Now that living standards have improved, more and more people are aware of the goodness of Pu'er tea. With the development of science, scientists have also proved the advantages of Pu'er tea through technology. So, what about from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine? What are the pros and cons of Pu'er tea?

From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, Pu'er tea is red in color and belongs to fire. It is warm in nature and slightly bitter in taste. It has a light taste and belongs to the spleen and belongs to earth. Generally speaking, it has the effect of warming and nourishing the spleen and stomach and diuresis. Its growing environment is in Yunnan, which has many high mountains and the thickest earth atmosphere. Therefore, Pu'er tea has a thicker earthy atmosphere than other teas. Therefore, Pu'er tea must have a stronger effect on warming the spleen and stomach and aiding digestion than other teas.

Pu'er Newborn Tea has a bitter taste, strong purgative power, and stronger digestive power. Drinking it on an empty stomach is really not easy for ordinary people to bear. The high-quality ripe tea has a mellow and mild taste, mild and long-lasting power, and is easier to bear. After a few brews, the warm and bland taste is obvious, and it is extremely suitable for people with spleen deficiency and damp constitution.

Regarding Pu'er tea, Zhao Xuemin, a famous Chinese medicine scholar in the Qing Dynasty, said in "Compendium of Materia Medica" written by Zhao Xuemin: "Pu'er tea is warm in nature and fragrant, and is produced in Youle, Geden... In Liucha Mountain, Yibang and Manzhuan teas have the strongest flavor. Bitter in nature, it relieves the poison of greasy cattle and sheep. It is contraindicated in people with weak constitution. The bitterness removes phlegm and relieves qi. Pu'er tea paste is as black as paint and is the best for sobering up. The green one is better for digestion and phlegm, clearing the stomach and promoting fluid production. "

The Tibetan proverb’s evaluation of Pu’er tea is: “Jiacha is hot! Jiaxia is hot! Jiasuo is hot!” The Chinese meaning is: “Tea is blood! Tea is meat! Tea is life!”. That is a high evaluation of the role of Pu'er tea in the lives of Tibetan people (mainly referring to its digestive effect). Tibetans, whose staple food is beef, mutton and ghee, take advantage of Pu'er tea's powerful digestion-aiding and greasy-removing effects, so they rate it highly, which also corroborates Zhao Xuemin's discussion.

Although Pu'er tea aids digestion and relieves greasiness, it is also important to note that Chinese medicine emphasizes the balance of yin and yang, emphasizing that medication should be "no excess (excess)", avoid "less than (enough)" and do not commit the disadvantages of "deficiency (making the weak more deficient)". Classical Chinese medicine always emphasizes the maintenance of the human body's righteousness (physique and disease resistance). The same is true for taking medicine, and the same is true for drinking tea.

Therefore, drinking Pu'er tea in an appropriate amount according to your personal constitution and specific conditions at that time is a rational and healthy choice that is consistent with the dialectical theory of traditional Chinese medicine.

(Editor: Guan Aihua)

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