I know many people that drink tea only when they have a cold. Not real teas, but hot herbal infusions with lots of lemon and honey. When I switched to real teas, I stopped drinking fruit infusions. I do drink them from now and them, but they are not what I consider tea now. However, I've noticed one really funny thing. I used to be that person, drinking hot fruit infusions with honey, and now when I have a cold, I just drink hot water with honey. I cannot drink tea then. Tea for me started being all about flavors and scents, and if I cannot experience that, what's the point of drinking? Do you still drink tea when you have a cold? If so, what teas do you drink?
