Drink green tea in autumn and black tea in winter.

Everything revives in spring, and people are easy to get sleepy. A cup of fragrant and refreshing scented tea can not only refresh the mind, remove drowsiness, but also promote the growth of human yang. Therefore, Chinese medicine believes that it is good to drink scented tea in spring, which can radiate the cold evil accumulated in the human body in winter and make people and nature sunny. Scented tea is a unique fragrant tea in China. Both the refreshing and mellow tea and the pure and rich flowers. As the saying goes, "attracting flowers is beneficial to the taste of tea", which integrates the taste of tea and the fragrance of flowers. Tea attracts flowers and flowers enhance the taste of tea and complement each other. Brewing delicious, fragrant flowers, people relaxed and happy. There is a poem that says, "fragrant flowers are interesting, tea primates."

According to different processes, scented tea can be divided into three categories: smoked scented tea (scented tea, scented tea), flower (fruit) tea and craft scented tea. Smoked scented tea is a kind of fragrant tea which is made from green tea, black tea, oolong tea blank and flowers that meet the edible needs and processed by scenting. The scenting process of scented tea is mainly a process in which flowers emit fragrance and tea embryos absorb fragrance. Generally, there are green tea embryos, a small amount of black tea and oolong tea, and another kind of compound tea made of flower buds. Due to different scenting time and different kinds of flowers, the aroma level and characteristics of scented tea are also different. Jiang Kui, a poet in the Song Dynasty, praised Jasmine: "If I plant flowers next year, I will be the best fragrance in the world." Flower (fruit) tea is generally made of green tea, black tea, oolong tea and dried flowers such as jasmine, pearl orchid, white orchid, substitute flower, osmanthus fragrans, rose, orchid, orchid and chrysanthemum. Embodies the integration of flower therapy and treatment of tea. Craft scented tea has a unique program and is very ornamental. Drinking scented tea is not only a kind of enjoyment, but also has the effect of tea, and the fragrance of flowers also has a good pharmacological effect, health care and disease removal. For example, common chrysanthemum tea can inhibit a variety of germs, enhance microvascular elasticity, slow down heart rate, and lower blood pressure and cholesterol. At the same time, it can dispel wind and clear heat, calm the liver and improve eyesight, relieve sore throat and reduce swelling. Another example is jasmine tea, which has good effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, invigorating spleen and calming nerves, broadening chest and regulating qi, eliminating dampness and treating dysentery, regulating stomach and stopping abdominal pain; Zhu Lan scented tea has the functions of treating rheumatic pain, mental fatigue and epilepsy. It also has certain curative effect on traumatic injury and knife wound bleeding.

Brewing skills 1. Preparation: Cover the bowl (three-talent cup) and combine the tea set, and brew medium and low-grade scented tea or scented tea powder (called "high powder" in the north) with a white porcelain teapot. 3. Boil the water in the blender. Cover bowl 5 with warm water. Place tea: first put it on clean and tasteless white paper, smell the fragrance of scented tea and put it in; Put 3g of tea leaves into a150ml bowl. 6. Brewing: The water temperature should be about 90-95 degrees based on the principle of keeping the aroma of tea embryo and showing the beauty of tea embryo. Cover after vortex brewing, and make the tea fully absorb water and soak by shaking incense. Then open the lid and fill it with boiling water by the phoenix three-nod method, and cover it with 2-3 points. Show off drinking: smell the fragrance, watch the color, sip with three cups, and the action should be gentle and gentle. ⒏ ⒐ Serve tea and drink it. Look at te amo through the glass wall and sip it carefully to taste it. ⒑ Continue to fetch water, and ⒒ Pack up tools.

To smell and drink scented tea, we must first look at the texture of the tea embryo, so that good tea will have a palatable tea taste. Only by adding a certain amount of flowers and cooperating with exquisite processing technology will there be a wonderful fragrance. There are three quality indicators of the fragrance contained in scented tea: one is the freshness of the fragrance-that is, the freshness and elasticity of the fragrance. The second is the concentration of aroma-that is, the depth of aroma. The third is the purity of aroma-that is, the degree of pure aroma, which is in harmony with the taste of tea. The third opening tastes of tea. As soon as I opened the tea, I lifted the lid and smelled the rising aroma in the soup. I feel the smell coming from my nose, and my spirit does it up. When one third of the soup is left, continue to add boiling water and boil it twice. Take a deep breath with the aroma, fully appreciate the pleasant aroma, and experience the unique tea fragrance and rhyme of scented tea. If you drink it three times, the taste of tea will be weak, so don't continue to drink it. At this time, you can taste the real fragrance and taste of precious scented tea. That's the intoxicating smell of scented tea. Through the fragrance, color and rhyme of three kinds of tea, after comprehensively appreciating the palatability of tea taste and the freshness, concentration and purity of aroma, it is concluded that those with three fragrances are "full of fragrance", and those with the best shape, taste and aroma are high-quality scented tea, famous products and treasures. At this time, in the quiet land of Kangtai surrounded by Hanshui River, when the spring breeze blows on your face, you can smell the fragrance of tea, especially the mellow fragrance of tea, and fully appreciate the unique refined and pure floral fragrance and poetic tea rhyme of scented tea. Let yourself be filled with a quiet and elegant fragrance of tea, the fresh breath of spring and the warm breath of the world where "heaven, earth and people" live in harmony, and create a new realm of "Xiang Sheng" for your soul. We will definitely feel the taste of a pot of heaven and earth, and the air is full of dry Kun. Let "fragrance bring spring breeze in hand", the creation of life by art, and "pay green in the cup" with life. Sweet and fragrant.

The summer heat is unbearable, and the hot air attacks people, which often makes people sweat. Summer heat is yang evil, and its nature is heat, so people are exhausted and depressed under the summer heat. Drinking green tea often, the green buds and clear water shine against each other, like Chunlan breaking ground. If tender bamboo competes for yang, it can make people forget the summer heat. Because green tea is cold, cold can clear away heat, taste sweet, produce fluid to quench thirst, have strong convergence and can also stop sweating. It is also rich in amino acids, vitamins and minerals, which can increase nutrition on the premise of cooling down. Therefore, it is advisable to drink more green tea in midsummer to reduce summer heat.

The efficacy of green tea

Green tea is a kind of beverage with high nutritional value. Drinking green tea is not only a kind of spiritual enjoyment, but also a method of self-cultivation. For the various health-care effects of green tea, Liu classified the effects of drinking tea in the Tang Dynasty as follows:

Taste the taste with tea, nourish the body with tea, dispel the fishy smell with tea, prevent diseases with tea, and nourish life with tea.

Dispel the anger with tea, benefit the ceremony with tea, show respect with tea, make tea enjoyable and make tea feasible.

Green tea has the following eight functions.

First, anti-aging.

Antioxidants contained in green tea help to reduce anti-aging. Because in the process of human metabolism, if it is over-oxidized, it will produce a lot of free radicals, which will easily lead to aging and cell damage. SOD (Superoxide Dismutase) is a kind of free radical scavenger, which can effectively remove excess free radicals and prevent the harm of free radicals to human body. Catechins in green tea can significantly improve SOD activity and scavenge free radicals.

Second, antibacterial.

Catechins in green tea can inhibit some bacteria that cause human diseases, and at the same time, it will not harm the reproduction of beneficial bacteria in the stomach, so green tea has the effect of whole intestine.

Third, reduce blood fat.

Experiments show that catechins in green tea can reduce the contents of total cholesterol, free cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and triglyceride in plasma, and at the same time increase high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Human experiments show that it can inhibit platelet aggregation and reduce the incidence of arteriosclerosis. Green tea contains flavonol, which has antioxidant effect, prevents thrombosis and platelet aggregation, and reduces cardiovascular diseases.

Fourth, lose weight and fat.

Green tea contains theophylline and caffeine, which can activate protein kinase and triglyceride esterase through multiple functions, reduce the accumulation of fat cells, and thus achieve the effect of losing weight.

Fifth, green tea can prevent toothache and remove bad breath.

Green tea contains fluorine, in which catechins can inhibit the action of bacteria and reduce the occurrence of dental plaque and periodontitis. Tannic acid contained in tea has bactericidal effect, which can prevent food residues from breeding bacteria, so it can effectively prevent bad breath.

Sixth, green tea prevents cancer.

Green tea can inhibit some cancers, but its principle is limited to the inference stage. Drinking more tea is bound to have a positive encouraging effect on preventing cancer.

Seven, green tea whitening and anti-ultraviolet effect.

Scientists have found in animal experiments that catechins in green tea can resist skin cancer caused by UV-B.

Eight, green tea can improve indigestion.

Recent research reports show that green tea can help improve indigestion, such as acute diarrhea caused by bacteria. You can drink a little green tea to relieve the disease.

Autumn is crisp, flowers and trees are withered and the climate is dry. People are prone to dry mouth and chapped lips in autumn, which is called "autumn dryness" by Chinese medicine. It is advisable to drink green tea at this time. Green tea, also known as oolong tea, belongs to semi-fermented tea, which is between green tea and black tea. The colors are blue and brown. After brewing, you can see that the middle of the leaves is blue and the edges are red. It is called "the edge of green leaves". It has both the fragrance and natural floral fragrance of green tea and the mellow fragrance of black tea. Not cold or hot, mild. It has the effects of moistening skin, moistening throat, promoting fluid production, eliminating accumulated heat in the body, and adapting the body to changes in natural environment.

Common oolong tea brands are Fujian Oolong, Guangdong Oolong, Taiwan Province Oolong, Wuyi Rock Tea in northern Fujian, and Tieguanyin in Anxi, southern Fujian. However, there are many kinds of oolong tea, including Tieguanyin, Lan Qi, Meizhan, Narcissus, Peach Blossom and Hairy Crab. Oolong tea is used to strong drinking, paying attention to taste and smell. It needs 100 degree boiling water to brew oolong tea. After soaking, pour the tea in the teapot into the teacup for a moment, which is rich in flavor and fragrant on the teeth and cheeks.

Efficacy of green tea: The efficacy of green tea is as follows:

First, prevent tooth decay.

Drinking a cup of green tea after a meal can not only quench your thirst, but also prevent tooth decay. The cause of tooth decay is that bacteria invade the tooth tissue and produce enzymes in the tissue, which leads to tooth decay. This enzyme reacts with sugar contained in food to produce substances that corrode teeth. This substance and bacteria that can decay teeth adhere to the teeth to form tartar, and after accumulation, tooth decay will occur. Polyphenols contained in green tea can effectively inhibit the production of tartar enzymes, so drinking a cup of green tea after meals can prevent the occurrence of tartar and tooth decay.

Second, eliminate active oxygen that harms beauty and health.

Reactive oxygen species are substances produced in the body due to ultraviolet rays, smoking, food additives, stress and other factors. It turns the body fat into peroxide fat, which causes many diseases and hinders health. At the same time, reactive oxygen species can also cause skin aging, wrinkles and a series of problems that hinder beauty. Polyphenols in green tea are not only indispensable substances to maintain health and beauty, but also can keep skin tender and fair because of its antioxidant effect. In addition, green tea itself contains vitamin C, which can whiten the skin and kill two birds with one stone.

Third, it can improve skin allergies.

Most patients with dermatoses suffer from allergic dermatitis. But so far, the cause of this dermatitis is not clear. However, green tea can inhibit the development of diseases.

Fourth, lose weight.

The unconsumed energy in human fat cells is stored as neutral fat so as to be used as energy in exercise. At this time, neutral fat is decomposed into energy needed by human body under the action of enzymes such as protein-like lipids and enzymes. Drinking green tea can improve the function of protease. That is to say, it is not green tea itself that can dissolve fat, but it can improve the enzymes that decompose fat. Therefore, after drinking green tea, the metabolism of fat is relatively increased, thus playing a role in losing weight.

5. Anti-tumor and anti-aging effects.

Green tea can promote blood lipid decomposition and reduce cholesterol content. In addition, green tea also has the functions of anti-tumor, improving the activation of lymphocytes and NK cells, enhancing immune function and preventing aging. Experts have found that green tea polyphenols can also absorb foreign bodies in the body and excrete them together.

It should be noted that you can drink about 1 liter of green tea every day. If you can't reach this amount of 1 liter, you should brew strong tea to drink, so that you can get enough polyphenols. In addition, it should be noted that it is unscientific to drink a lot of green tea once a day. The correct way is to drink green tea several times a day, so that the polyphenols in green tea can be fully absorbed by the human body.

In severe winter, everything is dormant, cold evil attacks people, human physiological function declines, and yang is weak. What is the best tea to drink at this time? Drinking tea in winter, with black tea as the top grade. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that in the cold winter, everything is animistic, hidden but not exposed, and human physiological activities are in a state of inhibition. The way to keep fit is to keep out the cold. The way to keep healthy is to keep warm from the cold. Black tea is sweet and warm, which can nourish the human yang. Black tea is rich in protein and sugar, which generates heat and warms the abdomen, enhances the cold resistance of human body, and also helps digestion and greasy.

Black tea is also called fully fermented tea because it is fully fermented during processing and oxidizes tea tannins. Fresh tea leaves are oxidized to form red oxidative polymerization products ―― theaflavins, thearubigins and theabrownins. Some of these pigments are dissolved in water and brewed into black tea soup. Traditional Kung Fu black tea is famous for Hu Hong, Hongyi, Hong Min, Taihong and Qihong, and Qihong in Qimen County, Anhui Province is the most famous.

The efficacy of black tea

As we all know, green tea has a good health care effect on human health, helps to prevent the recurrence of heart disease, reduces the infectivity of viruses and bacteria, and plays an important role in preventing prostate cancer, breast cancer, gastric cancer, calculus and intestinal cancer. Studies have shown that black tea is as effective as green tea and is more beneficial to the heart. In the past few years, the US government has funded more than 65,438+050 studies on green tea and black tea and their chemical compositions. The results show that the antioxidants in green tea and black tea can completely destroy the transmission route of chemicals in cancer cells.

Dr Murray Mitelman, director of vascular epidemiology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts, said: Black tea and green tea have roughly the same efficacy, but the antioxidant components of black tea are much more complicated than green tea, especially beneficial to the heart. The American Medical Association has published a survey report that people who drink black tea have strong bones, and polyphenols in black tea (also found in green tea) effectively inhibit the vitality of substances that destroy bone cells. If lemon is added to black tea, the bone strengthening effect will be stronger. In addition, all kinds of fruits can be added to black tea, which can play an auxiliary role.

In order to prevent female osteoporosis, experts suggest that female friends drink a small cup of black tea every day, and the effect is obvious for several years. For example, adding lemon to black tea can strengthen bones and have a stronger effect. Various fruits can also be added to black tea, which can play an auxiliary role. The osaka city university experiment showed that the blood flow velocity of the heart was improved after drinking black tea 1 hour, which proved that black tea had a strong role in preventing and treating myocardial infarction. American magazines report that black tea has stronger anti-aging effect than garlic, broccoli and carrots.

In addition, black tea has the following functions:

Black tea has pharmacological effects.

Black tea can help gastrointestinal digestion, promote appetite, diuresis, eliminate edema and strengthen myocardial function.

Under the combined action of caffeine and aromatic substances in black tea, the renal blood flow increases, the glomerular filtration rate increases, the renal microvascular dilates, and the reabsorption of water by renal tubules is inhibited, thus contributing to the increase of urine output. This is conducive to the discharge of lactic acid, uric acid (related to gout), excessive salt (related to hypertension), harmful substances and so on. , and reduce edema caused by heart disease or nephritis.

Black tea has strong antibacterial activity.

Gargling with black tea can prevent colds caused by viruses, prevent tooth decay and food poisoning, and lower blood sugar and high blood pressure.

Polyphenols in black tea have anti-inflammatory effects. Experiments show that catechin can combine with unicellular bacteria, and make protein coagulate and precipitate, thus inhibiting and eliminating pathogenic bacteria. Therefore, for patients with bacillary dysentery and food poisoning, drinking black tea is quite beneficial. People often use strong tea to smear wounds, bedsores and athlete's foot.

Experiments show that tea polyphenols in black tea can adsorb heavy metals and alkaloids, and make them precipitate and decompose, which is good news for modern people who are polluted by drinking water and food industry. In addition, black tea also has the functions of invigorating stomach and moistening intestines, helping digestion, reducing blood fat, delaying aging, lowering blood sugar, lowering blood pressure, resisting cancer and radiation.

Black tea can refresh and relieve fatigue.

Through medical experiments, it is found that caffeine in black tea can stimulate the nerve center by stimulating the cerebral cortex, so as to refresh the mind, concentrate on thinking, make the thinking reaction more agile and enhance memory. He also has an exciting effect on the vascular system and the heart, strengthens the beating of the heart, thus accelerating blood circulation to facilitate metabolism, and at the same time promoting sweating and diuresis, thus accelerating the excretion of lactic acid (a substance that makes muscles feel tired) and other old and waste substances in the body in a two-pronged manner, and achieving the effect of eliminating fatigue.

Black tea can produce fluid and clear away heat.

Drinking black tea can quench thirst and relieve summer heat because polyphenols, sugars, amino acids and pectin in tea react with saliva, which stimulates saliva secretion, moistens the mouth and produces a cool feeling; At the same time, caffeine controls the temperature center of hypothalamus, regulates body temperature, stimulates the kidney to promote the excretion of heat and dirt, and maintains the physiological balance in the body.

Besides, black tea is an excellent sports drink. In addition to relieving summer heat, quenching thirst and replenishing water, if you drink it before an exercise that requires physical strength and endurance (such as running a marathon), because caffeine in tea has a refreshing effect, it can also make the body burn fat to supply heat energy during exercise, which can increase the metabolic rate of the human body by 3-4%.