Traditional Chinese medicine used in tea is commonly known as "substitute tea drink". Dai Cha Yin refers to the brewing or decoction of Chinese herbal medicines with safe and mild medicinal properties to replace tea for consumption. Traditional Chinese medicine tea drinks have a significant improvement effect on common chronic diseases and sub-health status, can alleviate fatigue, help digestion, regulate emotions, etc. It can be used for daily health care and can also assist in the treatment of diseases. Common flower teas include rose, chrysanthemum, jasmine, honeysuckle, etc.; leaf (stem) teas include mint, perilla peduncle, loquat leaf, dandelion, etc.; root (stem) teas include ginseng, astragalus, cordyceps, kudzu root, etc.; fruit teas include blueberry, siraitia grosvenorii, wolfberry, mulberry, ophiopogon japonicus, hawthorn, jujube, etc.; seeds include radish seed, cassia seed, winter melon seed, fat sea, etc. The therapeutic effects of substitute tea drinks vary with different combinations of selected ingredients. For example, ginseng medicinal tea is good at tonifying qi, assisting in improving symptoms such as fatigue, shortness of breath, palpitations, sweating, lack of energy, fear of cold and loose stools, and is suitable for people with chronic fatigue syndrome and chronic physical deficiency. Commonly used ginseng teas include American ginseng, sun dried ginseng (white ginseng), Codonopsis pilosula, and Taizi ginseng. Wild mountain ginseng with strong tonifying effects should be stewed and boiled. Another part of ginseng tea tends to nourish yin and has weak qi tonifying power, such as South Sea ginseng, North Sea ginseng, and Xuanshen, which are suitable for those with yin deficiency such as dry mouth and throat, dry cough and nose, difficult bowel movements, and red tongue with little coating. When drinking, take 3-5 pieces (10-15 grams) of each type. When drinking ginseng tea to tonify deficiency, it is not advisable to eat carrots. (Lai Xin She)