Tea Benefits

Southwest of West Lake in Hangzhou, China’s Zhejiang province, Longjing (Dragon Well) Village has taken credit for having a premium Chinese green tea and Chinese tea culture, named Longjing tea or West Lake Dragon Well tea (Chinese: 西湖龙井; Chinese Pinyin: Xihu Longjin) for approximately 1200 years. This Chinese tea is produced mostly by hand and with a reputation as the first among the ten famous teas in China. Longjing Tea was the royal tea in Qing Dynasty and has long been hailed as the "Queen of Green Tea Chinese" for its four outstanding features: emerald green color, rich fragrance, sweet taste and beautiful shape.  The Plantation Areas of Longjing (Dragon Well) Green Tea Longjing Village abounds with the best Chinese green tea by enjoying favorable geographical, climate and water conditions. With the West Lake to the east, Mt. Wuyunshan to the west, Qiantang River to the south and several high mountains to the north, the village is protected from the cold front from the north and ensured with a warm and humid climate in spring and summer.  Most of the Longjing green tea plantation fields distribute around Longjing mountain area including Lingyin, Hupao, Shifeng Peak, Longjing Village, and Meijiawu Village, where the…

Anhua black tea possesses a variety of biological activities, including regulating metabolism, tonifying the stomach and intestines, modulating gut flora, and enhancing immunity. It can also strengthen capillary resilience and prevent metabolic syndrome. The development of products derived from Anhua black tea in sectors such as beverages, functional foods, and daily chemical goods has become a critical breakthrough for industrial upgrading and development. Through deep processing steps like extraction, filtration, concentration, separation, purification, and drying, using Anhua black tea as the raw material, we obtain products such as concentrated black tea essence, instant black tea, and extracts of black tea functional components. I. Development of Anhua Black Tea Beverages 1. Liquid Anhua Black Tea Beverage In 2019, Hangzhou Wahaha Group launched its summer novelty product "Anhua Black Tea," which uses premium golden flower Fu brick tea as the raw material. This is a natural, additive-free, zero-calorie, sugar-free healthy tea drink that is easy to carry. Bingweis is a functional black tea beverage developed from Anhua black tea, preserving the taste and flavor of black tea while focusing on radiation resistance. It comes in original and flavored varieties to cater to different consumer preferences. Hangzhou Wahaha Group's "Anhua Black Tea" 2.…

Tea is an extremely common beverage in people’s lives. In addition to its many preventive effects against human diseases, it also has antibacterial and antiviral properties. As early as over 1,000 years ago during the Tang and Song dynasties, Chinese medical texts recorded numerous instances where tea could kill bacteria and stop dysentery. Early medical books contain many compound formulas for treating dysentery and cholera. With the continuous advancement of scientific research, the antibacterial and antiviral effects of tea have gradually been revealed, and they have achieved good application results in areas such as drug development, food preservation, and daily chemical products. ☀ Inhibitory Effect of Tea on Influenza Virus The components in tea, such as tea polyphenols, catechins, and theaflavins, have shown significant inhibitory effects on influenza viruses and possess potential pharmaceutical development value. ☀ Inhibitory Effect of Tea on Human Immunodeficiency Virus Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a lentivirus that infects human immune system cells. Research has found that when the concentration of EGCG is greater than 10 μmol/L, it can reduce the affinity of viral protease for its substrate. Derivatives of theaflavins can be considered as candidate microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV, with pharmaceutical development…

Black tea is a fully fermented tea, with a dark brown, lustrous appearance and a sweet, rich aroma, hence its name. Its main benefits include aiding digestion, tonifying the stomach, promoting diuresis, and reducing swelling. One, it has a stimulating and fatigue-relieving effect as black tea can excite the central nervous system, accelerate blood circulation, which helps metabolic processes, enabling concentration and relieving fatigue. Two, black tea has a saliva-stimulating and heat-clearing effect. The polyphenols, sugars, amino acids, pectin, and other components in black tea can stimulate saliva secretion. The caffeine it contains can control the hypothalamic temperature center, maintaining physiological balance within the body, achieving the effects of stimulating saliva production and clearing heat. Three, drinking black tea has a diuretic and de-swelling effect. Black tea contains caffeine, which can dilate the microvessels of the kidneys, inhibit water reabsorption by the renal tubules, increase urine output, helping to eliminate lactic acid, uric acid, excess salts, harmful substances, etc., from the body, thus alleviating edema caused by heart disease or kidney disease. Four, black tea has an anti-inflammatory and bactericidal effect. The catechins in black tea can bind with single-cell bacteria, causing the bacterial proteins to coagulate and precipitate, thereby…

Jin Jun Mei is a very rare and excellent type of tea, being one of the varieties of black tea. The brew made from Jin Jun Mei has a golden hue and a sweet taste upon entry, making it an exceptional choice for tea lovers. So who is Jin Jun Mei suitable for? And who should avoid drinking Jin Jun Mei? Suitable Groups for Jin Jun Mei:1. People with edema: The caffeine and theophylline in Jin Jun Mei tea have diuretic effects, useful for treating edema and hydrops. Using black tea with sugar can help detoxify and promote diuresis, treating acute icteric hepatitis. 2. People with bronchial asthma: The small amount of caffeine in Jin Jun Mei has cardiotonic, spasmolytic, and muscle-relaxing properties, capable of relieving bronchospasm, promoting blood circulation, and serving as a good auxiliary treatment for bronchial asthma, cough suppression, and myocardial infarction. 3. People with oral inflammation: The tea polyphenols and tannins in Jin Jun Mei tea act on bacteria, coagulating their proteins and killing them. It can be used to treat intestinal diseases such as cholera, typhoid, dysentery, and enteritis. For skin sores, ulcers, or wounds, washing the affected area with concentrated tea can have anti-inflammatory…

Tea contains oxalic acid, especially strong tea, which has a higher content. Many people in daily life prefer strong tea, believing that is the true way to enjoy tea and not waste it. However, because of its high oxalate content, strong tea may lead to hyperoxaluria in the urinary tract, potentially forming calcium oxalate stones. In severe cases, it can even cause kidney stones. Some also say that regularly drinking strong tea can trigger hypertension. This is because tea contains caffeine, which can raise blood pressure, causing symptoms such as dizziness and headaches when consumed in strong teas.   For example, drinking green tea can stimulate excessive secretion of stomach acid, diluting gastric juices and affecting normal digestion of food. If digestive issues persist for a long time, symptoms like bloating and abdominal pain may appear, or even duodenal ulcers could develop. Additionally, regularly consuming tea, particularly strong tea, can overexcite the nervous system, leading to a faster heartbeat. Drinking tea before bed, especially strong tea, can cause poor sleep quality or insomnia. What Problems Can Arise from Regularly Drinking Strong Tea? 1. Regular consumption of strong tea promotes osteoporosis. Tea contains a relatively high amount of caffeine, which can…

Tea is a healthy beverage, with many types offering diuretic, antioxidant, invigorating, digestive, and lipid-lowering and blood pressure-reducing effects. However, most people may not know that due to differences in the varieties harvested and processing methods, there are some subtle differences in the internal components of the six types of tea. This makes them each have their own focus in terms of health benefits. So, from a health perspective, the best approach is to choose the tea that suits your body's needs. How do you make the right choice? Which of the six types of tea is best suited for you? Green Tea: Excellent for Antioxidant and Anti-inflammatory Effects Green tea, made from fine tender leaves, is completely unfermented, preserving the freshness and natural substances of the leaves to the greatest extent possible. Nutrients such as catechins, vitamins, amino acids, and polyphenols are also retained in greater quantities. Therefore, green tea has significantly better effects in terms of antioxidant, anti-aging, antibacterial, and anti-inflammatory properties compared to other teas. Black Tea: Warming and Digestive-Promoting Black tea is a fully fermented tea, during which chemical reactions occur, producing components such as theaflavins and thearubigins, which largely determine the color, flavor, and aroma…

Raw Pu'er tea has a bitter nature and is effective in cutting through grease. According to “The Supplement to the Materia Medica,” it can reduce lipids, combat arterial hardening, nourish the stomach, and have anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effects. Like ordinary tea, Pu'er tea contains caffeine. Therefore, it is generally advised to avoid drinking tea on an empty stomach, which can cause dizziness and palpitations. When drinking tea, note that pregnant women should not consume strong tea, and people with cold and weak spleens and stomachs should not drink raw Pu'er tea. Pu'er tea is a common type of tea. The primary distinction between raw and ripe Pu'er lies in whether fermentation occurs; after harvest, tea undergoes a period of fermentation to become ripe Pu'er, while tea that hasn’t undergone fermentation is raw Pu'er. Raw Pu'er tea has benefits such as reducing blood lipids, aiding weight loss, and killing bacteria. However, it is unsuitable for people with gastrointestinal issues and pregnant women. Pu'er is one of China’s famous tea varieties, cherished for its rich cultural history and pure aroma, and it has enjoyed popularity among many people. While Pu'er tea can be beneficial to our health, there are also certain taboos…

Basic Introduction to Yongan Golden Thread OrchidYongan Golden Thread Orchid, a specialty of Yongan City, Fujian Province, is the central production area for wild golden thread orchids in China. The city is known as the "Golden Thread Orchid Capital of China." The Yongan Golden Thread Orchid plants are small, with oval leaves that come to a point, and veins that are golden-yellow with a purplish-red hue. They have high levels of polysaccharides, flavonoids, and amino acids, and possess strong food, medicinal, and ornamental value. The products are sold in provinces such as Guangdong, Zhejiang, and Shanghai, as well as in countries and regions like Japan and Hong Kong, with 90% of the products being exported, giving them a high market share. It is a protected product under China's Geographical Indication. Nutritional ValueThe taste is sweet and its nature is neutral. It has functions such as clearing heat and cooling the blood, dispelling wind and dampness, balancing yin and yang, nourishing the body and enhancing beauty, harmonizing qi and blood, and enters the kidney, heart, and lung meridians. It can comprehensively boost the human immune system and enhance the body's resistance to diseases. It is widely used in folk medicine and…