Both tea and herbal tea have the characteristics of good accessibility

mild medicinal properties and less contraindications

and have satisfactory effects in regulating body composition and improving metabolism. This paper identifies the relationship between tea and herbal tea

traces their historical development

and reviews the composition and health effects of tea and herbal tea. It is found that tea and herbal tea are both beverages made from a certain part of plants

contain similar substances

including alkaloids

flavonoids

organic acids

polyphenols

polysaccharides

amino acids

proteins etc.

and boast similar physiological activities such as lowering blood lipids

lowering blood sugar

lowering blood pressure and weight loss. Nowadays

the value of tea as a beverage is gradually taking the lead as a daily drink

while the medicinal value of herbal tea is gradually turning into health benefits

with consumers using it as a health drink to improve their health and prevent various diseases. The development of tea and herbal tea industry has also encountered certain problems. In the future

the herbal tea industry can rely on the booming health care market to develop in the direction of functional diversification

resource diversification and branding. Meanwhile

relevant laws and regulations should be strengthened

product quality standard system perfected

and network marketing should be adopted to actively expanding the scope of consumer groups

in order to accelerate the development of herbal tea.