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Some Tea terms

11/13/2018

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Yi Wu tea is not the aggressive type, it's sweet but not weak.
Its stregth is in the feeling, it has great "chaqi" and solid "kongan".


This sample paragraph shows two of commonly used terms among tea enthusiasts, see bellow a short-list of the most used ones.

Chaqi: effects on the body, such as tingling in spine.
Kougan: mouth feeling
Huigan: sweetness in the throat after the bitterness, cooldness.
Chazui: euphoria known as tea drunk
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Medical Benefits of Tea

11/3/2018

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People always ask us about the effects of Tea, so here we listed a bunch of known effects of Tea on us, these are only physical known effects, we are not listing the spiritual benefits of sitting with Tea or the meditation sessions with tea.

Anti-oxidation
Anti-aging
Anti-radiation
Anti-inflammatory
Anti-cancer
Adjusting body temperature
Digestive activity
Stimulating cardiac and vascular systems
Improving work efficiency
Increasing renal blood flow
Relaxing smooth muscle
Relieving migraines
Absorption of vitamin C


Mineral compounds:
Phosphorus, Potassium
Calcium, Magnesium, Iron
Manganese, Aluminum
Copper, Zinc, Sodium
Fluoride, Selenium


Vitamins in Tea:
A, B1, B2, B3, B5, B11, C AND K


There are over 25 different Amino-Acids in Tea
that help us making Protein


In TCM there are 23 types of effects of Tea listed:
Reducing sleep time, soothing nerves,
improving eye-sight,
refreshing the mind, producing saliva,
slaking thirst
clearing heat, releasing summer heat
detoxifying, helping to digest,
removing grease
strengthening teeth, benefiting physical strength
and
prolonging life.


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