Longjing Tea

Introduction to Longjing Tea

Longjing tea, also known as West Lake Longjing tea, is one of the top ten famous teas in my country. It is a green tea. It is produced in West Lake, Hangzhou, and has a history of more than 1,200 years. Do you know what are the effects and functions of Longjing tea? What are the benefits of drinking Longjing tea? Let me tell you:

The efficacy and function of Longjing tea

1. Stimulant effect: The caffeine in tea can stimulate the central nervous system, helping people to invigorate their spirits, improve their thinking, eliminate fatigue, and improve work efficiency.

2. Diuretic effect: Caffeine and theophylline in tea have diuretic effects and are used to treat edema and hydrostatic tumors. The detoxification and diuretic effects of black tea syrup can be used to treat acute icteric hepatitis.

3. Cardiotonic and antispasmodic effects: Caffeine has the effects of strengthening the heart, relieving spasms, and relaxing smooth muscles. It can relieve bronchospasm and promote blood circulation. It is a good auxiliary drug for the treatment of bronchial asthma, cough and phlegm, and myocardial infarction.

4. Inhibit arteriosclerosis: Tea polyphenols and vitamin C in tea can promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis and prevent arteriosclerosis. Therefore, the incidence of hypertension and coronary heart disease is lower among people who drink tea regularly.

5. Antibacterial and antibacterial effects: Tea polyphenols and tannic acid in tea act on bacteria, coagulate bacterial proteins and kill them. It can be used to treat intestinal diseases such as cholera, typhoid fever, dysentery, enteritis, etc. If the skin is sore, ulcerated and pus is flowing, or the skin is broken due to trauma, flushing the affected area with strong tea has anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effects. Oral inflammation, ulceration, sore throat, using tea to treat it also has a certain effect.

6. Weight loss effect: The caffeine, inositol, folic acid, pantothenic acid and aromatic substances in tea can regulate fat metabolism, especially oolong tea has a good decomposition effect on protein and fat. Tea polyphenols and vitamin C can lower cholesterol and blood lipids, so drinking tea can help lose weight.

7. Anti-caries effect: Tea contains fluoride. Fluoride ions have a strong affinity with the calcium in teeth and can turn into a "fluorapatite" that is difficult to dissolve in acid, just like adding a protective layer to the teeth, thus improving the teeth's ability to resist acid and caries.

8. Inhibition of cancer cells: It is reported that flavonoids in tea have different degrees of anti-cancer effects in vitro, and the stronger ones are vitexine, morin and catechins.

9. It can quench thirst, refresh the mind, improve thinking, help digestion, and relieve inflammation and detoxification.

10. Antioxidant effect, because tea has antioxidant and anti-tumor effects, as well as lowering blood cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein levels, inhibiting blood pressure increase, inhibiting platelet aggregation, antibacterial, and anti-product allergy.

11. Longjing Green Tea contains more chlorophyll, amino acids, catechins, vitamin C and other ingredients than other teas. It is rich in nutrition, can quench thirst, refresh the mind, quench thirst, and reduce neutral fat and cholesterol in the blood. It has the effects of anti-oxidation, anti-mutation, anti-tumor, lowering cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein content in the blood, inhibiting blood pressure rise, inhibiting platelet aggregation, anti-bacteria, and anti-product allergy. If brewed with Hangzhou Hupao Spring water, it is fragrant and refreshing, known as Hangzhou's "double wonders".

Side effects and contraindications of Longjing tea

None

How to brew Longjing tea

Brewing and Drinking

The newer the tea, the better it is. Improper drinking can easily hurt the stomach and intestines. Since the new tea has just been picked and has a short storage time, it contains more unoxidized polyphenols, aldehydes, alcohols and other substances. These substances do not have much effect on healthy people, but for patients with poor gastrointestinal function, especially those with chronic gastrointestinal inflammation, these substances will irritate the gastrointestinal mucosa, and people with poor gastrointestinal function are more likely to induce stomach problems. Therefore, it is not advisable to drink too much new tea, and new tea that has been stored for less than half a month should be drunk less or not at all.

In addition, tea also contains more caffeine, active alkaloids and a variety of aromatic substances, these substances can also excite the human central nervous system. Patients with neurasthenia, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases should drink it in moderation, and it is not suitable to drink it before bedtime or on an empty stomach.

Tips for tasting Longjing tea:

As for the water temperature, water of about 75 to 85℃ should be used. Never use boiling water at 100℃, because Longjing tea is not fermented, so the tea leaves are very tender. If you use too hot water to brew, the tea leaves will be boiled and the bitter taste will be brewed out, affecting the taste. So how to control the water temperature? Of course, we don't use a thermometer to measure it, so the best way is to pour the boiling water into a "fair cup" first, and then pour it into the teacup to brew, so that the water temperature can be easily controlled. Another point to remember is to pour high and pour low. Because "high pouring" can increase the area of ​​the water column in contact with the air, making the cooling effect more efficient. After the tea is brewed and the tea soup is poured out, if you don't plan to brew it immediately, you should open the lid of the teacup, don't close it. As for the amount of tea leaves, the tea leaves should just cover the bottom of the teacup. The brewing time should increase with the number of brewing times. Chinese Tea Culture - There is no fixed way to brew Longjing tea, but when enjoying Longjing tea, you can not only taste the beauty of its tea soup, but also appreciate the beauty of the rise and fall of Longjing tea leaves during the brewing process; here I introduce three ways to brew Longjing tea to tea lovers, or call it "Longjing brewing fun", these methods are learned from the "Chinese Tea Art" vcd produced by the "Hong Kong Museum of Art Teaware Cultural Relics Branch", I named it "Three Plays of Longjing", hoping to bring some fun to tea lovers when brewing Longjing. It is also worth mentioning that the ending of the "Chinese Tea Art" Longjing chapter mentioned: "The taste of no taste is actually the ultimate taste", which is worth slowly experiencing for tea lovers who taste Longjing.

Yi Nong Longjing: Upward Throwing Method

Longjing tea leaves are flat, tender, neatly shaped, uniform in width, green-yellow in color, smooth to the touch, with one bud and one or two leaves.

1. Prepare a transparent glass cup (in this case, the cup size is about 200ml), put in an appropriate amount of boiling water of appropriate temperature, and add about 5 grams of Longjing tea leaves.

2. Wait for the Longjing tea leaves to sink one by one, and appreciate their graceful appearance.

3. The tea leaves gradually expand in the cup, rising and falling, and the soup is clear and green.

4. Appreciate it more carefully, it can be said to be an artistic enjoyment!

5. Although I can already enjoy the drink, I still can’t let go and look at her again.

Ernong Longjing: Middle-pitching method

1. Prepare a transparent glass cup (in this case, the cup size is about 200ml), first put about one-third of warm water into it, add about 5 grams of Longjing tea leaves, and wait for the tea leaves to slowly expand.

2. After the tea leaves have expanded, fill the pot with boiling water.

3. You can drink it now!

Sannong Longjing: Downward Pour Method

1. Prepare a porcelain cup with a lid (about 150ml in this case), warm the cup, and add an appropriate amount of Longjing tea.

2. Add a little warm water.

3. Pick up the brewing cup and shake it slowly to wet the tea leaves completely and allow them to expand naturally.

4. After the tea leaves have slightly expanded, add 90% boiling water.

5. Wait for the tea leaves to dissolve into tea soup.

6. Use the cup lid to stir the tea soup slightly so that the tea leaves can be dissolved more evenly.

7. Pour into a small teacup and drink.

Medicinal value of Longjing tea

1. It can quench thirst, refresh the mind, improve thinking, help digestion, reduce greasiness, and relieve inflammation and detoxification.

2. Anti-oxidation, anti-mutation, anti-tumor, lowering blood cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein levels, inhibiting blood pressure increase, inhibiting platelet aggregation, antibacterial, and anti-product allergy.