White Tea, also known as Fuding white tea, is one of the six major types of Chinese tea. As a slightly Fermented tea, it is a unique and precious variety among Chinese teas. Fuding white tea has the effect of clearing heat and reducing fire, and it also has significant effects in preventing and fighting viruses, as well as detoxification.

Does White Tea Have Detoxifying Effects?

The dihydromyricetin and other flavonoid natural substances rich in white tea leaves can protect the liver, accelerating the rapid breakdown of acetaldehyde, a metabolite of ethanol, into non-toxic substances, reducing damage to liver cells.

White tea can prevent heatstroke, detoxify, and treat toothache, especially aged white tea which can be used as a fever-reducing medicine for children with measles, with better antipyretic effects than antibiotics.

In addition to containing the usual nutritional components found in other teas, white tea also contains essential active enzymes. Medical studies at home and abroad have proven that long-term consumption of white tea can significantly increase the activity of lipase in the body, promoting the metabolic breakdown of fat, effectively controlling insulin secretion, delaying the intestinal absorption of glucose, and helping to maintain balanced blood Sugar levels. White tea is rich in various amino acids. Its cool nature allows it to have the effect of heat reduction, detoxification, and summer heat relief. In the producing areas, drinking a cup of Bai Mudan tea during the summer rarely results in heatstroke.

White tea also contains abundant vitamin A precursors, which convert quickly into vitamin A once absorbed by the body. Vitamin A facilitates the synthesis of rhodopsin, improving night vision and preventing night blindness and dry eye. Additionally, white tea contains radiation-resistant compounds that provide significant protection for hematopoietic functions, reducing the harmful effects of television radiation. Therefore, drinking more white tea while watching TV is beneficial without any drawbacks, particularly for children, as it helps protect their eyes and promotes health.

White tea is a slightly fermented tea, with varieties such as Bai Hao Silver Needle, Shou Ri Ya (First Day Bud), Bai Mudan, etc. From the perspective of Traditional Chinese medicine, its medicinal properties are sweet, bitter, and cool. It primarily affects the heart, lung, and stomach meridians, having effects of soothing the liver and nourishing blood, clearing heat and moistening the lungs, sobering from alcohol, and improving vision. It can be used for symptoms like red, swollen eyes due to excessive liver fire, coughs caused by lung heat, and damage to the spleen and stomach from excessive alcohol consumption. White tea contains polyphenols, vitamins, catechins, flavonoids, and other compounds. Modern pharmacological research confirms that white tea can regulate blood glucose, lipids, and blood pressure, has antioxidant and vascular protective effects, has anti-tumor effects, can alleviate fatigue, has anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effects, and can help clean the mouth and freshen breath. However, people with weak spleens and stomachs are generally not recommended to drink it.