「神农尝百草，日遇七十二毒，得荼而解之。」——《神农本草经》（荼，即茶）
陆羽在《茶经》里写："茶之为饮，发乎神农氏。"从神农开始，茶就是东方人最日常的一味"慢"。
午后一盏热茶，是给紧绷的神经放个假。淡饮、慢饮，是茶养人的方式——不在于喝多少，在于那几分钟里，你终于慢了下来。
空腹不喝浓茶，睡前少喝；根据作息选淡浓。泡茶本身就是一次正念练习：注水、观色、闻香，几分钟，心就静了。
"Shennong tasted a hundred herbs; encountering seventy-two poisons in a day, he found tu (tea) and was relieved."— Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica
Lu Yu wrote in The Classic of Tea: "Tea as a drink began with Shennong." Since then, tea has been the most everyday form of slowness in Eastern life.
A cup of hot tea in the afternoon is a small holiday for overwound nerves. Drinking it light and slow is how tea nourishes — not in how much you drink, but in those few minutes when you finally slow down.
Skip strong tea on an empty stomach and late at night; match strength to your rhythm. Brewing itself is a mindfulness practice: pour, observe the color, breathe in the aroma — a few minutes, and the mind settles.
不用滚开的水。花叶类怕烫，根块类要焖——水温适中，味道才出得匀。
药材的味道要焖才出得来，泡两分钟就喝，喝的只是个香气。头泡不用倒：正规分装的药茶，第一泡就是精华。
味淡了就换新的；隔夜的茶包不要再泡。
别放冰箱，会串味。开封后一个月内喝完最好。
提醒一句：药茶是日常调养的饮品，不是药。孕妇、经期或正在服药的朋友，先问过医生再喝。
No need for a rolling boil. Flowers and leaves scald easily; roots and barks need a covered steep — moderate heat draws the flavour out evenly.
Herbs release their flavour slowly; a two-minute dip gives you aroma only. And don't pour off the first steep — for properly packed herbal tea, the first cup is the essence.
When the taste fades, start a fresh sachet. Never re-steep yesterday's.
Keep it out of the fridge — it picks up other smells. Best within a month of opening.
A note of care: herbal tea is a daily wellness drink, not medicine. If you are pregnant, on your period, or taking medication, check with your doctor first.