Mar 03 2011
For centuries, rulers and clergy have called tea nothing more than "Child of Heaven and Earth", and used it exclusively as a healing agent. For more than three millennia, it was valued so highly that emperors gave its leaves as a gift.
to his dignitaries as a token of encouragement. And only at the beginning of the 10th century did tea become the national drink of China, and five centuries later it “visited” Europe, forever winning its heart.
A cure for many diseases
Green tea is a product of minimal fermentation of the plant, thanks to which it retains all the vitamins and nutrients that fresh tea is rich in.
tea leaf. According to ancient Chinese legend, tea has ten
unique properties.
1. Relieves headaches and fatigue.
2. Sobering and helps to get rid of alcohol addiction.
3. Is a nutritious product and satisfies hunger (especially with various
aromatic and medicinal additives).
4. Facilitates well-being during the heat.
5. Refreshes and invigorates.
6. Soothes, relieves stress, drives away anxiety, relieves nervousness and increased
excitability.
7. Promotes the digestion of fatty foods.
8. Removes poisons, harmful substances and toxins from the body.
9. Extends life.
10. Increases intelligence and forms self-awareness.
In the old days, it was believed that tea saves from many diseases. And in our time, experts are sure that it helps with diseases of the liver and pancreas, rheumatism, urolithiasis. It is also useful for colitis, dysbacteriosis,
flu, food poisoning. The drink is also considered one of the best means for losing weight. Due to the high content of zinc, it is useful for pregnant women, and due to the ability to lower blood sugar levels, it is useful for diabetics. Doctors also note that people who regularly consume green tea are 35% less likely to suffer from cancer than those who prefer other drinks. Therefore they recommend
drink about three cups of green tea daily.
The best of the best
Green teas are distinguished by the types of tea tree, the technology of collection and processing, the shape of the leaf, and the place of growth. The group of so-called "imperial" teas is recognized as the best. It includes those types of green tea that were once
marked by one or another emperor for their extraordinary properties. The most famous are "Dragon's Pearl", "Mao's Recipe" and "Green Monkey".
At the recent exhibition "ProdExpoUkraine 2007", which included the tasting competition "Tea Triumph", experts identified the best
collection green teas - "Ukrainian tea company".
Teas "Goddess of Mercy" and "Sparrow tongues" were awarded gold and silver
medals.
Medical herbarium
On Russian lands, "Chinese grass" appeared only in
century. Until then, our ancestors treated each other with herbal medicinal teas. In ancient times, they not only knew “by sight”, but also skillfully used various
medicinal herbs, preparing fragrant decoctions from them. Even in the first half of the 11th century in Kievan Rus, the names of medicinal plants began to be entered in special herbal books. Many of those chronicles with priceless herbal tea recipes have survived to this day.
The great Peter was a true connoisseur of herbal teas. It was on his initiative that he received
chile wide distribution of "apothecary gardens" - land plots on which
medicinal plants were grown and harvested.
miraculous tisanes
A refreshing and tonic drink made from herbs is called a beautiful
the French word "tisane" or traditionally referred to as herbal
tea. According to their purpose, herbal teas are therapeutic, prophylactic and everyday.
but household, depending on the raw materials used - fruit, flower, mixed. Medicinal tea collections can have a general strengthening effect or have a narrowly focused effect on the body, for example, choleretic, mo-
stimulating, stimulating or soothing. Thus, you can pick up herbal tea for any ailment.
Journal "Guide to a healthy life" №12 May 2007
Author V Orlovskaya
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