The benefits of Xinyang Maojian tea include fighting aging, refreshing the mind and lifting the spirits, replenishing hydration, and quenching thirst. As an unfermented tea, it is rich in natural compounds that help to cool the body and relieve dryness. It can also improve bad breath and abdominal bloating. Regular consumption can freshen the breath, promote digestion, and alleviate fatigue.
Xinyang Maojian
Xinyang Maojian, also known as Yu Maojian, belongs to the category of green teas and is one of China's top ten famous teas and one of the renowned specialties of Henan Province. Its main producing areas are in the districts of Shilhe (formerly Xinyang City) and Pingqiao (formerly Xinyang County), as well as Luoshan County. Created by Han Chinese Tea farmers, during the early years of the Republic of China era, the five major tea societies in the Xinyang tea region produced high-quality native Maojian tea, which was officially named “Xinyang Maojian.”
Benefits and Effects of Xinyang Maojian
Quenching thirst, clearing the mind, and brightening the eyes. Xinyang Maojian has multiple functional effects, containing a wealth of proteins, amino acids, alkaloids, tea polyphenols, sugars, organic acids, aromatic substances, and vitamins A, B1, B2, C, K, P, as well as water-soluble minerals.
It has the functions of quenching thirst, clearing the mind and brightening the eyes, refreshing the mind and lifting the spirits, eliminating greasy foods and aiding digestion, inhibiting atherosclerosis, preventing cancer, preventing scurvy, and defending against radiation.
Regular consumption of Xinyang Maojian can lower blood pressure. The Caffeine and catechins in tea help relax the walls of blood vessels and increase their effective diameter, maintaining a certain elasticity and eliminating spasms in the blood vessels. The gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in Xinyang Maojian has a more significant effect on relaxing the walls of blood vessels.
Clinical evidence shows that most cases of high blood pressure are controlled by angiotensin. Once the activity of angiotensin is inhibited, blood pressure can be reduced. Drinking Xinyang Maojian can lower cholesterol levels in the blood. The catechins in tea have a marked effect on reducing total cholesterol, free cholesterol, and triglyceride levels.
There are also tea polyphenols in tea that can stimulate the cardiovascular system, keep the walls of blood vessels elastic, relieve vasospasm, and increase blood supply to the myocardium. Therefore, after Drinking Tea, one can forget fatigue, double their energy, become particularly excited, and achieve very high work efficiency. This is the effect of Green Tea, including Xinyang Maojian tea.