All tea – from white and green to red and black – are the leaves of the same tea bush.
The only difference is in the preparation technology, or more precisely, in the time that the fermentation of tea continues until it is stopped by steaming.
The longer the fermentation, the greater the amount of theaflavins and thearubigins enzymes formed in the leaves, and it is they that give the tea its black color and characteristic tart taste.
Those types of tea that we are accustomed to consider black are considered red tea in China.
In this tea, the fermentation process takes place to a very high degree, although such tea is considered semi-fermented.
The Chinese consider Pu-erh tea to be black tea, which is post-fermented: its properties only improve with long-term aging over many years.
Red tea
It is better not to talk about the taste of red tea - it must be experienced. A deep and strong aroma, in which floral notes slip through, a strong characteristic taste - who has not tried it!
The fermentation process preserves a large number of useful substances, vitamins, catechins, polyphenols in tea, but also adds new compounds that give tea new beneficial qualities.
This tea prolongs life and makes it more fulfilling, as it activates mental activity and improves memory. Cholesterol plaques in blood vessels dissolve under the influence of tea, which reduces the likelihood of stroke.
For older people, red tea is a vital drink. The substances contained in tea promote the activity of the gastrointestinal tract, which, together with the effect on fat deposits, stimulates weight loss, no wonder the tea diet is one of the most effective.
The selection of vitamins has a great effect on the skin, smoothes wrinkles, regenerates skin cells. Therefore, tea is used in cosmetics in the form of lotions.
Tea also affects the human nervous system, his emotional state. It will help equally well with melancholy and stress, and a cup of tea will calm down a nervous breakdown, or even prevent it.
The tea's diuretic effect and ability to prevent allergies have also been noted.
Black tea
Long-term aging gives black Puer tea not only a unique, strong and thick taste, which many people really like, but also, while preserving all the useful minerals and vitamins, it acquires new properties that make it an amazingly healthy drink.
It is Pu-erh tea that saves from poisoning or severe stomach upset, removes toxins and various harmful substances from the body, dissolves fat deposits and reduces cholesterol levels in the blood, lowering its viscosity.
It is irreplaceable for diabetics, as it reduces the amount of sugar in the blood, and it is easy to lose weight, as it simultaneously reduces fat deposits and stimulates intestinal activity.
Puer will help with excess alcohol and will relieve a hangover in the morning, and in case of overeating it will help the stomach cope with excessive work. After many years of aging, acids leave the tea, and it can be drunk even with a peptic ulcer - it will not irritate the stomach.
The general effect of Puer tea on the human body can be described as leveling, stabilizing. It can tone and calm, depending on what state you are in. The result will be the achievement of harmony and balance.
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