What are the effects and functions of oolong tea?

Oolong tea is a very distinctive semi-fermented tea. After drinking it, it leaves a lingering fragrance on the lips and teeth, with a sweet and fresh aftertaste. It has the fragrance and floral aroma of green tea, as well as the mellow and sweet taste of black tea. It is well known that drinking tea is good for health. Oolong tea is particularly effective in preventing cancer, lowering blood lipids and anti-aging. Oolong tea is also very particular about its brewing process. Below, the editor will introduce to you in detail the effects and functions of oolong tea.

Benefits of Oolong Tea

(1) Eliminate active oxygen that harms beauty and health, activate SOD, whiten skin, and prevent aging;

(2) Drinking oolong tea can help you lose weight (effectively preventing and suppressing obesity and inhibiting excessive increase in subcutaneous fat);

(3) Drinking 1 liter of oolong tea every day can improve skin allergies;

(4) Lowering blood lipids (lowering neutral fat);

(5) Prevent tooth decay;

(6) Anti-tumor.

Oolong tea taboos

(1) Avoid drinking on an empty stomach. The harm of drinking tea on an empty stomach is obvious. Drinking tea on an empty stomach can easily dilute the gastric juice and reduce the digestive function. In addition, the gastrointestinal absorption rate is high, which causes a large amount of harmful ingredients in the tea to enter the blood, causing symptoms such as dizziness, palpitations, and weakness in the hands and feet.

(2) Avoid drinking tea before going to bed. Oolong tea is also rich in tea polyphenols and other elements. If we drink it before going to bed, it is easy to cause us to be excited enough, and it will be difficult to fall asleep and rest during the normal schedule!

(3) Avoid drinking cold tea. Oolong tea is cold in nature, which is not good for the stomach and may also cause colds; the tannic acid in oolong tea can combine with iron to form an insoluble final compound. When cold tea enters the body, the body cannot get enough iron, which aggravates the condition of patients with anemia!

(4) Avoid drinking tea during special physiological periods. Tea has the function of breaking down fat. For people who are malnourished, drinking tea to break down fat will make their nutrition even worse.

Oolong tea contains many nutrients, so you should pay special attention to the water temperature and order of brewing, otherwise the effects of Oolong tea introduced above will not be brought into play and will be in vain. This is why Oolong tea is also called Kung Fu tea. If you want to get the best health benefits of oolong tea, you can try cold brewing iced oolong tea.