前此余论茶疗,分之为三类:即单味茶、茶加药、代茶是也。代茶,亦称代茶饮、代茶疗法,名中虽有茶而其实无茶,只是采用饮茶之方法而已,故又有称之为“非茶之茶”者。代茶饮自古有之。而唐朝名医王焘所撰之《外台秘要》中,即有“代茶”之词。迨至宋朝,记述更繁。如《太平圣惠方》,即载明系“如造茶语”、“一依煎茶”法饮 Before the rest of the tea therapy, divided into three categories: that is, the single taste of tea, tea dosing, on behalf of the tea is also. On behalf of the tea, also known as on behalf of the tea, on behalf of the tea therapy, although the name of tea in fact no tea, just use the method of drinking tea, so it is called “non-tea tea ”. On behalf of the tea since ancient times. In the Tang Dynasty famous doctor Wang Jian’s “Secret Mirrors”, that is, “on behalf of the tea” word.迨 to Song Dynasty, more complicated description. Such as “Taiping Sheng Hui Fang,” that is, Department of “such as tea making language”, “a” according to Jiancha "law to drink