Li Chuyuan, chairman of GPHL, said that "drinking Wang Laoji can prolong life by about 10%", which caused widespread controversy on the Internet. The reason is that Li Chuyuan, chairman of GPHL, announced that drinking Wang Laoji can prolong life by about 10% when he attended the Fortune International Science and Technology Brainstorming Conference on February 6th.

On the evening of February 6th, 65438, GPHL announced that the safety evaluation project of Wang Lao Ji Herbal Tea was successfully selected into the National 863 Plan 20 10. After the project research from June 20 1 1 to June 20 13, the phased results were announced in June 20 13. Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Group explained that "drinking Wang Laoji herbal tea can prolong life by about 10%", which came from the two-year safety experiment of 576 rat samples conducted by the research group. It is found that the survival rate of rats in the experimental group of Wang Laoji herbal tea is better than that in the control group, indicating that drinking Wang Laoji herbal tea for a long time can prolong the life of animals.

GPHL also declared that "this view was praised and recognized by guests such as Yin Ye, CEO of Huada Gene, and was applauded by the audience."

In response to this remark, Yin Ye, CEO of BGI, clarified through Weibo 65438 on February 6th that he did not agree with the statement that "drinking Wang Laoji can prolong life by about 10%", and he said it was just a "courtesy nod".

Herbal tea is the general name of traditional Chinese herbal medicine plant drinks. Guangdong herbal tea is the representative of traditional herbal tea culture in China. Herbal tea is a kind of Chinese herbal medicine with cold properties, which can dispel the heat in human body, so as to eliminate the heat in human body or treat the sore throat caused by dryness in winter.

On May 20th, 2006, herbal tea was approved by the State Council to be included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list. Herbal tea is neither cold nor tea. It is a beverage made of compound or single local herbs commonly used in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao. Chinese herbal medicines with cold properties and internal heat removal are boiled into drinks to eliminate sore throat caused by summer heat or winter dryness. Herbal tea is a kind of beverage with the functions of clearing away heat and toxic materials, promoting fluid production to quench thirst, removing fire and removing dampness. Based on the local climate, soil and water characteristics, in the long-term process of disease prevention and health care, guided by the theory of TCM health preservation, Chinese herbal medicines are used as raw materials. It has specific terms to guide people's daily drinking, no dosage limit and no doctor's guide list.