The bitter source of Kuding tea mainly comes from "holly oil", and its main component is methyl salicylate, which is also one of the fragrance sources of Kuding tea and can be hydrolyzed to salicylic acid, so its efficacy is similar to that of aspirin.

The fragrance of Kuding tea is not obvious. Its strong taste lies in bitterness, and the tea soup is thick and slightly astringent. However, this astringency is much softer than black tea.

Ilex kudingcha not only contains essential amino acids, vitamins and trace elements such as zinc, manganese and rubidium, but also has the functions of reducing blood fat, increasing coronary blood flow, increasing myocardial blood supply and resisting atherosclerosis, and has a good preventive and therapeutic effect on symptoms such as dizziness, headache, chest tightness, fatigue and insomnia in patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

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Characteristics of Kuding tea:

Kuding tea belongs to green tea and is a natural tea beverage. It has health care and medicinal functions, and can dispel wind and clear heat, clear the head and relieve polydipsia. Can be used for treating headache, toothache, red eye, fever, polydipsia and dysentery. Ilex kudingcha belongs to Ilex, and its alias is pineapple tree, big leaf tea and Ilex kudingcha.

Mainly grown in southwest and south China, such as Sichuan, Chongqing, Guizhou, Hunan, Guangdong, Fujian, Hainan and other places, Kuding tea is widely planted. Kuding tea contains more than 200 ingredients, such as Kuding tea saponin, amino acids, vitamin C, polyphenols, flavonoids, caffeine, protein and so on. Kudingcha can be made into bagged Kudingcha, Kudingcha granules, Kudingcha buccal tablets and compound Kudingcha.

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