Alternative tea refers to a class of products that use the leaves, flowers, fruits (fruit), roots, etc. of edible plants and drink in a way similar to tea (by soaking, boiling, etc.).

Alternative tea is divided into leaves, flowers, fruits and rhizomes. Similar to tea, tea products made from the roots, stems, leaves or fruits of plants are generally composed of one or more of the two categories of food classified by the Ministry of Health as "medicinal and edible congeners" and "available for health care".