what is the importance of drinking tea
March 27, 2023
Drinking tea in China since ancient times is a matter of elegance, and can even rise to the height of art. Today we do not talk about the art of drinking tea, from the point of view of health and wellness to talk about the tea drinking and taboos.
How to brew tea
Brewing tea is an important step in the process of drinking tea. The time and number of times of brewing tea is closely related to the type of tea, the temperature of the water used for brewing tea, the amount of tea used and the drinking habits of tea.
Ordinary black and green tea
Put the tea leaves into the cup, first pour a small amount of boiling water to submerge the tea leaves, cover the role of 3 minutes, then add boiling water to 70% or 80% full, you can drink while it is hot. Drink to the cup of fertility one-third of the tea soup, then add boiling water, so that the concentration of tea soup can be uniform. General first bubble tea tea dissolvable substances leached 50% to 55%; the second tea leached 30%, the third 10%, the fourth food and tasteless, so generally bubble tea 3 times more appropriate, of which the second bubble tea taste the best.
According to research, green tea first brewing nutrients leaching rate is as follows: 80% amino acids, 70% caffeine, 45% tea polyphenols, soluble sugars less than 40%. The leaching rate of black tea for the first brewing of various components is much higher than that of green tea.
Oolong tea
Oolong tea is generally suitable to be brewed using a small zisha pot. In the case where the tea leaves account for half the volume of the pot and above, the first bubble of tea is brewed for 1 minute and poured out for drinking, the second bubble for 1 minute and 15 seconds, the third bubble for 1 minute and 40 seconds, and the fourth bubble for 2 minutes and 15 seconds, so that the concentration of the tea broth is more even. This time can also be adjusted with the amount of tea leaves and the temperature of the steeping water.
Drinking tea in a light way is appropriate
Strong tea stimulation is very strong, can cause insomnia, headaches, vomiting, and strong tea will make the human body "excitability" excessively high, will cause adverse effects on the cardiovascular system, the nervous system, etc.. People with cardiovascular disease may experience tachycardia and arrhythmia after drinking strong tea, which can cause recurrence of the disease.
Not suitable for drinking on an empty stomach
Drinking tea on an empty stomach is a bad tea drinking habits, the abdomen is empty, tea straight into the internal organs, cold spleen and stomach, harmful to the body.
Not suitable for cold drinks
Drinking warm tea can make the body fire because of the coolness of the tea and down, from the urethra discharge; drink hot tea, then the coolness of the tea by the body fire and rise and disperse, so that people think cool, deaf and clear; but drink cold tea, not only no heat and phlegm effect, but also will lead to stagnant cold, poly disease.
The most appropriate temperature for making tea
The amino acids in tea are good for the body and it can be dissolved at a water temperature of 60 degrees Celsius. Vitamin C in the water temperature of 70 degrees Celsius is will be damaged. Tea polyphenols and caffeine can be gradually dissolved out at a water temperature of 70 degrees C. If the water temperature is too high, the taste of tea will be too bitter. Therefore, if you want to maintain the nutrition, taste and aroma of tea, the best water temperature is 70~80 degrees Celsius.
Avoid using strong tea to relieve alcohol
After drinking alcohol on the cardiovascular stimulation of the role of large, and strong tea also has a stimulating effect on the heart, the two combined into one, more increased the stimulation of the heart, the heart function is not good people are very likely to cause harm. Drinking strong tea after drunkenness is also detrimental to the kidneys. Alcohol is converted into carbon dioxide and water by the liver, and is excreted by the kidneys, theophylline in strong tea, can quickly diuretic effect, will promote the complete decomposition of alcohol into the kidneys, causing harm to kidney function.
Avoid taking medicine with tea
Some people, especially those who love to drink tea, will choose to use tea to send medicine, do not know that the tannin in tea can be combined with the drug and precipitation, will change the drug, impede absorption, affecting the effectiveness of the drug, so the application of plain water to take medicine. This is also known as the daily "tea to solve the drug".
Avoid drinking overnight tea
Overnight tea because of the shelf time is too long, susceptible to pathogenic biological contamination, the complex composition of the tea is also susceptible to change, drinking overnight tea can lead to gastrointestinal diseases.
Drinking tea varies from person to person
Black tea is recommended for people with weakness
People who are relatively weak should use black tea. Black tea is a fermented tea, relatively calm and mild, stimulating if, especially suitable for people with weak gastrointestinal function.
Green tea for body heat and fire
Green tea has the effect of clearing heat, eliminating heat, detoxifying, containing vitamins, chlorophyll, tea polyphenols, amino acids and other substances, which is very suitable for people who drink body heat on fire. Because green tea has a certain degree of irritation to the stomach and intestines, so people with a weak stomach and intestines should not drink it.
Obesity appropriate oolong, lotus leaf tea
Oolong tea and lotus leaf tea etc. have a strong effect of decomposing fat, and can also help to lift grease and promote digestion. Those who want to lose weight and slim down can choose these two.
High blood fat drink pu-erh and bitter
The pu-erh tea has the common name of "oil scraping tea". However, bittering is cold in nature and can damage the yang energy of the body if consumed by people with a cold constitution, and is more suitable for people with high blood pressure, obesity and a hot constitution. Compared to bittering tea, pu-erh tea is milder in nature and is suitable for people with a cold physique.
It is advisable to drink flower tea before and after menstruation
Women are generally more irritable before and after their periods or during menopause, so it is more appropriate to drink flower tea, which can effectively relieve the liver and depression, regulate qi and regulate menstruation.