Almost immediately after the tea is widespread, people discovered its healing properties. In China, tea was originally used only as a medicine, and only today has become an everyday drink. What are the main currently known beneficial properties of tea:
- Thanks to caffeine-containing tea has a tonic effect.
- Additionally, caffeine has a beneficial effect on cardiac muscle, as well as the circulatory system.
- Tea is known as an excellent diaphoretic (promotes perspiration) facility. No wonder the people of Central Asia, in spite of the hot climate, drink tea often and in large quantities, which often surprises Europeans. Indeed tea improving perspiration to evaporate moisture from the body surface, and hence does not allow the body to cool. Sweating can also rid the body of toxins.
- Antiseptic black and green tea used for diarrhea. Strong tea kill harmful intestinal microflora.
- Tea contains many elements that are part of the human bones and teeth. In a series of studies conducted by Chinese and Japanese scientists have found that the constant use of tea has beneficial effects on tooth enamel, and is also a good prevention of dental caries.
- Japanese scientists conducting research in Hiroshima, also found that green tea displays the body of some radionuclides, particularly strontium-90.
- In some countries, there are studies that suggest that tea exerts some anti-cancer effect. It is for certain that the mechanism of action is unknown, as is not known until the end of the nature of cancer, but the fact remains that tea helps prevent cancer.
- And almost everyone knows that tea (especially green) helps to cope with the cold. Then there is a complex action: tea warms the throat due to profuse sweating helps to reduce the temperature and removes toxins.
Specific contraindications to the use of tea there, but MirSovetov has to say about some of the restrictions that would be no less useful to know our readers:
- Do not drink tea on an empty stomach - it can be harmful to the digestive system.
- Do not drink too hot or too cold tea. You can burn hot and the cold chill corny throat.
- Do not drink too much strong tea. The high concentration of caffeine in this drink is bad for human health. Especially, it is not recommended to drink strong tea for people suffering from high blood pressure , glaucoma, an exacerbation of gastric ulcers.
- Do not make the tea too long - it affects its taste and nutritional quality.
- Do not drink tea medications, as they may be poorly absorbed. Medication is generally best to wash down with clean water.
- Do not brew black tea multiple times.
- Do not drink tea yesterday - he not only does not contain nutrients, but also can harm the body.
Tea is known to mankind for a long time - the first mention of it is about 5000 years old. However, despite the long history and widespread, many of the properties of the drink remain largely unknown. MirSovetov in this article will tell you about the history of tea, its effects on the human body, how to brew and some other details relating to tea.
The history of tea
The homeland of tea is considered to be China, where for the first time began to cultivate tea plants. Chinese tea spread first throughout South-East Asia, and then along the Great Silk Road travelers, and was brought to Europe. Initially, tea was appreciated here is very expensive, as with any overseas goods. But in spite of this drink's popularity grew steadily.Especially fond of tea residents of England, because when wet and cool climate of its use - it's a great way to keep warm.
in Russian tea was first introduced in 1638 by Tsar Mikhail Fedorovich. However, the wide spread and people's love drink has won only in the XIX century. In Russia at that time, has become a fashion family tea with honey and sweets.
Over the past 100 years, the world's tea production has increased by 30 times. The largest exporters of it today are India, China, Sri Lanka, Japan.
How to grow tea
Tea bush plantation has a height of 1 - 1.5 m with a width between rows. It should be noted that,
under favorable conditions, the growth of the bush is very fast and therefore plantations require constant care not to give the bushes grow too much. Depending on the conditions of cultivation harvest of tea leaves harvested from 1 to 2 times a week for 2 - 4 times a year. The highest quality tea is the first harvest. Then, with each new build of the quality of collected leaves gradually reduced.MirSovetov recommends search for this information on the package - some tea producers still indicate variety and vintage. Among most of the teas produced tea is rare to find a particular species in its pure form, most often a mixture (blend), allowing to make the taste of tea is not so sharp.
favorable climate for tea - a rarity, since this plant is very capricious: it requires a special temperature , humidity, soil.
example, attempts to cultivate tea in the Crimea have failed. And most northerly tea plantation is located near the city of Sochi. In Europe, the foreign tea is not grown at all. By the way, knowing this, it is easy to guess that the phrase "English tea" is not the country of origin and the place of packaging. A tea should be presented as specified in opaque sealed packaging. Plastic bags, plastic boxes, and even glass jars are not able to fully preserve all the properties of tea.
