Tea for…

Best teas for a sore throat, ranked by evidence: hot lemon and honey, licorice, throat-coat blends, sage and marshmallow root, with how to brew each.

9 teas · top: Hot lemon and honey, Licorice root, Throat-coat style blend (slippery elm, marshmallow root, licorice)

Best teas for a cough, graded by trial evidence: honey in hot lemon, thyme, marshmallow root, licorice and peppermint, with brews for dry and wet coughs.

8 teas · top: Hot lemon tea with honey, Thyme, Marshmallow root

Best teas for a cold or flu, graded by trials: hot lemon-ginger with honey, elderberry, green tea, echinacea and andrographis, plus when to see a doctor.

8 teas · top: Hot lemon-ginger tea with honey, Elderberry, Green

Best teas for congestion, graded by evidence: hot peppermint, eucalyptus steam, ginger-lemon, turmeric and nettle, plus what really clears a stuffy nose.

8 teas · top: Hot peppermint, Eucalyptus (leaf steam or cineole capsules), Hot ginger-lemon tea with honey

Best teas for seasonal allergies and hay fever, graded by trials: ginger, turmeric, green tea, nettle and rooibos, with doses and what to skip.

8 teas · top: Ginger, Turmeric, Green

Chamomile, valerian and passionflower lead the evidence for sleep. See what each trial found, how to brew each tea for bed, caffeine levels and real cautions.

8 teas · top: Chamomile, Valerian root, Passionflower

Chamomile, passionflower and lemon balm have placebo-controlled trials for anxiety. What each one found, how to brew it, and which calming teas to skip.

8 teas · top: Chamomile, Passionflower, Lemon balm

Green tea, holy basil and ashwagandha have trials showing lower stress scores and cortisol. How each tea performed, how to brew it, and what to skip.

8 teas · top: Green tea and matcha, Holy basil (tulsi), Ashwagandha root tea (decoction)

Ginger matched sumatriptan in a migraine trial; caffeine and feverfew have Cochrane reviews. The best teas for headaches, what trials found, and what to skip.

8 teas · top: Ginger, Black or green tea (for the caffeine), Feverfew

Green tea, black tea and matcha have the best evidence for energy and focus; ginseng and rhodiola lead the caffeine-free options. Doses, brewing and cautions.

8 teas · top: Green, Black, Matcha

Senna tea works in 6 to 12 hours but is a stimulant laxative for short-term use. The best teas for constipation, how to brew each, and what to skip.

8 teas · top: Senna, Senna-fennel-anise laxative blends (Smooth Move style), Peppermint

Peppermint, fennel and ginger are the best teas for bloating, with trial evidence behind each. How to brew them, which bloating they help, and what to skip.

8 teas · top: Peppermint, Fennel seed, Ginger

Ginger, peppermint and fennel are the best teas for digestion, each with trial evidence. Which to drink after meals, how to brew it, and what to skip.

8 teas · top: Ginger, Peppermint, Fennel seed

Ginger, peppermint and chamomile are the best teas for an upset stomach. Which tea fits nausea, cramps or a bug, how to brew it, and when to see a doctor.

8 teas · top: Ginger, Peppermint, Chamomile

Ginger tea has the strongest evidence for nausea, including morning sickness. The honest ranking of 7 teas, how to brew each, and when to see a doctor.

7 teas · top: Ginger, Peppermint, Lemon-ginger

Fennel, peppermint and caraway are the best teas for gas, with trial evidence behind each. How to brew them for trapped gas, and when gas needs a doctor.

7 teas · top: Fennel seed, Peppermint, Caraway seed

The best teas for acid reflux and heartburn, ranked by evidence: licorice, ginger, turmeric, chamomile and more. Why peppermint can make reflux worse.

8 teas · top: Licorice root tea (preferably DGL), Ginger, Turmeric

Best teas for diarrhea, ranked by evidence: chamomile, black tea, peppermint and ginger. What shortens a bout, what to skip, and when to see a doctor.

7 teas · top: Chamomile, Black tea (weak, no milk), Peppermint

Best teas for gut health, ranked honestly: green tea, ginger, peppermint, turmeric and chamomile. What the microbiome studies show and what to skip.

8 teas · top: Green, Ginger, Peppermint

The best teas for liver and kidney health, ranked honestly: green tea, hibiscus, lemon, milk thistle, turmeric and dandelion. Why no tea detoxes the liver.

8 teas · top: Green, Hibiscus, Lemon tea (with real lemon juice)

The best teas for inflammation, ranked by trial evidence: ginger, turmeric, green tea, black tea, rooibos, chamomile and nettle. Doses, brewing and cautions.

8 teas · top: Ginger, Turmeric, Green

The best teas for weight loss, ranked by trial evidence: green tea, matcha, oolong and more, with how much they actually help and why detox teas do not.

7 teas · top: Green, Matcha, Oolong

Does spearmint tea help acne? What the hormone trials found, why green tea ranks first, and 7 teas for acne ranked by evidence with brewing and cautions.

7 teas · top: Green, Spearmint, Licorice root

The best teas for PCOS ranked by human trials: spearmint for androgens, cinnamon for insulin and cycles, green tea for weight, with brewing and cautions.

7 teas · top: Spearmint, Cinnamon, Green

The best teas for period cramps ranked by trial evidence: ginger matched ibuprofen, chamomile, cinnamon and fennel helped, raspberry leaf was never tested.

8 teas · top: Ginger, Chamomile, Cinnamon

Hibiscus tea lowered systolic pressure by about 7 mmHg in trials. How it compares with green, black and olive leaf tea, how much to drink, and what to avoid.

7 teas · top: Hibiscus, Green, Black