Section II　Health-preserving Effect of Pu'er Tea

Produced in Yunnan, Pu’er tea has a long history of development and rich cultural heritage.Because of its unique flavor and quality, Pu’er tea is deeply affected by people, and its unique healthcare function is also valued.Zhao Xuemin in the Qing Dynasty once wrote in the Addendum to Compendium of Materia Medica,“Pu’er tea is steamed into blocks and sold on the markets of the west, which has the function of promoting digestion.Pu’er tea is bitter in taste and cold in nature and can relieve grease of beef and lamp, but it is not suitable for people with physical weakness.The bitter taste can clear away phlegm, condition qi, relieve intestinal obstruction and ease constipation.”TCM physicians generally believe that Pu’er tea has the functions of clearing away inflammation, relieving summer heat, detoxifying, promoting digestion, removing fatty greasy,promoting urination, prolonging life, etc.There are nearly 20 researches on the effects of tea in modern medicine.Among them, Pu’er tea has outstanding effects in lowering blood lipid and losing weight,regulating blood pressure and blood glucose, resisting bacteria and inflammation, resisting aging, cancer and radiation, etc.Now there are many researches on its effects at home and abroad.