29 Apr 2010

Tea and TCM

 Chinese believe that tea can be clear leaders, promoting digestion lag can be the next to benefit urine, is a natural health drink. However, the origin and the different varieties of tea, its not the same pharmacological effects. The Definition of Usnea produced in Anhui, the main role "of food"; produced in The Definition of Japanese cast, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, specialized in "clearing the fire"; tea produced in Fujian The Definition of construction, specializing in "provision of malaria"; those produced in Luhe Ding said, bitter, specializing in "Zhilishen"; The Definition of tea produced in southern Yunnan, then and digestion, the provision of malaria, Zhilishen achievements. Shows a great knowledge of tea medicine.

Moreover, the Chinese also believe that a year divided into four seasons, cool and cold and heat of tea also taste the difference, therefore, must be different from the four seasons tea.

Spring, is warm, yang rising, yin fall, reviving everything. People through the long winter, "Heat and product storage" and therefore should pay attention to fend off the cold resisting evil, Fu Yang solid and gas. At this point should drink tea. Because of strong tea aroma, delicious but not floating, cool but not turbid, with qi, Gloomy, remove dirty, and the role in promoting hair growth yang body and can boost morale, eliminate Chun Kun.





Summer is hot, scorch hot weather, many sweating, causing water and electrolyte balance disorder, it is necessary to add large amounts of water. At this point should drink green tea. Because green tea taste of the bitter cold of fresh and tasty, with Qingshu fever, thirst and promote digestion and other benefits lead role.





Autumn is cool, there are signs of Xiao Sha, gradually drying air, people feel the skin, nose, throat dry and discomfort, called "autumn dryness." At this point should drink green tea, color Green Run, endoplasmic fragrance, not cold not hot. Cool autumn drink, can be soothing, in addition to dry, fluid, lung, heat, cooling blood.

Winter is cold, cold, Hanqixiren, the human body in a closing argument the state, metabolism slow, susceptible to "cold sick." At this point should drink black tea. The tea, YE, Tang Hong, full-bodied dry warm, nourish yang, warming by adding hot, you can add milk, sugar, aromatic No, you can go to greasy, Shu stomach.

Myth: "Tea cure-all." Some people think that tea is not only a safe drink, is good medicine for treatment of disease. As everyone knows, for some patients, is not tea, especially tea. Strong tea in the caffeine can make people excited, insomnia, increased metabolic rate is not conducive to rest; also to hypertension, coronary heart disease, kidney patients heart rate, or even arrhythmia, frequent urination, increased heart and kidney burden. In addition, caffeine can also stimulate gastrointestinal secretion, is not conducive to the healing of ulcer disease; and tea are astringent tannins, so that slow peristalsis, increase constipation.



Theaceae tea shoots of woody plants. Also known as bitter Tu, Ming, Tu, La Tea, tea bud, Ya Cha, fine tea. Around the Yangtze River and south China have cultivated. Spring, summer and early autumn harvest leaves issued to Ching Ming who is good before and after the harvest. Apart from fresh tea leaves used, the general reserve is refined through the process. System had many varieties of tea, usually green tea, black tea, green tea, and the like. In terms of combination of origin, another Dragon, Iron Goddess of Mercy, QI, tea, Biluochun, Xinyang Mao Jian, Xiang Pi green flag guns, mist tea, oolong tea, flavor, different characteristics.



[Performance] taste bitter, sweet, cool. Can clear leaders, wake up the spirit, solution polydipsia, diuresis, digestion product, detoxification.



[Reference] with coffee coffee because, theophylline, cocoa base, xanthine, carotene, vitamin B2, C, amino acids, tannins, volatile oil, triterpene saponins, flavonoids, polysaccharides, etc.. The majority of caffeine in tea combined with the existence of tannin, with tender leaves of spring with a higher caffeine content. Fermented tea, caffeine levels can increase the percentage of free.



[Use] for wind-heat on the criminals, dizziness, faint head; summer heat polydipsia, or excessive drinking; more sleep well sleep, fatigue; urine adverse short red, or edema, oliguria; greasy food product, indigestion; heat diarrhea, dysentery. In addition, metal salts can be used wrongly or toxic alkaloids and those who have not yet absorbed.



[Use] tea, Jiantang, make into powder so.



[Note] lost looking at Jifu.