I Nutritious Value of Tea |
Tea is good for health According to chemical studies, tea leaves contains
more than 300 nutritious components needed by human bodies, and they are
categorized as below:
(1) Vitamins Tea leaves contain a lot of vitamins, both water soluble
and oil soluble. Only 10 minutes steeping of tea leaves in water will
dissolve in average at least 80% of vitamins. Amongst all the vitamins,
vitamin B2 and C are the most important. Vitamin B2 is easily deficient
in Chinese meals, shortage of it can disorder metabolism and cause ulcers
to mouth and tongues. Vitamin C has multi-functions, it can cure scurvy,
it can also strengthen our resistance to illness, and protect us against
cancers.
(2) Minerals Tea leaves contain more than 20 kinds of minerals, i.e.
potassium, calcium, magnesium, , copper, manganese, aluminum, zinc, natrium,
phosphorus, fluorine, etc. Most of these minerals are essential to our
bodies. Potassium regulates fluid levels within our body cells, fluorine
strengthens our teeth and prevents dental caries, iron and copper play
important role in production of blood, etc.
(3) Amino Acid Although the portion of amino acid in tea is little, they
have many varieties and are much more fit to human needs, like thiamin,
riboflavin, nicotinic acid and pantothenic acid, etc, all help elasticity
of our blood vessels, prevent aging, and anti-radiation. Amino acid is
also the main component of human protein, and protein is the basis of
all living creatures. |
II. Medical Value of tea |
Tea can be used to cure and prevent illness, and is good for health;
it is because tea contains the follow substance:
(1) Organic alkaline Tea consists of about 2 to 5% of alkaline, there
are three kinds of alkaline in tea, namely caffeine, theanine and cocoanine.
The values of these three organic compounds are very much the same. In
general, they can refresh our nervous system and mind, increase efficiency,
dilate blood vessels, strengthen our hearts, promote blood circulation
of kidneys and help urination and perspiration, relax the smooth muscle,
prevent asthma, chololithiasis, increase secretion of stomach acid and
help digestion and arouse appetite.
(2) Flavanoid Flavanoid is also known as tannin acid, constitutes to
about 20 to 30 % components of tea, there are more than 30 kinds of elements
in flavanoid, most of them have medical values, they produce capillaries,
prevent internal bleeding, hinder arteriosclerosis, decrease the risk
of blood clotting, high blood compressure or any coronary heart diseases,
it can also kill bacteria and protecting us from cancer and is anti-radiation,
etc.
(3) Vegetable oil 3% of tea is vegetable oil, it is a kind of compound
for making cell membranes, it can create antibiotics in a very short time,
it is anti-radiation, and can improve blood functions and is anti-blood
clotting |
III. Medical treatment of tea |
Tea contains so many elements good for human health and nutrition, tea
drinking has a special meaning in our health and can cure hundreds of
illnesses, there are in general traditionally 24 kinds of treatments of
tea:
- Lack of sleep
- Calm the nerve
- Brighten the eyes
- Refreshing mind
- Quench thirst
- Balance body temperature
- Quench summer heat
- Anti-toxic
- Help digestion
- Improve eye sight
- Remove oils
- Smoothen breathing
- Prevent constipation
- Cure dysentery and diarrhoea
- Prevent phlegm
- Cure rheumatism
- Strengthen teeth
- Cure heart pain
- Heal ulcer and tumor
- Cure fatigue
- Vitalizing
- Prolong age
- Help urination and perspiration
- Others (Like root of tea plant can cure ulcers of mouth, burning the
tea leaves can fear off mosquitoes)
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