From the old chinese saying:”water is tea’s mother”, we can see how important water is for tea.
Chinese people believe that:
Water from river is better than water from well,
water from mountain is better than from river.
But nowadays, for people living in cities, buying mineral water is a good choosing.
It’s depending on people’s age,health condition,living environment,etc..
For normal adult, 12 grams per day, in 3~4 portions.
For people in high temperature, 20 grams is OK.
For gravida,kids,weak head should take less.
(2) tea can reduce fatigue and promote metabolism, as well as the maintenance of the heart, blood vessels, and gastrointestinal.
(3) tea will be greatly beneficial to the prevention of dental caries.
A survey in English shows that children’s tooth decay was reduced by 60% because of drinking of tea.
(4) tea contains many trace elements that beneficial to the human body.
(5) tea inhibit cancer, and inhibit the cell growth of cancer.
(6) tea can inhibit cell aging, keep people live longer. Tea is much more effective in anti-aging than vitamin E.
(7)tea can prevent arteriosclerosis, high blood pressure and cerebral thrombosis.
(8) tea can excite the central nervous, and enhance athletic ability.
(9) tea(especially oolong) make you more jumpness and beautiful.
(10) tea can prevent age-related cataracts.
(11) tea contains tannic acid which can kill a variety of bacteria, control stomatitis, pharyngitis, enteritis, dysentery and so on.
(12) tea can protect human hematopoietic function.
If you drink tea when you are watching TV, the radiation hazards from the TV set will be highly reduced!
(13) tea can maintain the normal balance of blood acid-base.
Tea contains caffeine, theophylline and theobromine, xanthine alkaloid, and other substances.
(14) 9 minutes after drinking hot tea, skin temperature will drop 1~2 centi degree, which will make people feel cool.
(But cold tea doesn’t have this function.）