(I like tea very much. I don’t talk about tea ceremony. I’m just a little bit more practical. I just saw some teas that are very close to life, and everyone knows it.)

1. How much tea should a normal person drink a day?

The amount of tea consumed depends on the tea drinking habits, age, health status, living environment, customs and other factors. Generally, healthy adults have the habit of drinking tea, drinking about 12 grams of tea a day and brewing it in 3-4 times is appropriate. For people with large amounts of physical labor, consumption, and eating a lot, especially those with high temperature environments and more exposure to toxic substances, drinking about 20 grams of tea a day is also appropriate. People with more greasy foods and large amounts of tobacco and alcohol can also increase the amount of tea. Pregnant women, children, neurasthenia, and tachycardia, the amount of tea consumed should be appropriately reduced.

2. Chemical composition of tea and its health care effects on the human body

The chemical composition of tea is composed of 3.5-7.0% inorganic substances and 93-96.5% organic substances. There are about 27 inorganic mineral elements in tea, including phosphorus, potassium, sulfur, magnesium, manganese, fluorine, aluminum, calcium, sodium, iron, copper, zinc, selenium, etc. The organic compounds in tea mainly include proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, amino acids, alkaloids, tea polyphenols, organic acids, pigments, aroma components, vitamins, saponins, sterols, etc.

Tea contains 20-30% leaf protein, but only about 3.5% can be soluble in tea soup. Tea contains 1.5-4% free amino acids, with more than 20 types, most of which are essential amino acids for the human body. Tea contains 25-30% carbohydrates, but only 3-4% can be soluble in tea soup. Tea contains 4-5% lipids, which is also necessary for the human body.

3. If you have a variety of tea at home, how to arrange it to drink it?

Some people drink different tea leaves at different times during the day, and drink a light high-end green tea in the morning to refresh their minds; drink a cup of jasmine tea in the morning, which is fragrant and pleasant, and can improve work efficiency; drink a cup of black tea in the afternoon to relieve difficulties and refresh their minds; drink a cup of milk black tea or a cup of high-end green tea during rest in the afternoon, add some snacks and fruits to supplement nutrition; in the evening, you can find a few friends or family to reunite, make a pot of oolong tea, and drink tea while talking, which is a unique interest. If you are interested in this kind of trick arrangement of drinking tea on a day, you might as well give it a try.

4. How to make milk black tea?

Many young people like to drink delicious black milk tea. The brewing method is to first put an appropriate amount of black tea into the teapot, and the amount of tea is slightly more than that of the clear drink. Then pour in hot boiled water. After about 5 minutes, pour out the tea soup from the pot and put it in a coffee cup. If it is a black tea bag to make tea, you can put a bag of tea in a coffee cup, brew it with hot boiled water for 5 minutes, and discard the tea bag. Then add an appropriate amount of milk and sugar cube to the tea cup. The milk amount is orange-red and yellow-red. Too much milk, the soup is gray and white, the tea aroma is light, the amount of milk is too small, and the flavor of milk tea is lost. The amount of sugar is easy to use, and the amount of palatable.

5. Why do some people like to add wolfberry, American ginseng, white jujube, orange peel, mint, etc. to make tea and drink it?

Using wolfberry to make tea has the effect of nourishing and anti-aging. "Bencao Jingshu" has made a comprehensive discussion on the effects of wolfberry: "Littleberry, moist and nourishing, can also reduce fever, and is dedicated to nourishing the kidneys, moistening the lungs, producing fluid, and nourishing qi. It is an important medicine for nourishing the true yin of the liver and kidneys and tonic and internal heat. The elderly have seven or eight out of yin deficiency, so taking it is mostly the best to improve the eyes." Drinking wolfberry tea is not only effective for dizziness, vision loss, soreness and weakness of the waist and knees, and nocturnal emission caused by liver and kidney yin deficiency, but also has a certain effect on high blood lipids, hypertension, arteriosclerosis, diabetes, etc.

When using American ginseng slices to make tea, you can use the sweet, spicy and cool nature of American ginseng to adjust the tea flavor. Moreover, American ginseng is very effective in replenishing yin deficiency. This American ginseng tea often has good effects of benefiting the lungs and stomach, nourishing yin and fluid, clearing away deficiencies and removing low heat.

Drinking with white flowers can exert the effects of calming the liver and yang, relieving wind and clearing heat, cooling blood and improving eyesight. Moreover, white flowers are fragrant and sweet. Drinking with tea can enhance the aroma of the tea soup and have good palateability.

When making tea with orange peel, you can use the effects of making orange peels widen the middle and regulating qi, eliminating phlegm and relieving cough. When making orange peels green tea can remove heat and relieve phlegm, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory, so drinking is beneficial for those who cough with more phlegm.

When making tea with mint, you can use the wind-relieving and heat-relieving effects of menthol and menthone in mint. Moreover, when making tea, it feels cool and is a good medicine for clearing heat and diuretics.

6. Can pregnant women and children drink tea?

Pregnant women and children generally do not drink strong tea, because excessive caffeine in too strong tea will cause tachycardia in pregnant women and will also cause excessive stimulation to the fetus. This is also true for children. Therefore, it is generally recommended that pregnant women and children should drink light tea. By drinking some light tea, some vitamins, potassium, zinc and other mineral nutrients can be supplemented. Drinking tea in moderation in children can strengthen gastrointestinal motility and help digestion; drinking tea has the effect of clearing heat and reducing fire, and avoiding dry stools and causing anal fissures in children. In addition, children's drinking tea or rinsing mouth with tea can also prevent dental caries.

7. How to use tea to stop diarrhea?

The tea polyphenols in tea have the effect of killing or inhibiting a variety of bacteria, so tea can be used to treat bacterial dysentery. The method is to grind the green tea into powder first, take 3 grams of tea powder with warm tea water, and continue to drink some tea, three times a day to obtain better therapeutic effects.

8. What are the benefits of washing your face, feet, hair, bathing, and rinsing your mouth with tea?

Washing your face and bathing with tea can reduce the occurrence of skin diseases and make your skin shine, smooth and soft. Apply gauze dipped in tea to the dark circles of your eyes, 1-2 times a day, 20-30 minutes each time to eliminate dark circles. Washing hands and feet with tea and slag can prevent and treat chapped, prevent and treat eczema, relieve itching, and reduce the odor of sweaty feet. Washing your hair with tea can make your hair dark, soft and shiny; brushing your eyebrows with tea can make your eyebrows thick and bright, and rinsing your mouth with tea can eliminate bad breath, which is conducive to protecting teeth and preventing oral diseases.

9. Why should I drink more tea after eating salted vegetables and pickled bacon products?

Salted vegetables such as kimchi, pickled pickles and pickled bacon products such as cured meat, bacon, ham, sausage, etc. often contain more nitrates. When there are secondary amines in the food, nitrates and secondary amines can undergo chemical reactions to produce nitrosamines. Nitrosamines are a dangerous carcinogen that can easily cause cell mutations and cause carcinogens. Catechins in tea have the effect of blocking the synthesis of nitrosamines. Therefore, after eating salted vegetables and pickled bacon products, you should drink more high-quality green teas with high catechins content, which can inhibit the formation of carcinogens, and enhance immune function and be beneficial to health.

10. Why should diabetics drink more tea?
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