What kind of tea is Longjing
Longjing tea gets its name from Longjing. Longjing is located in the west of the West Lake Wengjia Mountain at the northwest foot of the Longjing tea village. West Lake Longjing is ranked among China's top ten famous tea, the Qing Dynasty Qianlong visited the West Lake in Hangzhou, praised Longjing tea, and the eighteen tea trees in front of the Hu Gong Temple under the Lion's Peak Mountain as the "Imperial Tea".
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The tea is flat, tender leaves, strip neat, consistent width, greenish-yellow, smooth to the touch, a bud, a leaf or two leaves; buds longer than the leaves, generally longer than 3 centimeters long, buds and leaves uniformly into a flower, do not have to take clip, debris, small and exquisite. The flavor of Longjing tea is clear and fragrant, while counterfeit Longjing tea is mostly clear and grassy, with more pinched tips and not smooth to the touch.
Effects and functions of Longjing tea
Longjing tea contains more amino acids, catechins, vitamin C and other ingredients than other teas, and is rich in nutrients, with a variety of effects.
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1, thirst, refreshment and benefit of thought, digestion, anti-inflammatory and detoxification.
2, antioxidant, anti-sudden mutation, anti-tumor, reduce blood cholesterol and low-density ester protein content, inhibit the rise in blood pressure, inhibit platelet aggregation, antibacterial, anti-product allergies.
Longjing tea is rich in nutrients, so it is very useful.
1, Longjing tea has an excitatory effect. The caffeine of tea can excite the central nervous system, help people invigorate, improve thinking, eliminate fatigue, improve work efficiency.
2, Longjing tea has a diuretic effect. Caffeine and theophylline in tea has diuretic effect, used in the treatment of edema, water retention tumor.
3, Longjing tea has inhibited atherosclerosis. Tea polyphenols and vitamin C in tea have blood circulation to prevent atherosclerosis. So regular tea drinkers, hypertension and coronary heart disease incidence is relatively low.
4, Longjing tea has antibacterial, antimicrobial effect. Tea polyphenols and tannins in tea act on bacteria, can coagulate bacterial proteins, will kill bacteria. It can be used to treat intestinal diseases, such as cholera, typhoid, dysentery, enteritis and so on.
5, Longjing tea has a weight loss effect. Tea caffeine, inositol, folic acid, pantothenic acid and aromatic substances and other compounds, can regulate fat metabolism, especially oolong tea has a good decomposition of protein and fat. Tea polyphenols and vitamin C can reduce cholesterol and blood lipids, so drinking tea can lose weight.
6, Longjing tea has anti-caries effect. Tea contains fluorine, fluoride ions and dental calcium has a great affinity, can become a more insoluble in acid "fluorapatite", like a protective layer to the teeth, improve the teeth acid resistance to caries.
7, Longjing tea has inhibited the role of cancer cells. It is reported that the flavonoids in tea have different degrees of in vitro anticancer effects, and the stronger ones are ponceau alkaloids, mulberry pigments and catechins. Therefore, it has a certain degree of inhibitory effect on cancer.
Longjing tea brewing method
Upper cast method
Prepare a transparent glass cup (the size of the cup in this case is about 200ml),