Drinking dark tea regularly can aid digestion and dissolve blood clots, and it can also help to relieve greasy feelings. In the frontier regions in the west, people primarily consume meat and have limited access to vegetables and fruits. Therefore, drinking dark tea regularly can help with digestion and dissolve greasiness, as well as supplement a large amount of dietary fiber, dietary nutrients, trace elements, and various amino acids.
What Are the Benefits of Drinking Dark Tea?
1. Beautifying and Anti-Aging
People often say, “Black is three parts nourishing.” Anhua dark tea contains catechins, which are powerful antioxidants. Their antioxidant effects are 200 times stronger than vitamin E! The yeast in Anhua dark tea can replenish lipids in skin tissues, repair damaged collagen, and improve skin elasticity!
2. Warming the Stomach and Health benefits
Drinking raw Pu'er or semi-Fermented tea can irritate the stomach, while drinking dark tea soothes the stomach. The substance that stimulates the stomach in tea is Caffeine, which is present in high amounts in fresh tea. Therefore, there are precautions when drinking fresh tea; for example, it should not be consumed on an empty stomach, as it may cause symptoms such as sweating and dizziness (a condition known as tea drunkenness). Anhua dark tea is a fully fermented tea, and its stimulants, after a long period of fermentation and the action of numerous beneficial digestive microorganisms, no longer irritate the gastrointestinal tract.
3. Slowing Aging and Preventing Cognitive Decline
The cycle of life and death is a natural phenomenon, but nobody wants aging diseases to occur prematurely. By persistently drinking dark tea, we can effectively slow down the onset of aging symptoms, as it can eliminate free radicals in the body and reduce the formation of peroxides, thereby enhancing organ function and keeping the body in a youthful state. Additionally, the flavonoids containing catechins in Anhua dark tea can directly affect the brain, promoting brain development, enhancing memory, and preventing cognitive decline.
4. Antioxidant Effects
The theory of aging related to free radicals suggests that under normal physiological conditions, free radicals are constantly produced and eliminated, maintaining a balance. Anhua dark tea not only contains abundant antioxidant substances like catechins, tea pigments, flavonoids, polysaccharides, Vitamin C, vitamin E, and β-carotene, but it also contains numerous antioxidants like zinc, manganese, copper (components of SOD), and selenium (components of GSHPX). The catechins, theaflavins, tea polyphenols, and tea polysaccharides, especially the complex flavonoids present in high amounts, all have cholesterol-lowering properties. Therefore, they have antioxidant effects and can delay cellular aging.
Dark tea belongs to the category of post-fermented teas and is a unique type of tea in China with a long history. It has become a popular health drink. Dark tea has a history of over one thousand four hundred years, and since becoming a “tribute tea” during the Tang Dynasty, it has been a special drink for the imperial court through the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties. In regions and countries where meat is the primary food source, dark tea is an indispensable beverage for the local residents. Dark tea contains rich nutritional components, mainly vitamins and minerals, as well as proteins, amino acids, and carbohydrates. Regular consumption of dark tea can supplement dietary nutrients. Additionally, the catechins contained in dark tea are a super-strong antioxidant, with high antioxidant efficacy, making it a rare beauty product.