Being one of the seven fundamental daily necessities [i.e. firewood(fuel), rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and tea], tea really is a central part of the life of the Chinese culture. Indeed, the tradition of drinking tea has been greatly embedded in almost every Chinese for thousands of years. Some may say wherever Chinese go, the tradition of drinking tea follows.
Tea is made from the young and tender leaves of the tea tree. The differences between the many kinds of tea available are determined by the specific techniques used to process the leaves. While roasting and fermentation are the key to the whole process, tea that has not been fermented is called green tea.
Green Tea has long been praised in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for its incredible medicinal values and being used to treat everything from headache to depression. Nowadays, scientific researches around the globe are concluding that drinking green tea actually does provide the human body with numerous health improving components, such as Catechin Polyphenols; Polysaccharides; Flavonoids; Vitamin B complex, C, and E; R-Amino Butyric Acid, and Fluoride!
Dried without fermentation, the high level of Catechin Polyphenols contained in green tea are a powerful anti-oxidant. Besides inhibiting the growth of cancer cells, Catechin Polyphenols kill cancer cells without damaging healthy tissue. They also can lower LDL cholesterol levels, as well as inhibit the abnormal formation of blood clots, the leading cause of heart attack and stroke.
According to TCM, green tea has a bittersweet taste and slightly “cold in nature.” It can remove heat, ease thirst, facilitate urination, and even help dieters to burn calories. Green tea has gotten much more attention that it should have had lately. If it has yet received yours, make yourself a cup of Safflower with Green Tea, and it will.
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