The mechanism by which Pu'er tea helps "detoxify" tobacco smoke
Why does Pu'er tea have the effect of quitting smoking and detoxifying it? The following four points can be explained:
1. Eliminate smoke odor
Pu'er tea contains high levels of flavonoids and catechins, which are good deodorants and can remove bad breath caused by smoking. Therefore, in the late 1980s, tea products to eliminate bad breath and detoxify people after smoking were introduced in China and Japan. Chewing gum containing Pu'er tea deodorant can be effective in 3 minutes of chewing, and the deodorization rate of cigarette odor can reach more than 90%.
2. Free radical scavenging
In recent years, some scholars have proved through animal experiments that the toxicity of cigarettes is not significantly reduced after reducing tar. It is speculated that tar may not be the key substance in the toxicity of cigarettes, and the toxicity mainly comes from some as yet unknown free radicals in aldehydes and phenolic compounds. Some scholars believe that the vapor phase of smoking smoke contains many alkyl free radicals. These free radicals can induce peroxidation of lipid macromolecules in biological membranes, which will intensify as smoking time increases.

3. Suppress the poisoning of smoke
In 1976, Sanderson of the United States reported that the catechol structure in Pu'er tea leaves can remove nitrite, and the nitrite in tobacco leaves produces nitrosamines during the combustion process. Therefore,
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