Pu-erh has gained particular popularity not only for its amazing taste and unusual aroma, but also because this tea has a beneficial effect on the human body. This elite tea is considered a healing drink with incredible properties.
Pu-erh tea is often compared to a good aged wine: every year it gets better and better. There are two types of pu-erh: raw (shen) and mature (shu). Sheng pu-erh is unfermented tea leaves. In turn, shu pu-erh is a tea prepared using the wet stacking technology (tea fermentation occurs under the influence of moisture, microorganisms and high temperature). In addition, pu-erh can be loose or pressed.
Pu-erh should not be drunk on an empty stomach.
Pu-erh tea chemical composition
The chemical composition of pu-erh tea depends on its place of growth and the type of tea. So, for example, tea grown in Shuangjiang County has a high polyphenol content: this figure is 43% (while the average indicator of this component in other tea leaves is 30%). And in the leaves of the Jinchang tea tree, which grows in Malibo County, there is too little caffeine (only 0.06%). For comparison, the leaves of the Xinping tea tree (Xinping County) have a caffeine content of 6%. In general, more than 700 chemical elements are present in pu-erh: there are amino acids, aromatic substances, proteins, polyphenols, statins, sugars, vitamins and other active components.
Useful properties of pu-erh tea
The benefits of this elite drink can be talked about indefinitely. According to experts, pu-erh is "tea for a hundred diseases." This drink is believed to be able to normalize blood pressure and heart rate.
At the same time, this elite tea is good for the gastrointestinal tract. Unlike green tea, which is contraindicated for stomach ulcers, gastritis and duodenitis, pu-erh tea does not increase the acidity of gastric juice, so you can drink it even with such diseases. Puerh also improves metabolic processes and normalizes liver function. And this tea also helps to remove heavy metals and toxins from the body, minimizes the effects of alcohol poisoning.
Excessive consumption of this drink can cause insomnia.
In addition, pu-erh tea has anti-inflammatory properties, so this tea is recommended to drink for colds. Also, this elite drink has a beneficial effect on the condition of the organs of vision and teeth. She also recommends drinking pu-erh tea for depression.
Puerh also lowers blood glucose levels, so it is prescribed for diabetes. At the same time, this drink promotes weight loss and preservation of youth, it is not for nothing that it is called the "elixir of beauty and health."
