Introduction: Human body constitutions are divided into nine types, one balanced and eight biased. Check which constitution you belong to? Identify your constitution and understand how to drink tea for health preservation!

1. Balanced Constitution

Physical characteristics: Well-proportioned and robust body;

Common manifestations: Moist and glowing complexion and skin, thick and shiny hair, bright eyes, clear nose, normal sense of smell and taste, red lips, not easily fatigued, energetic, tolerant to cold and heat, good sleep, good appetite, normal bowel movements

Psychological traits: Easygoing and cheerful personality;

Disease tendency: Rarely gets sick;

Adaptability to external environment: Strong adaptability to natural and social environments.

Friendly tip: To exaggerate a bit, you are almost free from taboos, so you can drink all kinds of tea. Drink green tea in spring; white tea and green tea in summer; oolong tea in autumn; black tea, ripe pu-erh, aged raw pu-erh, and dark tea in winter. If you feel like drinking tea, just follow your mood.

2. Qi-Deficient Constitution

Physical characteristics: Weak muscles;

Common manifestations: Easily short of breath; prefers quiet, dislikes talking, speaks softly, prone to colds, often sweats虚弱ly, frequently feels tired and weak;

Psychological traits: Introverted, emotionally unstable, timid, dislikes risks;

Disease tendency: Generally weak constitution, prone to colds; or slow recovery due to weak resistance; prone to organ prolapse;

Adaptability to external environment: Intolerant to cold, wind, and summer heat.

Friendly tip: Minimize or avoid unfermented and lightly fermented teas. Black teas like Keemun and Dianhong, roasted oolongs like rock tea and Dan Cong, as well as ripe pu-erh are good choices. Notice the common point? They are all warming types.

 

 

3. Qi-Stagnation Constitution

Physical characteristics: Mostly thin body;

Common manifestations: Often feels depressed and low, easily紧张 and anxious, sentimental or easily startled, often feels胀痛 in breasts and ribs, frequently feels chest tightness, often sighs for no reason, prone to palpitations and fast heartbeat, often feels throat blockage or异物感, easily失眠;

Psychological traits: Introverted and unstable, melancholic and fragile, sensitive and suspicious;

Disease tendency: Generally weak constitution, prone to colds; or slow recovery due to weak resistance; prone to organ prolapse;

Adaptability to external environment: Poor adaptability to mental stimulation; dislikes autumn, winter, and cloudy rainy days.

Friendly tip: If you have a qi-stagnation constitution and love tea, we recommend fragrant teas like jasmine tea, osmanthus oolong, chrysanthemum pu-erh, and Phoenix Dan Cong. Additionally, floral teas that promote qi flow, such as wolfberry tea and tangerine peel tea, are also recommended. However, avoid drinking tea before bed, as it may worsen sleep quality for those already struggling with sleep.

4. Phlegm-Dampness Constitution

Physical characteristics: Obese body, soft and full abdomen;

Common manifestations: Sweaty and sticky, damp and sweaty palms and soles, often feels heavy and fatigued limbs, oily face, often sticky or sweet taste in mouth, usually has much phlegm;

Psychological traits: Gentle personality, steady in handling matters, respectful and tolerant;

Disease tendency: Prone to diabetes, stroke, dizziness, cough, gout, hypertension, coronary heart disease, etc.;

Adaptability to external environment: Poor adaptability to rainy seasons and damp environments.

Friendly tip: Phlegm-dampness constitution requires light and detoxifying diets. If you must drink tea, brew some mild old oolong or old dark tea lightly to satisfy cravings. Most importantly, focus on regulating your body! Don’t give up on treatment!

5. Special Constitution (Allergic)

Physical characteristics: No special features, or可能有畸形, or congenital defects;

Common manifestations: Allergic constitution, often has nasal congestion, sneezing, runny nose even without cold, prone to asthma, easily allergic to drugs, food, smells, pollen, seasons, prone to hives, skin often has purple spots due to allergies, skin easily turns red when scratched and shows marks;

Psychological traits: No special features;

Disease tendency: Those with genetic diseases often have parents with the same condition or birth defects; if allergic, prone to drug allergies, hay fever, asthma, etc.;

Adaptability to external environment: Poor adaptability, e.g., allergic individuals have poor seasonal adaptability, easily triggering old illnesses.

Friendly tip: If you have a sensitive constitution and really crave tea, choose highly fermented, moderately roasted teas. But due to your high sensitivity, don’t overindulge.

 

 

6. Damp-Heat Constitution

Physical characteristics:偏胖 or thin body;

Common manifestations: Face and nose tip always oily and shiny, prone to acne and boils, often feels bitter taste or bad breath or odd taste in mouth, often has sticky and unsatisfactory bowel movements, urine feels warm, yellow in color, women often have yellow discharge, men often have damp and sweaty scrotum;

Psychological traits: Often irritable and quick-tempered;

Disease tendency: Prone to boils, jaundice, heat-related illnesses;

Adaptability to external environment: Poor adaptability to damp environments or high temperatures, especially late summer and early autumn when heat and dampness mix.

Friendly tip: Since you are so agitated, naturally opt for mild and detoxifying drinks. Sip plain Zhengwei Tieguanyin or Wuyi rock tea; or make blended drinks like almond tea, lemon black tea, wolfberry black tea, coix seed tea. There are many choices!

7. Blood-Stasis Constitution

Physical characteristics: Mostly thin people;

Common manifestations: Skin often has unexplained purple spots (subcutaneous bleeding), often dry and rough skin, often feels pain, dull complexion or pigmentation and brown patches, often dark eye sockets, often bloodshot eyes, gums easily bleed when brushing teeth;

Psychological traits: Easily irritable, forgetful, quick-tempered;

Disease tendency: Prone to bleeding, stroke, coronary heart disease, etc.;

Adaptability to external environment: Intolerant to wind and cold.

Friendly tip: Those with blood-stasis constitution must promote qi flow! Don’t get angry often, usually drink refreshing teas like green tea and jasmine tea, such as Taiping Houkui, Dongting Biluochun, and Huangshan Maofeng among green teas, and Jasmine Silver Needle and Bitan Piaoxue among jasmine teas! For non-tea drinks, hawthorn tea and lemon tea are also good choices!

8. Yang-Deficient Constitution

Physical characteristics: Weak muscles;

Common manifestations: Always cold hands and feet, stomach area always fears cold, wears more clothes than others, cannot tolerate winter cold, cannot tolerate air conditioning in summer, prefers quiet, discomfort from eating or drinking cold things, prone to loose stools, clear and abundant urine;

Psychological traits: Often quiet and introverted;

Disease tendency: Illnesses often cold-related, prone to diarrhea, impotence, etc.;

Adaptability to external environment: Intolerant to cold, tolerates summer poorly,不耐 winter, easily affected by dampness.

Friendly tip: Since you are yang-deficient, avoid cold drinks. Recommend drinking warm stomach and body teas, like aged Fu brick tea, aged Qianliang tea, roasted oolong, etc. For blended teas, try ginger black tea, longan red date tea (black tea). And stop drinking raw pu-erh unless it’s super aged good tea.

 

 

9. Yin-Deficient Constitution

Physical characteristics: Tall and thin body;

Common manifestations: Often feels body and face hot, cannot tolerate summer heat, dry skin, often feels palms and soles hot, flushed or reddish cheeks, often dry eyes, often dry mouth and throat, easily失眠, often constipated;

Psychological traits: Impatient, outgoing, active, and lively;

Disease tendency: Prone to cough, diabetes, amenorrhea, fever, etc.;

Adaptability to external environment: Usually不耐 summer heat and dryness, tolerates winter,不耐 summer.