Green tea is a kind of tea without fermentation. Because its leaves and soup are green, it is named. The top ten famous teas in China are West Lake Longjing, Taihu Lake Biluochun, Huangshan Mao Feng, Lu 'an Guapian, Junshan Yinzhen, Xinyang Maojian, Taiping Monkey Kui, Lushan Wu Yun, Sichuan Mengding and Guzhu Zizun Tea.
1. anti-aging
Antioxidants contained in green tea help to fight aging. Because in the process of human metabolism, if it is over-oxidized, it will produce a lot of free radicals, which are easy to age and cause 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 increase SOD activity and scavenge free radicals.
antibiosis
Studies have shown that catechins in green tea can inhibit some bacteria that cause human diseases without harming the proliferation of beneficial bacteria in the intestine, so green tea has the function of whole intestine.
3. Reduce blood lipids
Animal experiments made by scientists show that catechins in tea can reduce total cholesterol, free cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and triglycerides 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.
Fitness lose weight
Green tea contains theophylline and caffeine, which can activate protein kinase and triglyceride lipolytic enzyme through multiple functions, reduce the accumulation of fat cells, and thus achieve the effect of losing weight.
5. Prevent dental caries and remove bad breath.
Green tea contains fluorine, in which catechins can inhibit the action of cariogenic 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.
Cancer prevention
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.
7. Whitening and UV protection
Experts found in animal experiments that catechins in green tea can resist skin cancer caused by UV-B.
8. It can improve indigestion.
Recent research reports show that green tea can help improve indigestion, such as acute diarrhea caused by bacteria, and drinking a little green tea can alleviate the condition.
The efficacy of scented tea
Scented tea has been the favorite of beauty since ancient times. "Compendium of Materia Medica" records that scented tea is cool, sweet, enters the lungs, kidneys and meridians, and has the effects of calming the liver and moistening the lungs, and maintaining beauty. Modern medicine has proved that drinking scented tea for a long time has the effects of removing spots, moistening dryness, improving eyesight, expelling toxin, caring skin and regulating endocrine.
Because there are many kinds of scented tea and their functions are different, I will tell you the kinds of scented tea I know, hoping that you can buy a variety that suits you.
* Cure headache, insomnia, relieve stress and restore brain fatigue.
1, Huang Juhua-lowers blood pressure and has therapeutic effect on headache, dizziness and nervous headache.
2, lavender-headache, insomnia, prevent colds, relieve anxiety and tension.
3, wild chrysanthemum-Gan Ping, eyesight, used for wind-heat cold, dizziness, redness and heat pain.
Albizia Albizia flower has sedative effect, and is mainly used to treat mental stagnation, chest tightness, insomnia, forgetfulness, eye diseases, neurasthenia, etc.
5, rosemary-helps to restore brain fatigue, and can enhance memory, and is also good for hangovers, dizziness and tension headaches.
Effective. It also has a cosmetic effect, which can reduce wrinkles and remove spots.
6. Citronella-has the functions of resolving phlegm and relieving cough, regulating qi and appetizing, treating cough, asthma, abdominal distension, relieving diarrhea, dispelling summer heat, preventing miscarriage, nourishing yin and blood, and treating heights.
Blood pressure, dizziness, etc.
Clear eyes and remove fire:
1, Florists Chrysanthemum —— Dispelling wind and dissipating heat, nourishing liver and improving eyesight, expelling toxin and beautifying face, playing the role of prolonging life and beauty beauty.
2, wild chrysanthemum-wind-heat cold, dizziness, eliminate troubles, clear heart and improve eyesight
3, wild chrysanthemum rice-Gan Ping, eyesight, used for wind-heat colds, dizziness, redness and heat pain.
4. Chrysanthemum-calming \ antipyretic \ inhibiting a variety of germs
5, honeysuckle (wild honeysuckle)-prevent influenza, prevent hepatitis A, B and C, improve immunity, clear away heat and toxic materials,
Immunity to any disease
* Oral diseases, throat:
1, mint-cooling and detoxifying. Oral health care \ throat rehabilitation is good!
2. Boat-fruited Sterculia is the best health drink for vocal cord development and voice protection.
3, jade butterfly-has a good therapeutic effect on acute and chronic bronchitis, sore throat and tonsillitis!
4, dried lily-has an effect on lung, chronic bronchus and improving female climacteric spirit.
5, licorice-expectorant cough, acute pain, heat and detoxification!
* good for the stomach:
1, marigold-nourishing liver and improving eyesight, diminishing inflammation and nourishing stomach, and relieving summer heat.
2. Osmanthus fragrans-nourishing yin and tonifying kidney, mediating endocrine, protecting liver and nourishing stomach, detoxifying and beautifying.
3, Kuding tea: to the stomach
* nourishing the kidney,
Nourishing yin and strengthening yang:
1, lotus seed core-strengthening the spleen and stopping diarrhea, nourishing the kidney and astringent essence, nourishing the heart and calming the nerves.
2, bamboo leaf tea-pass urine, nourish the kidney, often drink this tea, life-long eyesight.
* lose weight:
1, lotus leaf
2, Senna leaves-dry stool, dry mouth, odor, bare face,
3, wild balsam pear tea-lowering blood sugar \ constipation \ appetizing digestion \ beauty.
4, stovepipe tea: lemon grass+verbena+rosemary
Among them, detoxification and beauty:
1, lotus root-detoxification and beauty, conditioning the secret.
2, jasmine-soothing the liver and improving eyesight, moisturizing and beautifying. There is no light on your face!
3. Osmanthus fragrans-nourishing yin and tonifying kidney, mediating endocrine, protecting liver and nourishing stomach, detoxifying and beautifying.
4, mountain peach blossom-the face is not old, the face is still smiling in the spring breeze!
5, saffron-detoxification and beauty, nourishing blood and blood, regulating qi and strengthening stomach. dysmenorrhoea
6, aloe vera-detoxification and beauty, whitening skin
* Wrinkle removal and whitening:
1, small rose petals-have obvious elimination effect on freckles and wrinkles.
2, rose petals-have obvious elimination effect on freckles and wrinkles.
3, rosemary-helps to restore brain fatigue, and can enhance memory, and is also good for hangovers, dizziness and tension headaches.
Effective. It also has a cosmetic effect, which can reduce wrinkles and remove spots.
* freckle whitening:
1, Hongqiao Mei-has obvious curative effect on chloasma, freckles, liver spots, spots and acne.
2, Qianrihong-drink with Hongqiao sister, the freckle effect is better.
3, rose eggplant-hangover and liver protection, whitening and freckle, sweet and sour!
4, small rose petals-have obvious elimination effect on freckles and wrinkles.
5, rose petals-have obvious elimination effect on freckles and wrinkles.
6, wintersweet-beauty skin, freckle, regulate endocrine, promote cell metabolism! Xiaoyu died.
7, rosemary-helps to restore brain fatigue, and can enhance memory, and is also good for hangovers, dizziness and tension headaches.
Effective. It also has a cosmetic effect, which can reduce wrinkles and remove spots.
* withered endocrine, beautiful face;
1, osmanthus fragrans-nourishing yin and kidney, regulating endocrine, protecting liver and stomach, expelling toxin and caring skin.
2, peony-long-term service can make the skin tender and rosy, full of vitality, full of youthful vitality.
3, Shirley flower-often drinking this tea has a unique anti-aging effect!
4, mountain peach blossom-the face is not old, the face is still smiling in the spring breeze!
5, wild balsam pear tea-lowering blood sugar \ constipation \ appetizing digestion \ beauty.
6, jasmine buds-soothing the liver and improving eyesight, moisturizing and beautifying, dull and dull.
* plump female breasts;
1, carnation-promote breast development, long-term drinking has obvious breast enhancement effect.
Scented tea is one of the finished products of green tea. It is made of fragrant flowers in tea embryo. Commonly used fragrant flowers include jasmine, Zhu Lan, Zanzan, rose and grapefruit. Fujian, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui and Sichuan are the main producing areas. Suzhou jasmine tea is a famous product in scented tea; Fujian jasmine tea belongs to Luzhou-flavor tea, with mellow soup, rich fragrance, yellow-green soup color and lasting taste.
The efficacy of black tea
Black tea is a kind of tea made by fermentation. It is named because its leaves and soup are red. The famous black teas in China are Qi Hong in An Wei, Zhen Hong in Yunnan, Hong Xuan in Hubei and Chuanhong in Sichuan.
On May 3, 2002, the American Medical Association published a survey of 497 men and 540 women who had been 10 years. It has been pointed out that people who drink black tea have strong bones, and polyphenols in black tea (also found in green tea) have the activity of inhibiting substances that destroy bone cells. The contents of polyphenols in various foods are as follows: black tea-17.4, green tea -6544.
In order to prevent and treat female osteoporosis, it is suggested to drink a small cup of black tea every day for several years, and the effect is obvious. If lemon is added to black tea, the bones will be strengthened and the effect will be stronger. Various fruits can also be added to black tea, which can play a synergistic role.
The osaka city university experiment in Japan pointed out that after drinking black tea 1 hour, the blood flow velocity of the heart increased, which confirmed 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.
There are several interesting sayings about black tea for your reference:
Health care: Black tea can help digestion, stimulate appetite, induce diuresis, eliminate edema and enhance myocardial function.
Disease prevention: black tea has strong antibacterial ability. Gargling with black tea can prevent colds caused by viral diseases, prevent tooth decay and food poisoning, and reduce blood sugar and hypertension.
Health care function of white tea
White tea is a kind of tea that has not been fermented or kneaded. Tea is divided into white tea, narcissus white tea and mountain white tea with natural fragrance, so it is named white tea. Among them, the silver needle is the most precious, which is characterized by being covered with fine white hairs and silver flowers. The soup is yellowish and sweet. Location: Fuding County and Zhenghe County, Fujian Province.
1. Anti-aging white tea set has efficient antioxidant function, which can enhance skin resistance, prevent discomfort and premature aging caused by external environment, and keep skin smooth for a long time. 2. Polyphenols in whitening and detoxifying can effectively inhibit the activity of free radicals and improve the detoxification and defense efficacy of human body. 3. White tea contains not only the inherent nutrients of other tea leaves, but also the active enzymes necessary for human body. Medical research at home and abroad has proved that drinking white tea for a long time can significantly improve lipase activity in human body, promote lipocatabolism, effectively control insulin secretion, delay intestinal absorption of glucose, decompose excess sugar in blood and promote blood sugar balance. White tea is rich in a variety of amino acids, cold and cool, and has the effects of clearing away heat, relieving summer heat and detoxifying. Drinking a cup of Bai Mudan tea in summer in producing areas rarely leads to heatstroke, so Bai Mudan is one of the essential white teas for local tea farmers in summer. It is widely regarded as a good medicine to protect measles patients in North China and Fujian, so Zhou Liang Gong, a famous person in Qing Dynasty, wrote in Xiao Minji: "Bai Hao Silver Needle is produced in Hongxue Cave in Taimu Mountain, which is cold in nature and attacks rhinoceros horn. It is a holy medicine for treating measles. " At present, there is also an original mother tree of Fuding Dabaicha, with the age of 170, which is called "green snow bud". The longer the storage time of white tea, the higher its medicinal value. White tea is also rich in provitamin A, which can be quickly converted into vitamin A after being absorbed by the human body, and can prevent night blindness and dry eye. At the same time, white tea also contains anti-radiation substances, which have a significant protective effect on human hematopoietic function and can reduce the harm of TV radiation. Therefore, there is no harm in drinking more white tea while watching TV, especially for children, which is conducive to protecting eyes and health.
Efficacy of oolong tea
Oolong tea is a semi-fermented tea, which is characterized by green leaves in the center and red edges, commonly known as green leaves and red edges. Location: Fujian, Guangdong and Taiwan Province provinces. Generally, it is named after the tea trees in its place of origin, such as Tieguanyin, Dahongpao, Oolong Tea, Narcissus, Danzong and so on. It has the fragrance of black tea, but it is more astringent than ordinary black tea; It has the refreshing taste of green tea, but not the astringency of ordinary green tea. Its aroma is rich and lasting, and it remains fragrant after drinking, and it has the effects of refreshing, promoting digestion, stopping dysentery, relieving summer heat and sobering up. In the early Qing dynasty, it was exported to Europe, America and Southeast Asian countries. Now it is the most popular among Japanese tourists.
brick tea
Brick tea belongs to pressed tea. Green tea, scented tea, old green tea and other raw tea are used as raw materials and autoclaved in brick molds. Location: Yunnan, Sichuan, Hunan, Hubei and other places. Brick tea, also known as edge tea, is mainly sold in frontier and pastoral areas.