What kind of tea does jasmine tea belong to?
Some say it belongs to green tea, while others say it should belong to oolong tea. It can be said that there are different opinions. In fact, jasmine tea should be classified as scented tea. Although jasmine tea is made from green tea blank or black tea blank and oolong tea blank, it is mixed with jasmine. But it still belongs to the category of jasmine tea.
Jasmine tea is a kind of processed tea, but the raw material involves one of the six major teas. The processing technology of jasmine is different, so the tea chosen is different. Green tea is the only one of the six teas that has not been fermented, so green tea is the most suitable raw material for jasmine. Generally, the jasmine tea we see in the market is also made of green tea. But it doesn't mean that jasmine tea belongs to green tea.
Health preserving function of jasmine tea;
1, promoting fluid production to quench thirst: moistening throat to dry, refreshing and comfortable. Suitable for people with dry mouth, dry eyes, excessive thinking, lack of sleep and excessive speech.
2. Eliminating phlegm and relieving cough: It has a good moisturizing and physiotherapy effect on the throat, which is conducive to the cure of local inflammation and can relieve local itching, thus blocking cough reflex.
3, diuretic swelling: can remove toxins and excess water in the body, promote blood and water metabolism, have diuretic and edema elimination effects.
4, heart protection: protect the heart, protect myocardial cells, prevent or relieve palpitations, arrhythmia, etc.
5, nourishing the liver: it can promote the operation of liver qi and relieve liver depression.
6, eyesight: can prevent and treat dry eyes, blurred vision, conjunctival congestion, optic neuritis, drooping eyes, dilated pupils, myopia and other eye diseases.
7, beauty and skin care: can enhance the skin's ability to resist damage.
8. Anti-inflammatory and detoxifying: Jasmine has the effect of "regulating qi and relieving depression, eliminating filth and neutralizing", and has a good anti-inflammatory and detoxifying effect on dysentery, abdominal pain, conjunctivitis and sore poison.
9. Anti-aging and anti-radiation: It has strong ability to remove free radicals, and has the effects of anti-radiation, preventing cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, improving immunity and delaying aging.
The benefits of drinking jasmine tea:
Polyphenols and tea tannins in tea are decomposed under wet conditions, and water-insoluble protein is degraded into amino acids, which can weaken the astringency of drinking green tea and change its function. Its taste is fresh and mellow, and it is more catchy, which is one of the reasons why northerners like to drink jasmine tea. All kinds of teas have similar health care essence, each with its own characteristics. Jasmine tea not only has some properties of green tea, but also has many health functions that green tea does not have. Jasmine tea has the effect of "dispelling cold evil and helping depression".
According to the research of Chinese medicine and modern pharmacology on the health care effect of tea, it is considered that tea is bitter, sweet and cool, which affects people's heart, liver, spleen, lung, kidney and five meridians. Bitter tea can diarrhea, dispel dryness and dampness, and reduce fire; Willing to benefit and be comfortable; Cooling can clear away heat, purge fire and relieve exterior syndrome. Tea contains many compounds that are beneficial to human health. Such as catechins, vitamins C, A, caffeine, flavanols, tea polyphenols, etc. Jasmine tea also contains a lot of more than 20 kinds of compounds, such as aromatic oil, geraniol, orange pepper and syringoyl ester. Jasmine tea is made through a series of technological processes according to the unique adsorption performance of tea and the fragrance characteristics of jasmine. It not only keeps the rich and refreshing natural tea taste of green tea, but also contains the fragrance of jasmine. It is the best natural health drink in China and even in the world.