The invention discloses polygala-tenuifolia health tea with the functions of calming nerves and benefiting intelligence. The polygala-tenuifolia health tea is prepared from the following materials in parts by weight: 30-40 parts of polygala tenuifolia, 10-20 parts of Chinese violet, 5-15 parts of eucommia ulmoides, 6-17 parts of radix curcumae, 13-26 parts of cassia twig, 3-7 parts of herba eupatorii, 20-30 parts of folium artemisiae argyi, 7-18 parts of spina date seed, 15-25 parts of sandalwood leaf, 20-30 parts of honeysuckle flower leaf, 10-25 parts of lily, 12-25 parts of lycium barbarum, 30-40 parts of aspartame, 25-35 parts of spina date seed, 5-9 parts of albizia flower, 15-20 parts of tuber fleeceflower stem, 10-20 parts of chrysanthemum, 15-25 parts of lavender, 5-10 parts of nutrition powder and proper amount of water. The health tea is used for calming the nerves, is not added with tea, integrates multiple medicines and plants, and not only has the effect of calming the nerves, but also has the effects of eliminating phlegm, relieving swelling, treating dysentery, enteritis, abdominal distension and pain, inappetence, wind-cold-dampness arthralgia, fullness in head and chest distress, activating qi and dissipating dampness, warming the middle and stopping pain and calming the adverse-rising energy, relieving asthma and the like.