White tea is a specialty of Fujian and one of the six major tea categories. White tea is characterized by intact buds covered in fine hairs, a fresh and fragrant aroma, clear yellow-green liquor, and a light, sweet aftertaste. So, what are the efficacy, functions, and contraindications of white tea?

Let's first understand the efficacy and functions of white tea: The catechins in white tea have strong antioxidant properties, 200 times more potent than the well-known Vitamin E. They can improve the body's detoxification and defense functions. Research indicates that applying skincare products containing white tea components to the skin can reduce peroxides—which cause sunburn, slackness, and roughness—by about one-third, even after exposure to intense sunlight! Therefore, while enjoying tea, don't forget to let your skin taste this goodness too.

Efficacy and Function of White Tea 1: Detoxification. Modern children often spend time with TVs, game consoles, etc. Electronic radiation and environmental pollution harm their healthy growth. The tea polyphenols and lipopolysaccharides in white tea can adsorb and capture radioactive substances, combine with them, and excrete them from the body. They also have a preventive effect against certain cancers in early stages.

Efficacy and Function of White Tea 2: Disease Prevention and Immunity Boost. White tea has a high fluoride content, which can prevent dental caries; the sterilizing components in tea leaves can prevent stomatitis, eliminate bad breath, supplement vitamin C deficiency, and prevent gum bleeding; the carotene in tea leaves can metabolically synthesize visual purple to protect eyesight. From the perspective of traditional medicine, white tea also has a cooling effect, capable of "clearing the head and eyes, relieving food stagnation in the middle, and benefiting both stool and urine below."

Efficacy and Function of White Tea 3: Stimulating Appetite. In modern families, children often have a high 'status,' eating many snacks and refusing meals. Drinking white tea in moderation can help remove greasiness, increase gastrointestinal motility, promote digestive juice secretion, and stimulate appetite.

Efficacy and Function of White Tea 4: Preventing Obesity. Drinking white tea can reduce greasiness and aid weight loss, promote fitness, and prevent cardiovascular diseases.

After understanding the efficacy of white tea, let's look at its contraindications. White tea is cooling in nature. Those with a 'hot' stomach can drink it in moderation on an empty stomach. Those with a 'neutral' stomach can drink it anytime without issue, while those with a 'cold' stomach should drink it after meals. However, white tea generally does not irritate the stomach wall.

There aren't strict requirements for utensils used to drink white tea; teacups, mugs, or teapots can be used. If using the utensils and brewing methods of "Gongfu tea," the effect is certainly better.

The dosage of white tea is generally only 5 grams per person per day, and even less for the elderly. The same applies to other teas; drinking too much can be counterproductive and fail to achieve health benefits. Here's a reminder: those with kidney deficiency and physical weakness, tachycardia, severe hypertension, severe constipation, severe neurasthenia, or iron-deficiency anemia should not drink strong tea or tea on an empty stomach. Otherwise, it may cause "tea drunkenness."

This concludes our introduction to the efficacy, functions, and contraindications of white tea. We believe that through this detailed explanation, everyone has a deeper understanding of white tea knowledge.