What kind of tea is good (best) for your health in winter?
According to the characteristics of different tea leaves, we should drink scented tea, black tea, oolong tea and Tieguanyin in winter. Due to the cold and dry climate in winter, especially in the north, people often feel thirsty, dry throat and dry skin. Therefore, people need to drink more water or tea to replenish water and prevent dry skin. Drinking a cup of hot tea in winter can also warm the body and dispel the cold. Such as jasmine tea; Common scented tea in China. Northerners especially like it. Compendium of Materia Medica records that pungent heat is non-toxic, which can be used for "steaming oil to get liquid, shiny face, moist and fragrant long hair". It also has pharmacological effects of contracting smooth muscle and lowering blood pressure, and has special effects on preventing cardiovascular diseases in winter. Autumn is a transitional stage in which yang disappears and yin grows, which is easy to make people feel desolate, melancholy and sad. After entering the winter, because of the cold, the nights are long and the days are short, some people will feel listless all winter, which is medically called "Seasonal Emotional Disorder (SAD)", that is, depression. Jasmine has a calming effect, which can make people feel calm, relieve tension and feel fresh and comfortable. Jasmine tea has the following characteristics: the taste of tea blends with the fragrance of flowers, which has both the fragrance of flowers and the efficacy of tea. The quality of "Hua Fu" is the freshest fragrance, sweet and refreshing, especially suitable for women to drink in autumn and winter, which not only moisturizes the skin, but also prevents dryness and calms the nerves. Green tea (commonly known as oolong tea) has the advantages of red green tea, which has the color fragrance of black tea and a refreshing feeling, but it is not as bitter as green tea, and the taste of tea is less irritating and mellow. For example, the aroma of Tieguanyin is like an empty valley and a secluded orchid, lofty and meaningful, wonderful and fresh; The soup is rich in cesium, bright in color, mellow and sweet in taste, sweet in honey, endless in aftertaste and resistant to brewing, commonly known as "seven bubbles and many fragrances". Especially the "Chou-heung" quality, especially suitable for drinking in autumn and winter. Suitable for drinking black tea in winter. Black tea is a kind of fermented tea. Through the special technology of black tea, it has formed unique quality characteristics of color, fragrance and taste. Black tea is rich in caffeine, which has the functions of refreshing and diuresis, helping gastrointestinal digestion, stimulating appetite, eliminating edema, strengthening myocardium and preventing radiation-induced skin cancer. Black tea is mild, less irritating and has the characteristics of red soup, giving people a warm feeling. Drinking in winter has a significant effect on warming the stomach and body. Adding milk and sugar to tea soup can nourish the stomach and maintain beauty. (Editor of Tea Ceremony Nakamura)