White tea, a slightly fermented tea, is a traditional famous tea created by Chinese tea farmers. One of the six major tea categories in China. Refers to a kind of tea that is processed after being picked, without being cured or rolled, and only dried in the sun or slow fire. It has the quality characteristics of intact buds, full body, fresh aroma, clear yellow-green soup, and light and sweet taste. It is a slightly fermented tea and is a special treasure among Chinese teas.

What is white tea and its effects

People in China drink and know less about white tea than other teas, while drinking white tea in the UK is a very popular thing. The so-called white tea is made from tea leaves picked in early spring. At this time, the tea leaves and tea buds are relatively young, and the green leaves are covered with white hairs, so it is called "white tea". The main characteristics of white tea are silvery white hair, known as the beauty of "green makeup", fat buds, bright yellow soup, fresh and mellow taste, and tender and even leaves. Taste it after brewing. It is fresh, mellow and delicious, and it can also have pharmacological effects. Traditional Chinese medicine has proven that white tea has a cooling effect and has the effect of reducing fever and reducing fire.

Drinking white tea in summer can prevent heatstroke and cool down

White tea is simpler to make than black tea and green tea. After it is picked, it only undergoes a slight fermentation of about 10% to 30%, and is directly sun-dried or dried without any frying or rolling. Because the production process is simple and processed with minimal steps, white tea retains the nutrients in the tea leaves to a large extent. Experts point out that compared with green tea and oolong tea, white tea has a higher content of polyphenols, which are natural antioxidants that can improve immunity and protect cardiovascular systems. White tea also contains active enzymes necessary for the human body, which can promote fat catabolism, effectively control insulin secretion, decompose excess sugar in the blood in the body, and promote blood sugar balance.

White tea has very good medicinal properties. It has the functions of relieving hangover, clearing away heat and moisturizing the lungs, calming the liver and replenishing blood, anti-inflammatory and detoxifying, lowering blood pressure and reducing fat, and eliminating fatigue. It has unique and wonderful health care effects especially on physical discomfort and digestive dysfunction caused by excessive tobacco and alcohol, excessive greasy food, excessive liver fire.

White tea prevents cancer, fights cancer, prevents heatstroke, detoxifies, and treats toothache. Especially aged white tea can be used as an antipyretic for young children suffering from measles, and its antipyretic effect is better than antibiotics. It is widely regarded as a good medicine for the treatment and maintenance of measles patients in North China and Fujian. Therefore, Zhou Lianggong, a celebrity in the Qing Dynasty, recorded in "Min Xiaoji": "Silver needles are produced in Hongxue Cave in Taimu Mountain. They are cold in nature and have the same effect as rhino horns. They are the holy medicine for treating measles.

In addition to the inherent nutrients of other teas, white tea also contains active enzymes necessary for the human body. Long-term drinking of white tea can significantly increase the activity of lipase (lipoproteinlipase) in the body, promote fat catabolism, effectively control insulin secretion, delay the intestinal absorption of grape powder, decompose excess sugar in the blood in the body, and promote blood sugar balance. White tea is rich in a variety of amino acids. It is cold in nature and has the ability to reduce fever, relieve heat and detoxify.

The longer the white tea is stored, the higher its medicinal value will be. White tea is also rich in provitamin A. After it is absorbed by the body, it can be quickly converted into vitamin A. Vitamin A can synthesize rhodopsin, which can make the eyes see things more clearly in dark light and prevent night blindness and dry eye disease. At the same time, white tea also has anti-radiation substances, which have a significant protective effect on the human body's hematopoietic function and can reduce the harm of television radiation.

White tea tablets are rich in dihydromyricetin and other flavonoid natural substances that can protect the liver, accelerate the rapid decomposition of acetaldehyde, the metabolite of ethanol, into non-toxic substances, and reduce damage to liver cells. On the other hand, dihydromyricetin can improve the increase in serum lactate dehydrogenase activity caused by liver cell damage, inhibit the formation of collagen fibers in hepatic M cells, thereby protecting the liver, greatly reducing the damage to the liver caused by ethanol, and quickly restoring the normal state of the liver. At the same time, dihydromyricetin takes effect quickly and has a long-lasting effect. It is a good product for protecting the liver and relieving hangover. [4]

In addition, people who often drink white tea in summer rarely suffer from heat stroke. Experts believe that this is because white tea contains a variety of amino acids, which have the effects of reducing fever, dispelling heat, and detoxifying. The bactericidal effect of white tea is also stronger than that of green tea. Dr. Milton Schiffenberg of Pace University in New York recently pointed out that he and researchers put white tea into toothpaste and then applied it to a laboratory table with bacteria. Experiments have shown that toothpaste mixed with white tea has significantly enhanced bactericidal ability. Therefore, he believes that drinking more white tea can help keep your mouth clean and healthy.

Because white tea can be drunk cold, the quality will not be reduced and the taste will become sweeter. Moreover, the biggest difference between white tea and other teas is that the tea tastes better after being chilled than when it is hot.

　(Editor: Li Liang)

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