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> this morning i awoke with a tremendous head cold - can't
> taste a thing. still drinking tea. just not the best ones.
>
> someone told me kuding cha is good for colds.
>
> anyone corroborate? .....p*

Well, first one has to agree on what's meant by kuding cha,
apparently--Mydnight (I think) was asking for a tea by the same name a few
threads ago, and he clearly and definitely meant an actual green tea.
However, in the US, what we get marketed to us under the name "kuding cha"
is an herbal, a kind of holly leaf. Hopefully that's what you mean...

I am not a doctor, but I do drink holly-leaf kuding cha and it seems to help
when I'm about to catch a cold. I have one now, mind you, but I normally
get colds quite frequently and have had symptoms back off within a few hours
of drinking kuding. That's my experience, for what it's worth.

You probably already have a source in mind, but in case you don't,
Teaspring.com has the stuff pretty cheap.

Good luck getting over your cold so you can taste tea again!

Jennifer