Know Your Tea: Categories and Wellness 101

Dawn waited. Cliff maidens climbed on vine. Only the slimmest hands reached the divine.

~ Seu

Tea legends abound. Fragrance and taste aside, the right tea for your body constitution boosts health.

Six Major Chinese Tea Categories: Benefits

Green tea: Cooling; boosts immunity, brain/heart health

White tea: Cooling; improves bone/brain health

Yellow tea: Cooling; anticancer, anti-inflammatory

Oolong: Cooling/Neutral; lowers cholesterol, supports cognitive, anti-obesity

Red (Black) tea: Warming/Neutral; nourishes stomach, regulates qi, diuretic

Dark tea (Pu-er): Raw — Cooling; anti-tumor, lowers lipids. Ripe — Neutral; helps digestion

Processing characterizes the tea

All true teas are from the plant Camellia sinensis, originating from southwestern China, northern Myanmar, and northeastern India. Chinese discovered it legendarily 4,700 years ago. The darker the tea the more oxidation. Green tea is not fermented, red tea fully so. Every nuance matters.

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