Chinese white tea - Tea or medicine?
filed in Green Tea on November 15th, 2008
White tea originally came from China about seven to eight thousand years ago. It was discovered on the plains of Fu Ding and Fujian which were in the eastern southern part of China. Ever since it was known the Chinese people took a liking to it and used it as a health energizer as well as an enjoyable evening drink.
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I am pretty sure by now you know that all kinds of tea come from a single plant which is the Camilla Sinensis tea bush. How each tea gets its name totally depends on what happens after the tea leaves have been picked.
I won’t bore you with details of how each tea derives its name, but what you need to know is that white tea gets its name from the silver fuzz that still covers the buds, which turns white when the tea is dried.
White tea leaves undergo much less processing as compared to green and black tea.
White tea leaves are cut when they are just small buds which make the resulting tea a better and healthier drink.
It has a light and delightful taste and you should steep it in boiling water the same way that green tea is brewed.
White tea has much less caffeine than green tea as it is plucked way before it is fully grown as a leaf
As we saw above white tea tastes delightful but besides its good taste It is also a good natural medicine for almost anything. Research conducted at various centers reveals that is greatly increases the lipoprotein lipase activity in the human body which results in a much higher metabolism rate. It aids cancer patients, it maintains low levels of cholesterol, it aids blood circulation by thinning the blood, much stronger bones, healthier skin, and a lot more.