Matters needing attention of drinking black tea

      Black tea because of its excellent quality and good health benefits, loved by the people, black tea are welcomed in the world. A lot of people like drinking black tea. But for black tea, there are some matter of attention when you drink black tea.
      Matter of attention one:
      For black tea, the tea is not more new more better, for new black tea, don't drink at once. It would be better to drink new black tea after put a time. Because the new tea just was produced, containing more ingredients in tea have certain effects on the human body, if drinking is not good for the human body. To place it for a period of time, Oxidation in the air, then drink will be better.

      Matter of attention two:
      Black Tea best is hot drinks when you drinking. Black Tea belongs to the warm tea, regular drinking can play the role of protecting stomach and nourishing the stomach, at the same time for ulcers and other aspects also have certain help. But Black Tea cold drink, place a longer time, the nutritional components of black tea will be reduced, at the same time may affect the stomach.
      Matter of attention three:
      Don't drink black tea when you take the medicine. Some of the ingredients contained in black tea can react with the ingredients in the medicine. to reduce the effect of the medicine. So don't drink tea when you take the medicine.

      Matter of attention four:
      Iron deficiency anemia, and pregnancy, and women during the menstrual period, after blood donation should not be drinking Black Tea because the human body need iron supplementation, and the tannic acid in tea can be combined with the body of iron, iron deficiency anemia to make people difficult recovery.

The function and effect of Yunnan dianhong black tea

     

      Diangong also called Yunnan Black Tea, the main output value is in the South and southwest of Yunnan province. Black tea is an excellent sports drink. In addition to the elimination of heat and supplement moisture, and drink before you need a physical and endurance exercise. Because the caffeine in tea has a refreshing effect, can also be carried out in the exercise to promote the body to burn fat supply heat and retain liver vinegar. so make people more durable. Yunnan black tea with anti caries, stomach and intestines to help digestion, delay aging, lowering blood sugar and other effects.

      Yunnan dianhong black tea functions: Anti-inflammatory bactericidal efficacy
      The polyphenol compounds in black tea have the effect of diminishing inflammation, through the experiments it is found that the function and effect of Yunnan black tea, catechins can be combined with single cell bacteria, make protein concreting and sediment, to suppress and eliminate pathogenic bacteria. So bacterial diseases and food poisoning patients drink La Black Tea is very good, folk also used tea coated wound, bedsore and athlete's foot.
      Yunnan dianhong black tea functions: Diuretic effect
     Caffeine in Black Tea in and under the combined action of aromatic substances, can increase the blood flow of the kidney, tera gold, dilated renal microvessel, and inhibit the absorption of water by the renal tubules, thus contributing to the increase in urine volume. So it is conducive to the exclusion of lactic acid、uric acid (related to gout)、too much salt (and high blood pressure)、hazardous substances in vivo, and the edema caused by heart disease or nephritis.

      Yunnan dianhong black tea functions: Promote the secretion of saliva or body fluid and clearing heat effect
      Summer drink Black Tea can quench ones thirst and  relieve summer heat because of tea polyphenols, carbohydrate, amino acid, pectin and saliva to produce chemical reaction, and stimulate the secretion of saliva, cause the mouth feel moist and produce a sense of cool; At the same time to control the temperature center of the hypothalamus of caffeine, regulate body temperature, it also stimulates the kidneys to promote heat and dirt, maintain the body's physiological balance.
      Yunnan dianhong black tea functions: Refresh and eliminate fatigue
     Through medical experiments, caffeine in Black Tea by stimulation of the cerebral cortex excited central nervous system, to contribute to a refreshing, concentration of thinking, and then make thinking more sensitive shape, memory enhancement; It also has an excitatory effect on the vascular system and the heart, strengthen the heart. So as to speed up the blood circulation in order to facilitate the metabolism, at the same time, diaphoretic and diuretic, this two pronged approach to accelerate excretion (make muscle fatigue of lactic acid and other substances) in the old waste material, to achieve the effect of eliminating fatigue.

      Yunnan dianhong black tea functions: Detoxification efficacy
     According to the experimental results, black tea can adsorb heavy metals and alkaloids, precipitation and decomposition, this is the modern people who are polluted by industrial pollution, it is a blessing.

"Gong fu" black tea, How many type you drink?

     

      The late Ming and early Qing Dynasty, China invent method for producting black tea. Gong fu black tea, due to the fine work, named"Gong fu".
      Gong fu black tea according to the varieties of tea tree can be divided into: Big leaf Gong fu(also called red leaf Gong fu), little leaf Gong fu(also called dark leaf Gong fu). The history have the Nanling Mountains north-south line for the community in Southern China Gong fu and North China Gong fu.
      Gong fu black tea products include genuine tea、deputy tea、the foot of tea.

      After the founding, production of classify grade black tea, broken black tea, in order to adapt to the international tea market and the development of new products.
      Gong fu black tea appearance trabs tight solid，equatorial symmetry, color spurt black water flat, the soup color and bottom leaves is bright red, aroma enough, taste sweet alcohol. Because of different origin, different varieties of tea tree, the quality of the formation of different characteristics, Unique flavor "place named Gong fu tea".
      The following is a brief introduction of several representative Gong fu black tea:
      1. keemun gong fu black tea

      keemun gong fu black tea, it is a treasure of Chinese traditional Gong fu black tea, have more than one hundred years of production history. keemun gong fu black tea main place Qimen County, Anhui Province. keemun gong fu black tea is famous due to appearance seedling show, color "Stelux" and rich aroma.
      keemun gong fu black tea trabs tight solid, color spurt black water flat, commonly known as "Stelux", rich aroma and high quality, sweet as honey, and contain the orchid fragrance, red soup, mellow taste, pleasant aftertaste, soft red light at the bottom of the leaf.
      Keemun Black Tea superior quality, known as "the most beautiful flowers", this is not open to the natural ecological environment in Qimen region. fertile land, higher humus content, large temperature difference between morning and evening, there is often fog, and sunshine time is shorter, form A tea growing natural state, a special delicious aromatic "Keemun black tea".
      2. Dianhong Gong fu tea

      Dianhong Gong fu tea belong to big leaf type gong fu tea, production in Lincang, Baoshan Yunnan, is the gong fu of the bright younger generation Black Tea. Due to appearance trabs tight solid, gold pekoe exposure and heavy fragrance develop a school of one's own.
      Due to Dianhong black tea have different pick period, its quality has seasonal variation, in general, spring is good than summer and autumn tea. Spring tea trabs big and fleshy, body bone shigemi, claritygood, tender leaf. Summer tea coincided with the rainy season, rapid growth of bud and leaf, internode length, although buds pekoe are exposed, But the clear degree is low, slightly hard, mixed at the bottom of the leaf. Autumn tea is located in the cool season,the tea tree growth and metabolism become weak, tea body bone light, the clear degree is low, fresh degree is slow than spring tea and summer tea.
      Dianhong endoplasmic fragrance Sauvignon. The aroma in West Yunnan tea district Yunxian, Fengqing, Changning as well, especially produced parts of Yunxian Gong fu black tea, aroma high length, and with the fragrance of flowers. Yunnan tea area tea taste strong, stronger stimulation, the tea area tea taste mellow, weak stimulation, but fresh and cool.
      3. Fujian Gong fu black tea

      Fujian Gong fu black tea series Zhenghe Gong fu, Tan Yang Gong fu and Bai Lin Gong fu together, are the Department of Fujian specialty. Three kinds of Gong fu tea origin, variety, quality and style is different, but each has its own consumer enthusiasts, Sheng Xing for a hundred years and not bad.
      4. Sichuan Gong fu black tea

      Sichuan Gong fu black tea produced in Sichuan Province, Yibin, it is the Gong fu black tea of the 50s. Sichuan Gong fu black tea appearance trabs fat round tight, show gold pekoe, color black oil, aroma with obvious caramel is its quality characteristics, taste strong fresh Shuang, soup color bright, leaf bottom soft bright red uniform.
      5. Yichang Gong fu black tea

      Yichang Gong fu black tea producted in western Hubei Yichang, Enshi two area. Xiangxi Shimen, Sangzhi, Cili, Xiangxi and other counties are also part of the production.
      Yichang Gong fu black tea appearance trabs tight solid have gold pekoe, color spurt black water flat, sweet and pure and long, mellow taste fresh, soup colour red bright, securinega soft light. The tea soup is slightly cold "muddy after cold" phenomenon, one of the Gong fu black tea that is the quality of our country's business.
       6. Hunan Gong fu black tea

       Hunan Gong fu black tea, because Anhua is one of the earliest counties of Hunan and Black Tea system, the amount of black tea produced locally is good, have won fame both at home and abroad，enjoy the glorious title of "Hu black". Xiangxi, Shimen, Cili, Sangzhi, and other cities and counties Dayong produced tea called "red Hunan", as "efforts should be red.".
       Hu Gong fu black tea to Anhua time as a representative, is fat shape cord tight knot, high aroma, mellow taste, the soup color thick, slightly dark red leaves. Pingjiang Gong fu incense high, but even less. Long street and Liuyang Dawei Mountain area produced high Xiang Weihou (near Jiangxi Xiushui, in Xinhua, Taoyuan Ninghong time), Gong fu to shape cord tight, no more, Feng Miao is good, but the mesophyll is thin, aroma is low, Lianyuan Gong fu new development tea cord tight, fragrance is light.

Yunnan Dianhong Black Tea history and its characteristics

      Dianhong black tea is produced in Yunnan area.
      Yunnan area have beautiful scenery, dense mountain, high altitude, many streams, Yunnan dianhong black tea for its excellent quality concern.
      Dianhong black tea mainly in the southwest Yunnan and Lancang River West, east of Nu River in the mountains and valleys of the area, including Xishuangbanna, Menghai, Lincang, Fengqing, Shuangjiang etc.

      In 1930， at the time of Yunnan black tea has just published, at that time the name is Yun red, at that time in the Yunnan Fengqing area by Yunnan big leaf type tea fresh leaves as raw material, produced by the Gongfu black tea way of processing.

      By 1940, only the name will be changed to Dianhong black tea.

      After Dianhong was produced, because of its excellent quality, regardless of shape, color, aroma or taste to drink up the taste, it's all in the top of the tea, be welcomed by the market.

      After the founding of new China, Yunnan black tea production scale has been expanding, quality is getting better and better, now the production and sales volume is calculated by million tons.

      Yunnan Dianhong black tea leaf looks relatively large, belong to big leaf type tea.

      Yunnan Dianhong black tea looks stout and tight, the golden hair looks very clear out, drink up the taste is very fragrant, have a certain sense of excitement, at the Gong fu black Tea is unique taste.

      Yunnan Dianhong black tea has different sampling time in a year, the quality of tea is different at different times.

      The general situation of spring than summer and autumn tea to the good. Speaking for Yunnan dianhong black tea, in different periods of the tea Pekoe color also has certain difference.

      The color of Pekoe is yellow, chrysanthemum yellow, gold yellow and other types of, Spring Dianhong black tea Pekoe most of them is canary yellow, summer tea is chrysanthemum yellow, autumn tea looks golden yellow.

      High quality broken black tea shape, uniform particle shigemi, pure color, luster, aroma of sweet alcohol, bright red color, mellow taste strong, uniform and bright red leaves.

      1, Special grade Dianhong: extra tight knot is a black. The color of dry tea is the golden cents. Brewing out of the soup is more brilliant. The smell of fresh Yu shoot length aroma, taste fresh taste of tea. It is the unique charm of super black.

      2, First grade dianhong black tea, stout majestic appearance, black color black and moist. Gold is more significant. Tea aroma is bright, long. Tea flavor thick fresh shuang. 

      3, Second grade dianhong black tea: the appearance of a tight knot diangong. With less gold. Show a black color. Brewing tea more bright. Product is weak, but the taste is very fresh.

      4, Three grade Dianhong black tea: grade three diangong Dianhong tea appearance although not as a magnificent, but it contains the smell of the orchid.

Wild black tea

Wild black tea
      Wild black tea, also called wild old tree black tea, belong to Yunnan dianhong black tea, that is choose more than 300 years the wild ancient trees of fresh tea leaves as raw material in the south and the southwest of Yunnan province Fengqing Lincang, Baoshan, Xishuangbanna, Dehong and so on，On the basis of traditional black tea technology, the introduction of Gong Fu black tea process carefully developed a unique Yunnan black tea! Finished tea not only have special good Dianhong black tea the cable show tight dark smooth, bright golden soup, the taste is mellow and full, aroma is more calm, long-drawn-out, securinega uniform bright etc, But also have the ancient tea trees strong mountain wild gas, out of the soup quickly, durable brew, lip tooth tea aroma, the bottom of the cup of fragrant flavor, lasting returning to sweet promote the secretion of saliva or body fluid.

Production technology of wild black tea
      Wild black tea belong to fermented tea, produced by using the excellent Yunnan big leaf type wild ancient tea tree fresh leaf, by withering, rolling, fermentation, drying and so on other steps! From the ancient tea tree fresh leaf placing out ventilation on the bamboo  to distribute moisture process called withering, when the water loss to a certain extent, a loose tea wilt again when placed in rolling machine has the edge of bone in rolling, to rub out the tea juice, tea into strips. The kneaded tea puted on the wooden tray, under suitable conditions of temperature and humidity, tea gradually become red, and sends out a unique fragrance, at this time and then put the tea into the dryer to dry until you can pinch into powder, wild black tea is made.

Wild black tea benefit function
      Wild black tea contain Tea yellow pigment and tea red pigment determine the quality of black tea, the higher the content of the two, better quality. The main factors of determine tea yellow pigment and tea red pigment, the first is the variety of tea tree, followed by fresh leaf tenderness.
      The effect and function of wild black tea mainly has several aspects:
      1. Diuretic effect
      About wild black tea, under caffeine and aromatic substances combined action,increase the blood flow of the kidney, tera gold, dilated renal microvessel, and inhibit the absorption of water by the renal tubules,thus contributing to the increase in urine volume.

      2. Anti-inflammatory bactericidal efficacy

      Polyphenolic compounds in wild Yunnan black tea have anti-inflammatory effectsm, through the experiment found, catechins can be combined with single cell bacteria, suppression and elimination of pathogens.

      3. Detoxification efficacy

      According to the experimental results, in the wild tea Yunnan black tea soda can absorb heavy metals and alkaloids, precipitation and decomposition, this is the modern people who are polluted by industrial pollution, is a gospel.

      4. Refresh and eliminate fatigue

      Through medical experiments, caffeine in wild Yunnan black tea by stimulating the cerebral cortex excited central nervous system, to contribute to the refreshing, thinking concentration, and then make thinking more sensitive shape, memory enhancement.

      5. Health care function

      Health care: the wild Yunnan black tea can help gastrointestinal digestion, promote appetite, diuresis and elimination of edema, myocardial function and strong. Disease prevention: the antibacterial ability of Yunnan black tea, with Yunnan black tea gargle can prevent viral colds, and prevent tooth decay and food poisoning, lower blood sugar and hypertension.

Such old tree black tea brew ways, maybe you never try

      Brewing old tree black tea, different region、different drinking habits will form a different brewing techniques, when conditions permit, try a variety of brewing methods, you will have more in-depth understanding of the performance for tea.
      The way of brewing tea the following analysis, does not necessarily apply to all of the friends and tea, it is worth learning and experiment.
      Brewing tea focus:
      Highlight the tea soup aroma, a cup bottom of fragrant, sweet and fresh taste.

      Brewing tips:
      a. High water injection to make tea tumbling, fully awake tea.
      b. Smell the cup bottom aroma after wake up tea two times.
      c. Pour water into the cup, and pour tea soup out. fast into fast out.
      d. When pour out tea soup, tureen pull down Gaiwan, make tea soup slightly oxidation，increase the alcohol slip level of tea.
      Quantity of tea:
      200 ml Gaiwan, 6g old tree black tea, water temperature about 80-85°.
      Best tasting interval:
      1-12 times
      Pour tea soup time:
      About need 4-6s pour soup, until ninth times need after brew 20 seconds. continue to 4-6 seconds pour out of the soup, until 12 times.
      Tasting points:

      a. The tea cup hanging tea aroma is rich and long, not sour, green flavor.
      b. The tea soup color golden, bright, stable.
      c. Soup: 1-5 global fresh sense of degree is high, the bubble of 6 sugar sweet, honey sweet water, soup clean.

What time the tea was used as medicine？

     

      Trace to the source: What time the tea was used as medicine？nowadays, tea is not only a drink after dinner, is also considered to be able to cure a variety of diseases of traditional Chinese Medicine. When people drink tea, like to put one or several Chinese herbs in the tea, homemade herbal tea, in order to achieve the health care and prevention of illnesses. So, What time the tea was used as medicine？ What is the history of tea development?
      Tea, for a long time, has been regarded as a variety of functions of traditional Chinese Medicine. The medical books written herbal tea recipe, there are at least more than 200 herbal tea recipe. There is a single flavor, there are also compound; for the treatment of diseases, and health care and prolong life. Wide varieties, indeed called the motherland medicine one assemble.

      In the history of four thousand years of utilization of tea, there are more than three thousand years as the main medicinal. Tea as a medicinal, in many ancient books in China were recorded. For example: The Chinese Materia Medica" Shennong pharmaceutical"(《神农本草》) monograph the earliest extant, the function of tea，there is a clear record:"Tea taste bitter, drinking tea is easy to make people think, little lie(少卧), make light of one's life, improving eyesight." And have "shennong tastes a hundred grasses, one day meet seventy-two poison, to have tea and to solve it." According to legend: Shennong taste more than 100 herbal, when taste the golden green rolling mountain pearl， Shennong poisoned, happened to fall in the tea trees, and the dew on the tea leaves flow into the mouth, awaken to salvation. Although this is a legend, but the fact that the tea has the function of detoxification is recorded. The famous doctor Hua Tuo in "food theory"(《食论》) wrote "tea long food benefits mean(苦茶久食益意思)", show that tea has a refreshing effect. The Han Dynasty famous doctor Zhang Zhongjing in "Shanghanzabinglun"（《伤寒杂病论》） is described in the "tea cure astriction effect(茶治便脓血甚效)" is verified. Liang dynasty famous doctor Taohongjing said:"Long time drink tea can make your body light and change your bone(久喝茶可以轻身换骨)". Although that have a little exaggeration, but it also shows that the tea has the effect of physical health and longevity.

      In the Tang Dynasty, in the court ask Su Jing written "Tang Materia Medica"(《唐本草》) said:"Tea taste sweet bitter，micro cold and non-toxic, attending sore fistula, conducive to urination, remove phlegm and heat thirst, main lower gas, remove dyspepsia. Lower gas and remove dyspepsia? For drink, add onion, ginger, dogwood are good(茶味甘苦，微寒无毒、主瘘疮，利小便，去痰热渴，主下气，消宿食。??下气消食，作饮，加茱萸、葱、姜良)." Chen cangqi "Herbal supplements"(《本草拾遗》) record:"Break the heat gas, remove miasm gas, have advantage with Large small intestine(破热气、除瘴气、利大小肠)."