Pu'er tea can be described as the "king of teas" in terms of efficacy. It is the best choice for warming the stomach, lowering fat, nourishing qi, and extending life. It is called a "drinkable antique" and can be stored for a long time and becomes more fragrant with age.

Pu'er tea has many functions. I won't list them all here today. I will focus on the stomach-nourishing effect of old Pu'er tea. So, is there any basis for this statement? Why is Pu'er tea called stomach-nourishing tea?

Pu'er tea has high medicinal value. Scientific research shows that in addition to having the same functions as other teas, modern research has confirmed that Pu'er tea is more effective in the following aspects: nourishing the stomach and protecting the stomach.

Proved by medical clinical trials, aged Pu'er tea does have the effect of protecting the stomach. At a suitable concentration, drinking mild Pu'er tea will not cause irritation to the gastrointestinal tract. The thick, smooth and mellow Pu'er tea enters the human gastrointestinal tract and forms a membrane that adheres to the surface of the stomach, forming a beneficial protective layer for the stomach. Long-term drinking of Pu'er tea can nourish and protect the stomach.

Pu'er old tea is suitable for friends who socialize a lot

For office workers living in the city, gastrointestinal function is reduced due to work or environmental factors, and stomach cold and stomach pain often occur. In addition, if you have social activities after work, you inevitably drink alcohol, which adds to the burden and damage to the gastrointestinal tract.

Although there are some medicines to relieve stomach pain, there must be a long-term way to nourish and protect the stomach. The unique stomach-warming effect of old Pu'er tea makes it especially good for family members to drink it every day. Some of the above-mentioned problems will be relieved to a great extent after drinking Pu'er tea.

"Small molecules" are beneficial to gastrointestinal absorption

After cooked tea is fermented, a large number of derivative substances are basically small molecules, which are beneficial to the adsorption of the human gastrointestinal tract and have little irritation. Green tea and oolong tea are different. Although they contain higher tea polyphenols than Pu'er tea, many of the substances contained in tea polyphenols are macromolecules. Drinking them on an empty stomach will strongly stimulate the human gastrointestinal tract. Therefore, adults and children with weakened constitutions are often told to drink green tea with caution, and not to drink green tea on an empty stomach.

The "cold nature" of green tea mentioned by traditional Chinese medicine is probably related to the macromolecules it contains. Similarly, Pu'er tea that has not been artificially fermented or naturally fermented (that is, freshly picked Pu'er raw tea) cannot be drunk on an empty stomach because the molecular weight is too high.

Therefore, in addition to raw Pu'er tea, Pu'er tea that has been naturally fermented for more than ten years and mature Pu'er tea that has been aged for more than five years have the effect of "warming the stomach". Of course, the longer it is aged, the better the effect.

Pectins promote ulcer healing

Ripe tea contains much more pectin than other teas. It not only has good adsorption properties, but also can bind and eliminate bacterial toxins and other harmful substances in the body, such as lead, mercury and radioactive elements in heavy metals, playing a detoxifying role; at the same time, it can protect the gastric mucosa and help digestion. For people suffering from gastric ulcers or gastritis, Pu'er tea pectins can form a thin film that adheres to gastric wounds and promotes healing of ulcers. It is suitable for patients with gastric diseases to drink.

Caffeine improves digestive function

The caffeine contained in Pu'er tea can neutralize the body's gastric acid, thereby improving digestive function. The shorter the "vintage" of the tea, the more turbidity it has, and the longer the "vintage" of the tea has less turbidity. "Old tea" that has been aged for more than ten years should not have suspended solids and impurities visible to the naked eye, and the color of the tea will become more and more transparent with age.

The most nourishing way to drink

You should drink a cup of warm tea on an empty stomach every morning, preferably ripe Pu'er tea that is more than ten years old and of good quality. Especially for people with excessive gastric acidity, or those suffering from gastritis and gastric ulcers, if they add a spoonful of honey when drinking, the stomach-nourishing effect will be even more obvious. The key to nourishing the stomach is "nourishing". This "nurturing" is not immediate, but the result can be seen through continuous "persistence".

　(Editor: Tea Ceremony Network)

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