On Thu, 09 Dec 2004 02:10:01 GMT, pilo_ > wrote:

>
>
>man. i can't get enough tea lately. for the last few days i've been
>drinking
>tea constantly. all day long. tons of it. gallons, then.
>
>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*

Long time no see man!

Good for cold....good for colds...

I know a good remedy that's good for colds but it doesn't have
anything to do with Chinese tea per say. Get yourself some good
dried/fresh peppermint and make a tea out of it. It will help to
relieve some symptoms of a headcold.

In college when I would get sick with a bad cold, I would go buy a
gallon of water and 2 bulbs of garlic. I would eat 2 cloves of garlic
before bed and sporadically throughout the day drink water until I
finished the gallon. It will surely clean you out of whatever
nonsense you've managed to get yourself infected with! heh.

As far as Chinese tea goes, they say all of them are good for colds
except pu'er. I'm not sure why, but I think it has something to do
with the hot/cold aspect of Chinese medicine. I would say Ren Sheng
Wu (ginseng), though!

get well soon!


Mydnight

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thus then i turn me from my countries light, to dwell in the solemn shades of an endless night.