But it is not advisable to say that drinking tea can cure all diseases, because it varies from person to person. Different kinds of tea have the most suitable people. For example, black tea has the function of warming the stomach, but it is easy to get angry if you drink too much, and green tea is not suitable for people with bad stomachs ... With the help of the tea artist and nutritionist in the old cold teahouse in the provincial capital, let's discuss the knowledge of drinking tea for health!
Tea is divided into people.
Types suitable for computer users: chrysanthemum tea, green tea.
Expert analysis: Chrysanthemum morifolium in tea has the function of detoxification, resisting and eliminating summer heat, harmful chemicals and radioactive substances accumulated in the body. Chrysanthemum also has a good effect on treating eye fatigue and blurred vision. Vitamins in tea help to restore and prevent vision loss. In addition, β-carotene, molybdenum, calcium, lipopolysaccharide, tea polyphenols and other substances in tea can reduce visual fatigue and prevent radiation.
Special note: drinking tea is just health care, not treatment. It is best to drink for a long time.
Types suitable for people who want to lose weight: oolong tea, Pu 'er tea, black tea, etc.
Expert analysis: Oolong tea belongs to semi-fermented tea, which contains almost no vitamin C, but is rich in minerals such as iron and calcium, and has the functions of promoting digestive enzymes and decomposing fat. Drinking a cup of oolong tea before and after meals can prevent obesity caused by excessive fat intake.
Black tea has obvious effect on inhibiting the increase of abdominal fat. In the fermentation process, it produces a kind of alcohol component, which has the function of preventing fat accumulation. Pu 'er tea is a master at eliminating excess fat.
Special note: Oolong tea with diuretic and detoxification has the best effect; If you want to lose weight with black tea, you'd better drink freshly brewed strong tea.
Types suitable for people with bad breath: green tea and high-dose black tea.
Expert analysis: catechins in green tea have a good effect on the odor in the mouth, and black tea with little catechin content has a very good effect on eliminating bad breath because it contains theaflavins.
Special note: if you want to get rid of bad breath, you should chew black tea, and the effect will be better.
Children drink tea.
Tea contains phenols, protein, vitamins and trace elements such as phosphorus, calcium, zinc, potassium and fluorine, which are beneficial to children's growth and development. Has anti-inflammatory and fire-clearing effects.
Special note: children should not drink too much tea, which will increase water in the body and increase the burden on the heart and kidney; Should not be too strong, too strong will make children highly excited, and the heartbeat will be accelerated, which will lead to excessive consumption of nutrients and affect growth and development, and also affect the absorption of iron; Not suitable for aging, children should drink it now, and it is not suitable for drinking old tea that has been soaked for too long.
Old people drink tea.
Tea has many benefits for the elderly, such as refreshing, promoting digestion and so on. Drinking it often can keep you healthy.
Special reminder: drinking too much tea is not good for your health. For the elderly, it is particularly important to pay attention to the concentration of tea to protect their health. Generally speaking, the elderly often drink a lot of strong tea, which is prone to many physical discomfort, such as constipation, elevated blood pressure and indigestion.
Tea drinker
People with insomnia, cold and fever, patients with gastric ulcer and pregnant women should not drink tea.
Expert analysis: caffeine in tea can excite the central nervous system, make the mind clear, which is not conducive to sleep; Caffeine will increase the heart rate of pregnant women, increase the burden on the heart and kidneys, which is not conducive to the healthy development of the fetus.
What kind of flower tea suits you?
Winter jasmine: It can sweat, relieve fever, induce diuresis, detoxify and reduce swelling. It is suitable for tonsillitis, oral pharyngitis and urinary tract infection.
Lily: moistening lung, clearing fire and calming nerves.
Saussurea involucrata: warming and dispelling cold, strengthening yang and regulating menstruation, promoting blood circulation and stopping bleeding.
Sophora japonica: cold in nature, cooling blood to stop bleeding, clearing liver and purging heat, preventing and treating hypertension and hangover.
Peach blossom: sexual balance, diuresis, blood circulation, laxative.
Chimonanthus praecox: warm in nature, relieving summer heat, promoting fluid production, and preventing and treating diabetes.
Rose: Also known as Luoshenhua, it has the functions of clearing away heat, relieving hangover, relieving summer heat, caring skin and removing spots.
Thousand-day red: also known as longevity flower, it can relieve cough and asthma, clear liver and dissipate stagnation, nourish skin and regulate menstruation.
Peony flower: a good product for women's maintenance, which can promote blood circulation, beauty beauty.
Trollius chinensis: clear throat and moisten lung, clear summer heat and strengthen brain.
Hibiscus: clearing away heat and toxic materials, warming stomach, removing blood stasis and relieving pain.
Sanqihua: It can lower blood pressure, reduce blood lipid, promote fluid production to quench thirst, refresh and invigorate qi, treat periodontitis and pharyngitis, and have the effect of losing weight.
Lantern flower: dispel fire and detoxify, treat acne and nameless swelling and pain.
Peony flower: clearing heat, nourishing blood and softening liver, strengthening five internal organs, dispersing pathogenic blood and regulating menstruation.
Honeysuckle: detoxification, anti-inflammatory, sterilization, diuretic, antipruritic, lipid-lowering and weight-reducing.
Tibetan chrysanthemum: anti-fatigue, skin care and beauty, clear eyes and clear heart.
Camellia: cooling blood, stopping bleeding and removing blood stasis, and reducing swelling.
Tea companion
Coffee has a partner, so does tea have a partner? Yes, drinking tea with various partners is popular now.
1, medlar
Making tea with Lycium barbarum has nourishing and anti-aging effects. Lycium barbarum, moistening dryness and nourishing, can also clear away heat, but it specializes in tonifying kidney and moistening lung, promoting fluid production and benefiting qi. It is an important medicine for tonifying liver and kidney for deficiency of true yin and fatigue. Making tea with Lycium barbarum is not only effective for dizziness, soreness of waist and knees and nocturnal emission caused by yin deficiency of liver and kidney, but also effective for hyperlipidemia, hypertension, arteriosclerosis and diabetes.
2. White chrysanthemum
It can play a role in calming the liver and suppressing yang, expelling wind and clearing heat, cooling blood and improving eyesight. White chrysanthemum is sweet and fragrant, which can enhance the fragrance of tea soup and has good palatability. There are many kinds of chrysanthemums, and people who don't know the doorways will choose chrysanthemums with white flowers and big flowers. In fact, small, ugly and yellow chrysanthemums are the best choice.
3. orange peel
You can take advantage of the effect of orange peel on regulating qi, resolving phlegm and relieving cough. Soaking orange peel in green tea can pyrolyze phlegm, resist bacteria and diminish inflammation, so it is good for people with cough and phlegm.
4, mint
Menthol and menthone in mint can be used to dispel wind and clear heat, and tea has a cool feeling, which is a good medicine for clearing heat and diuresis.
5. American ginseng tablets
The taste of tea can be adjusted by the sweetness and coolness of American ginseng, which has a good effect of tonifying yin deficiency. American ginseng tea often has the good effects of benefiting lung and stomach, nourishing yin and promoting fluid production, clearing asthenic fire and reducing fever.
Attachment: the collocation of tea
Now many people drink tea, not just one kind of tea alone, but together. So which teas are suitable for drinking together?
Classic collocation: chrysanthemum+green tea, lemon+black tea.
Never match: black tea+green tea (black tea is warm and green tea is cool, so it is not suitable for matching)
New Match: Lemon+Green Tea
Suitable for: all kinds of scented tea+green tea.
Not suitable: black tea+black tea, black tea+all kinds of scented tea.