China is the homeland of tea, with a history of tea production and consumption spanning thousands of years. Famous varieties abound, and tea drinking and hospitality are elegant forms of entertainment and social interaction in China. Many people drink tea daily, but do you know the specific benefits of different teas? Choosing the right tea can make your tea-drinking experience more scientific, healthier, and even more beautiful! Here are the effects of 30 teas—save them for your parents and family!
1. Tieguanyin
In addition to the general health benefits of tea, it also has anti-aging, anti-cancer, and anti-atherosclerosis properties, helps prevent diabetes, aids in weight loss, reduces internal heat, and counteracts the effects of alcohol.
2. Pu'er
Pu'er tea: It has multiple benefits, including clearing heat, relieving summer heat, detoxifying, aiding digestion, reducing fat, promoting diuresis, relieving constipation, dispelling phlegm, alleviating wind-cold symptoms, relieving cough, boosting energy, and prolonging life. Pu'er tea undergoes a transformation from raw to ripe tea; raw tea helps dispel wind-cold and clear the head, while ripe tea promotes digestion and relieves constipation.
3. Wuyi Rock Tea
Contains various chemical elements, caffeine, tea polyphenols, and lipopolysaccharides. Its pharmacological effects are particularly notable, including refreshing the mind, improving eyesight, boosting energy, relieving stress, quenching thirst, sterilizing, detoxifying, promoting diuresis, relieving summer heat, and counteracting alcohol. It also helps lower blood pressure, aids in weight loss, provides anti-radiation benefits, prevents cancer, and delays aging.
4. Longjing Tea
Helps purify blood vessels and prevent strokes and heart disease.
5. Biluochun
A type of green tea, it has anti-aging, antibacterial, and anti-cancer properties, helps lower blood lipids, aids in weight loss, prevents tooth decay, freshens breath, and protects against UV damage.
6. Huangshan Maofeng
Promotes blood circulation, lowers cholesterol, strengthens capillaries, and improves blood coagulation. It also has anti-cancer properties.
7. Lushan Yunwu Tea
Offers six major benefits: lowering blood lipids, aiding weight loss, reducing blood pressure, preventing atherosclerosis; inhibiting tumor cell growth; protecting the stomach; strengthening teeth; reducing inflammation, sterilizing, and treating dysentery; and anti-aging.
8. Liu'an Guapian
Helps prevent and inhibit cancer; supports cardiovascular health; aids in weight loss and detoxification; clears heat and nourishes the skin.
9. Junshan Yinzhen
Shares the general benefits of tea: refreshing the mind, aiding digestion, detoxifying, quenching thirst, promoting diuresis, and improving eyesight. It also has antibacterial, antioxidant, anti-aging, and cancer-preventing properties.
10. Xinyang Maojian
Rich in nutrients, it clears the mind, improves eyesight, relieves heat, quenches thirst, reduces fatigue, and aids digestion.
11. Taiping Houkui
Protects against radiation, lowers blood pressure, prevents tooth decay, and freshens breath.
12. Keemun Black Tea
Keemun black tea: Aids digestion, stimulates appetite, promotes diuresis, reduces edema, and strengthens heart function.
13. Chrysanthemum Tea
Reduces internal heat and promotes diuresis.
14. Rose Tea
Beautifies the skin, soothes nerves, nourishes the liver, relieves fatigue, and improves blood circulation. Helps treat chronic gastritis and hepatitis. Suitable for women and children.
15. Osmanthus Tea
Nourishes the kidneys, regulates bodily functions, balances hormones, protects the liver and stomach, and detoxifies.
16. Lavender Tea
Reduces scars, soothes nerves, and is suitable for women and children.
17. Honey Tea
Nourishes, moisturizes, detoxifies, and relieves pain.
18. Chamomile Tea
Prevents colds and is suitable for women and children.
19. Hibiscus Tea
Lowers blood pressure.
20. Peppermint Tea
Strong flavor, aids digestion, and sobers the mind.
21. Ginger Tea
Relieves wind-cold, induces sweating, and improves digestion.
22. Goji Berry Tea
Reduces liver heat, nourishes kidney energy, and improves eyesight.
23. Mung Bean Tea
Reduces internal heat, moisturizes, detoxifies, and promotes diuresis.
24. Barley Tea
Relieves dampness and itching.
25. Yunnan Tuo Tea
Aids weight loss, beautifies the skin, and lowers cholesterol.
26. Jasmine Tea
Improves drowsiness and anxiety, helps treat chronic stomach issues and menstrual disorders.
27. Saffron Tea
Nourishes blood, promotes vitality, detoxifies, beautifies the skin, regulates digestion, and is particularly effective for gynecological conditions.
28. Cornflower Tea
Aids digestion, relieves rheumatic pain, and helps treat stomach pain and bronchitis.
29. Yuhua Tea
Quenches thirst, refreshes the mind, aids digestion, promotes diuresis, relieves asthma, dispels phlegm, and reduces greasiness.
30. Honeysuckle Tea
Cools heat, detoxifies, relieves pain, and treats acne.