Chinese Culture

Tea for medicinal purposes has a history of 2,700 years in China. Tea not only can refresh the mind, clear heat, and help people lose weight, but also has certain pharmacology effects on some modern diseases, like radiation sickness, cancer, heart disease, and blood sickness. There are some tips for the tea lovers which can help you to find the right kind of tea to drink.

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上班适合喝绿茶

People who always work in places with air conditioning may face skin problems such as easily dry skin and the growth of small wrinkles. Therefore, the moisture content of their bodies needs to be supplemented. Among all the drinks, green tea is the best choice. Because there are primary polyphenols in green tea and they are often collectively referred to as catechins. Moreover, green tea, like makeup, can prevent computer radiation.

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冬天适合喝红茶

Chinese medicine believes that different people should drink different tea according to the different characteristics and tastes of each kind of tea. Black tea can warm the stomach, refresh the mind, and accelerate digestion. Therefore, drinking warm black tea in the cold winter is a most suitable choice.

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喝牛奶，别喝太多茶

Drinking too much tea or strong thick tea may affect the absorption of many constant elements (like calcium) and trace elements (like iron and zinc). Also, people should not drink tea with milk or other milk products because the caffeine and tannin (a kind of complex organic compound) in the tea may reduce the nutritional value of milk products.

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