Tea for medicinal purposes has a history of 2,700 years in
China. Many books, like Shen Nong's Herbal Classic
(Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220)), and Classification of Tea
(Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)), all recorded the tea's effect for
medicinal purposes. Tea Classics, written by Lu Yu of the
Tang Dynasty, recorded 24 examples to show tea's pharmacology
effect Tea contains more than 5,000 biochemistry ingredients
closely correlated to human body. Tea not only can refresh the
mind, clear heat, and help people lose weight, but also has certain
pharmacology effects on some modern diseases, like radiation
sickness, cancer, heart disease, and blood sickness.
Green Tea is the Best Choice for Office
Workers
People who always work in places with air conditioning may face
skin problems such as easily dry skin and the growth of small
wrinkles. Therefore, the moisture content of their bodies needs to
be supplemented.
Among all the drinks, green tea is the best choice. Because
there are four primary polyphenols (natural chemicals that are
beneficial to health) in green tea and they are often collectively
referred to as catechins (types of flavored chemical
compounds).
Also, green tea, like makeup, can prevent computer
radiation.
Winter is the Season to Drink Black Tea
Chinese medicine believes that different people should drink
different tea according to the different characteristics and tastes
of each kind of tea.
Black tea can warm the stomach, refresh the mind, and accelerate
digestion. Therefore, drinking warm black tea in the cold winter is
a most suitable choice.
Do not Drink Thick Tea
Strong tea may make the human body excessively excitable and can
badly affect the cardiovascular as well as the nervous system. For
a person who has cardiovascular disease, to drink overly strong tea
may induce heart and blood pressure disease, or even the relapse of
old illnesses.
Do not Drink too Much Tea When You are
Eating
Drinking too much tea or strong thick tea may affect the
absorption of many constant elements (like calcium) and trace
elements (like iron and zinc). Also, people should not drink tea
with milk or other milk products because the caffeine and tannin (a
kind of complex organic compound) in the tea may reduce the
nutritional value of milk products.
(Source: China Style)
