Clove tea is generally not recommended for the development of colds, this product does not have the effect of treating colds, and is recommended to be used under the supervision of a doctor.
Clove tea here mainly refers to the Chinese medicine clove tea. Cloves are warm in nature, pungent in flavor, and belong to the spleen, stomach and kidney meridians. It has the effect of warming the stomach and stopping vomiting (treating vomiting caused by stomach cold by warming the spleen and stomach), warming the kidneys and assisting the yang.
It is suitable for cold stomach, eructation (hiccups) caused by stomach qi upward (stomach qi rising instead of descending), vomiting and regurgitation, cold pain in the epigastric region (feeling cold pain in the epigastric region and abdomen), etc. It is also used in treating diarrhea and dysentery, Pengyu qi (a gas rushing upward from the lower abdomen to the chest and throat like a piggy rushing across the face), and ringworm.
Note that it is contraindicated in cases of yang-heat and internal heat of yin deficiency.
The use of clove tea is generally not recommended in the presence of colds, especially for those with wind-heat colds, summer-dampness colds, etc., which belong to the Yang-heat syndrome.
For colds and flu, you can choose Yin Qiao San, Sang Ju Drink, Jing Guan Defeat Toxin San and other formulas, and it is recommended to be treated under the guidance of a doctor.