Health tea, also referred to as medicinal tea or wellness tea, is a beverage made from natural, pollution-free tea as the base, blended with suitable amounts of traditional Chinese medicine or other natural ingredients, and processed using special techniques to impart health and therapeutic benefits. It emphasizes the perfect blend of tea components with traditional Chinese medicine or other ingredients, aiming to achieve prevention, health maintenance, auxiliary treatment, and nourishing wellness.
Natural ingredients: The main ingredients of health tea are tea leaves, traditional Chinese medicine, or other natural ingredients, all of which come from nature, are pollution-free, and harmless to the human body. Health benefits: According to traditional Chinese medicine theory, health tea contains ingredients with specific health benefits, such as clearing heat and detoxifying, refreshing the mind, and regulating blood pressure. Diverse taste: Health tea has both the fragrance of tea and the unique taste of traditional Chinese medicine or other ingredients, making its taste rich and diverse. Convenient to drink: Health tea is usually sold in bags, cans, or boxes, making it easy to carry and brew.
Types of Health Tea
There are many types of health tea, which can be classified into the following categories according to different classification standards:
Classified by raw materials:
Green tea health tea: using green tea as the main ingredient, adding ingredients with health benefits such as chrysanthemum and wolfberry.
Black tea health tea: using black tea as the main ingredient, combined with ingredients such as red dates and longan, it has a warming and nourishing effect.
Oolong Tea Health Tea: Made mainly from Oolong tea and combined with other Chinese herbs, it has a unique aroma and health benefits.
Herbal Health Tea: Using flowers and plants as the main ingredients, such as roses, chrysanthemums, etc., it has the effects of beauty and beauty, clearing heat and detoxifying.
Classified by function:
Clearing heat and detoxifying substances: such as chrysanthemum tea, honeysuckle tea, etc., suitable for people who cool down in summer or have heat toxins in their bodies.
Refreshing and refreshing types: such as mint tea, lemon tea, etc., suitable for office workers or students who need to refresh and invigorate their minds.
Regulating blood pressure: such as Robe tea, Gynostemma pentaphyllum tea, etc., can help regulate blood pressure and are suitable for people with hypertension.
Beauty and skincare products:such as rose tea and lemon honey tea, are rich in antioxidants that help improve skin condition.
The function of health tea
The main functions of health tea are reflected in the following aspects:
Promoting digestion: Polyphenols and crude fibers in health tea can effectively promote gastrointestinal peristalsis and improve digestive function.
Clearing body waste: The active ingredients in health tea help to remove waste and harmful substances from the body, promoting metabolism.
Weight loss and slimming: Some health teas contain ingredients that can promote fat breakdown, which can help with weight loss and control.
Refreshing and invigorating: The caffeine component in health tea can stimulate the central nervous system, enhance energy, and relieve fatigue.
Anti inflammatory and antibacterial: Several health teas contain compounds with anti-inflammatory effects, such as polyphenols and catechins, which can inhibit the growth of bacteria.
Nourishing and protecting the stomach: Fermented health teas such as black tea have less stimulation to the stomach and help protect the gastric mucosa.
Regulating blood sugar: Some health teas such as white tea can help strengthen the activity of lipase in the body, promote fat breakdown metabolism, and thus regulate blood sugar levels.