with rock sugar, cane sugar, bee sugar, and brown sugar.
Specifications:
- Ingredients: Mulberry leaf, Trumetflower, Prunella, Chrysanthemum, Grass root, Bamboo leaf and Licorice
- Storage: Dry place
- Size Available: 103g
Pros:
✅ Detoxification
✅ Improve sore throat
✅ Control body heat
Price: RM4.81 – RM30.86
*Prices may vary at the time of purchase
8. Ba Bao Tea Aisha
Several flavours of Ba Bao Tea Aisha are available for varied purposes. Green tea is appropriate and healthy without sugar for individuals who prefer afternoon tea. Girls can enhance their skin appearance with Goji Wolfberry. Office employees can benefit from chrysanthemums and Jujube tea is for those who frequently work overtime and remain up late—the same as one wu bao tea.
Specifications:
- Ingredients: Green Tea, Jujube Xingjiang, Longan, Goji Berry, Chrysanthemum , Litchi, Apricot and Crystal Sugar
- Storage: Cool and dry place
- Size Available: 103g
Pros:
✅ Lose weight
✅ Decrease body fat
✅ Remove blood waste
Price: RM3.00 – RM51.80
*Prices may vary at the time of purchase
9. Jing Si Herbal Tea
Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital’s Tzu Chi Chinese Medicine Division, research professors, and their teams created Jing Si Herbal Tea that has a unique herbal combination to boost immunity and prevent diseases in people with weakness, allergies, coldness, chronic diseases, poor kidney function, breastfeeding, and menstruation.
Specifications:
- Ingredients: Ophiopogon Japonicus, Houttuynia Cordata, Bellflower, Houttuynia Cordata, Licorice, Mugwort Leaf, Perilla Leaf and Chrysanthemum.
- Storage: Cool and dry place
- Size Available: 168g
Pros:
✅ Enhance immune system
✅ Boost kidney function
✅ Regulate physiological functions
Price: RM83.00
*Prices may vary at the time of purchase
10. Ku Ding Herbal Tea
Ku Ding Herbal Tea is a pure natural plant drink. It can be drunk casually, does not contain theophylline and caffeine, promotes the absorption of medicines and supplements, and removes side effects. Natural fermentation and unique baking technology can reduce fire in the heart, lungs, stomach, and intestines, reduce fire without cold, and help the body expel cold and dampness. Infants, pregnant women, menstruating women, and those with weak constitutions can drink without any side effects.
Specifications:
- Ingredients: Potassium, Zinc, Germanium, Flavonoids, Acteoside, Iso Acteoside, Luteolin, Rutin, Apigenin, Dihydroxyphen, Plant Polysaccharides and Selenium
- Storage: Dry place
- Size Available: 200g
Pros:
✅ Lowering blood sugar
✅ Enhance immune system
✅ Restore body function
Price: RM24.00 – RM48.00
*Prices may vary at the time of purchase
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