What kind of tea does Wuyi Dahongpao belong to?

China is the hometown of tea, and the tea culture has a long history, among which Dahongpao is very popular. So, what kind of tea does Wuyi Dahongpao belong to?

What kind of tea does Wuyi Dahongpao belong to?

Wuyi Dahongpao is an oolong tea with excellent quality, produced in Wuyi Mountain, Fujian Province, specially made with exquisite craftsmanship, and is a special famous tea in China. The finished tea has a rich aroma, mellow taste and obvious "rock rhyme" characteristics, leaving fragrance in the teeth and cheeks after drinking.

2. Characteristics of Wuyi Dahongpao tea tree

Wuyi Dahongpao is a wonderful work in the famous garden of China, which is not only the number one in tea, but also the king of rock tea, which can be called a national treasure. When the tea buds sprouted in early spring, seen from a distance, the whole tree was as red as fire, as if in a red robe, which is the origin of Dahongpao.

Dahongpao tea tree is a shrub type, the crown is slightly expanded, the branches are relatively dense, the leaf tip is obliquely extended upward, the leaf is wide oval, the tip is slightly blunt and drooping, the edge is rolled in, the leaf color is dark green and shiny, if it is a new bud, it is dark green with purple, revealing furry leaves.

The tree of Dahongpao is thousands of years old and is a rare treasure. There are only 4 plants on the cliff of the Kowloon nest, which are nourished by the spring water seeping from the rock crevices and grow luxuriantly without fertilization. People set up high ladders to pick from the 13th to 15th of May every year, and the output is very small, only about 11 taels, which is regarded as a rare treasure.

Third, Wuyi Dahongpao effect

1. Delay senility

Tea polyphenols have strong antioxidant and physiological activity and are scavengers of free radicals in human body. Studies have shown that the scavenging effect of 1 mg tea polyphenols on excessive free radicals harmful to human body is equivalent to 9 micrograms of superoxide dismutase, much higher than other similar substances, and the anti-aging effect is 18 times stronger than that of vitamin E.

two。 Inhibition of cardiovascular disease

Tea polyphenols play an important role in human fat metabolism. Human body has high contents of cholesterol and triglyceride, vascular inner wall fat deposition, vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation to form atherosclerotic plaques and other cardiovascular diseases. Tea polyphenols, especially the catechins in tea polyphenols and their oxidation products such as theaflavins, help to inhibit this plaque hyperplasia and thus inhibit atherosclerosis.

3. Prevention and treatment of radiation injury

Tea polyphenols and their oxidation products have the ability to absorb the toxicity of strontium 90 and cobalt 60. Clinical trials have confirmed that for mild radiation sickness caused by tumor patients in the course of radiotherapy, the effective rate can reach more than 90% with tea extract; for hemocytopenia, the effective rate of tea extract is 81.7%; it is better for leukopenia caused by radiation.

4. Weight loss and beauty

Wuyi Dahongpao can reduce blood lipid, cholesterol and triglyceride content, promote pancreatic fat decomposition enzyme activity, inhibit the increase of neutral fat, and achieve weight loss and cosmetic effect.

Drinking Wuyi rock tea Dahongpao, its brewing method is kung fu tea art, which is not only rich in cultural connotation, but also has ornamental artistic value, so it should be careful, meditation and investment.