What kind of person is suitable for drinking what kind of tea?
Different types of tea, with different production processes and characteristics, are suitable for different people. Therefore, which type of tea a person should drink depends on their own actual situation. Drinking tea in accordance with its nature is more beneficial to physical and mental health.
Green Tea: Suitable for busy young people.
Representatives: West Lake Longjing, Xinyang Maojian, Biluochun.
Green tea is not fermented, so it retains the natural substances in the tea leaves well. Its nutrients, such as vitamins, chlorophyll, tea polyphenols, and amino acids, are the most abundant among all tea categories. Busy young people who often use their brains can drink green tea to reduce internal heat, eliminate irritability, enhance thinking ability, and improve immunity.
It is important to note that green tea is cool in nature. Although it can reduce internal heat and eliminate irritability, it has a certain stimulating effect on the stomach. Therefore, people with weak spleens and stomachs should drink less, or use less tea leaves and more water when brewing to make the taste lighter and reduce irritation.
Black Tea: Suitable for people with weak stomachs or frail health.
Representatives: Keemun, Yunnan black tea, Lapsang Souchong.
Black tea is a fully fermented tea with a mild nature, especially suitable for those with poor stomach conditions. In particular, small-leaf black teas, such as Lapsang Souchong and smoked small-leaf black tea, have a sweet and mellow taste with no irritation and help regulate the spleen and stomach. Adding an appropriate amount of milk and brown sugar to black tea can supplement nutrition and increase energy, making it suitable for people with frail health.
Oolong Tea: Suitable for overweight people.
Representatives: Anxi Tieguanyin, Wuyi Rock Tea, Dongding Oolong.
Oolong tea has good effects in lowering blood lipids, reducing cholesterol, and aiding digestion. It is suitable for overweight people and is even called "beauty and slimming tea" in Japan. In addition, oolong tea also helps refresh the mind. When studying late at night or working overtime, brewing a cup of strong-fragrance Wuyi Rock Tea is not only an excellent choice but also a wonderful enjoyment.
Flower Tea: Suitable for women.
Representatives: Jasmine tea, Bitter orange flower tea, Rose black tea.
Flower tea has the effects of soothing the liver, relieving depression, and regulating menstruation. For example, jasmine tea helps smooth childbirth, and bitter orange flower tea has the effect of regulating menstruation and qi. Women who are irritable during menstruation, before and after menstruation, or during menopause can drink flower tea to alleviate these symptoms.
White Tea: Suitable for diabetes patients.
Representatives: White Peony, Baihao Yinzhen.
Because white tea is not stir-fried or kneaded during processing, the polysaccharides in the tea are largely preserved. Tea polysaccharides have certain effects in treating diabetes. Diabetic patients should steep white tea in water at a lower temperature for 4-6 hours and drink it in the morning and evening. Do not brew it with boiling water to avoid damaging the tea polysaccharides with high temperatures. In addition, white tea has a cool nature and can reduce internal heat, relieve dryness, and treat constipation.
Dark Tea: Suitable for people who eat a lot of meat.
Representatives: Ripe Pu'er tea, Guangxi Liubao tea.
Because dark tea undergoes a post-fermentation process during processing, its nature is milder, and its effects of removing grease, reducing fat, and lowering blood lipids are more significant. People whose diet mainly consists of meat products can choose dark tea as their daily beverage.
