Choosing the Right Tea: A Guide for Different People's Needs

Any thing should vary from person to person, and drinking tea is no exception. No matter what kind of tea you drink, you should pay attention to its efficacy. Different types of tea have different flavors and are suitable for different people.

【Suitable People for Five Types of Tea】

1. Green Tea

Green tea is unfermented and retains its original green color. The leaves are tightly rolled and shiny, and the tea has a clear green color. Green tea is rich in vitamin C and tea polyphenols, which have good health and pharmacological effects. Whether it is antibacterial, anti-radiation, prevention of vascular sclerosis, reducing blood lipids, or increasing white blood cells, green tea is more effective than other types of tea. Green tea can effectively block the formation of nitrosamines in the body and has better anti-cancer effects than black tea. However, it is generally believed that green tea is not suitable for the elderly, especially those who have habitual constipation, as it can worsen constipation. Green tea is suitable for young men and women during their growth and development, and especially for writers.

2. Black Tea

Black tea is fully fermented, characterized by its dark color and tightly rolled leaves. The tea soup is deep orange or golden yellow. Black tea can strengthen the stomach, diuretic, and anti-aging. Research on screening anti-aging drugs using lifespan experiments has found that black tea has a significant longevity effect. Black tea is most suitable for physically laborious people, and it is best for women to drink black tea with brown sugar after childbirth.

3. Oolong Tea

Oolong tea is a semi-fermented tea that combines the advantages of both black and green tea. It has the mellow taste of black tea and the freshness of green tea. It is rich and full-bodied, with a strong and refreshing aroma. Oolong tea contains less caffeine and is suitable for people of all ages. It also has a significant diuretic effect and is a good medicine for weight loss.

4. Pu-erh Tea

Pu-erh tea is usually compressed into tea bricks, including flower bricks, green bricks, tuocha, cake tea, etc. Pu-erh tea has a good effect of reducing fat and losing weight. It is particularly popular among nomadic peoples who mainly eat beef and mutton. It has a good preventive effect on cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and coronary heart disease. It is said that young women in France like to drink Chinese Pu-erh tea, calling it "oil-removing tea" and "slimming tea".

5. Flower Tea

Flower tea is a processed tea that is made by blending green tea with fragrant flowers. Flower tea has a special fragrance, clear soup color, rich taste, and dual functions of flowers and tea. People in northern China generally like to drink flower tea. Flower tea has the functions of soothing liver, detoxification, regulating qi, and adjusting menstruation. Middle-aged women in menopause and young girls before and after menstruation often feel restless. Drinking flower tea can help relieve their symptoms. It is also suitable for patients with liver disease and those with prostatitis or enlarged prostate.

【Different People's Needs】

1. Weight Loss

Pu-erh tea, also known as daughter tea, is harvested before the rain. It has a bitter taste, cold nature, expectorant, and phlegm-clearing effects. It can be used for fat digestion and absorption, and has the effects of weight loss and prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. Regular consumption of Pu-erh tea has a significant fat-reducing effect.

2. Keeping Warm

Research has found that fermented black tea undergoes a series of complex chemical reactions under the action of microorganisms, producing some functional substances beneficial to the human body, especially for people with cold constitutions.

3. Anti-Cancer, Anti-Radiation

Green tea is rich in catechins and other polyphenolic compounds, which are very beneficial to health. It can prevent cancer, improve cardiovascular health, lose weight, and resist ionizing radiation. In addition, green tea has the most types and richest content of vitamins among all types of tea. Compared with other types of tea, green tea has better anti-cancer effects. Multiple studies have shown that green tea can reduce the risk of tumors in multiple organs such as the prostate, lungs, mouth, bladder, colon, stomach, and pancreas.

4. Warming Stomach, Beautifying

Black tea warms the stomach and beautifies the skin, making it particularly suitable for women. Black tea is a fully fermented tea that is refined through a series of processes such as kneading, fermentation, and drying. Black tea is warm in nature and has various effects such as warming the stomach. During the processing of black tea, tea polyphenols are oxidized into theaflavins and thearubigins, and most of the carbohydrate substances are hydrolyzed into soluble sugars, resulting in the unique aroma and taste of black tea.

No matter what kind of tea you drink, there are some taboos to keep in mind. For example, do not drink tea on an empty stomach, do not drink tea that is too hot, do not drink tea that is too strong, do not drink cold tea, do not drink tea immediately after a meal, do not drink tea that has been left for a long time, do not drink tea that has been steeped for too long, and do not drink tea that is too hot (around 60°C is appropriate).