Can drinking Pu 'er tea from Yunnan, China help digestion?

The Mid-Autumn Festival has passed, and the feeling of autumn is gradually coming to all places. The weather is getting colder and colder, and our intestines and stomach are affected by factors such as environment and diet, and our digestive ability is weakened. It is easy to upset the stomach, and in order to resist the cold, the body's demand for calories will gradually increase, and the food intake will increase, which is also easy to indigestion.

This paper will answer questions for tea lovers. Pu 'er tea not only has a unique taste, but also has the corresponding effect of assisting digestion.

1. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine
Tea was originally used as a medicine. For example, it was recorded in Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica: "Shennong tasted a hundred herbs and encountered 72 poisons every day, so he got tea to solve it." Pu 'er tea, as a kind of tea, not only has detoxification effect, but also its digestive function has been recorded in many medical works in China.

For example, Zhao Xuemin, a scholar in the Qing Dynasty, said in the "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Pu 'er tea paste is black as paint, sober up first, and green is better; Xiaoshi Huatan, Qingwei Shengjin. Ordinary tea, steamed into a group, is the most powerful thing in the western market. Pu' er tea tastes bitter, relieves greasy cattle and sheep poison, is bitter, expels phlegm and purges qi, and is beneficial to intestines and catharsis. "

△ "Tea Wang Shu Qiao Mu" first spring tea tea soup

It is also recorded in the Book of Wood Classics that "those who produce Pu 'er tea in southern Yunnan can help digestion and stop dysentery".

"Physical Tips" also records: "Pu 'er tea steamed into a group, which is the most powerful thing in the western market."

In addition, there are many medical books, such as Diet Spectrum with Interest, Puji Prescription, etc., which also record the effect of Pu 'er tea in helping digestion and relieving greasy food. It can be seen that the effect of Pu 'er tea in helping digestion has a long history and is recognized by traditional Chinese medicine.

Therefore, in the cold season, you eat too much greasy and indigestible food, so you might as well drink Pu 'er tea to help digestion.

If you are a tea friend with a good stomach and a hot constitution, you can drink Pu 'er raw tea in moderation. Pu 'er raw tea can help relieve greasy food while promoting fluid production and reducing dryness.

△ "Baihuatan Gaogan" Gushuchun tea soup

If you are a tea friend with a poor stomach and a weak constitution, you can drink Pu 'er cooked tea in moderation, which can not only help digestion, but also warm your stomach. Moreover, the cooked tea is mild, sweet and moist, which is just suitable for drinking when the weather gets cold.

△ "Hegui Kongshan" old cooked tea soup

2. From the perspective of modern medicine

In addition to traditional Chinese medicine, modern scientific research has also proved that Pu 'er can help digestion. Besides assisting digestion, Pu 'er tea can relax the intestinal wall, shorten the residence time of food in the intestine, and reduce the absorption of triglycerides and sugar in the small intestine, thus playing a role in losing weight.

At the same time, drinking suitable concentration of Pu 'er cooked tea does not stimulate the stomach; The thick, sweet, smooth and mellow Pu 'er tea enters the human stomach and forms a membrane attached to the surface of the stomach, which produces a beneficial protective layer for the stomach, which is also the reason why drinking Pu 'er cooked tea for a long time can nourish and protect the stomach.

△ "Lotus Sweet" old cooked tea soup

For example, Nanmingjiaren's "Freedom" old cooked tea is sweet and mellow, with rich fragrance and fragrant medicine, without any miscellaneous taste. Moreover, "Freedom" is small and full, occupying no space, and it is very convenient to carry. Just grab a few and put them in pots, bowls and thermos cups, and you can accompany you all day. In addition, it is mild, suitable for men, women and children, and you can still cook it in autumn and winter.

△ "Free" bullet mini cooked tea soup

To sum up, both traditional medicine and modern scientific research in China show that Pu 'er tea can assist digestion, and Pu 'er cooked tea is particularly outstanding in warming and nourishing the stomach, while Pu 'er raw tea is more obvious in digestion and greasy removal. Tea lovers can choose their own tea products according to their own conditions.

References: Chemistry of Pu 'er Tea, Diet Spectrum of Living with Interest, Addendum of Compendium of Materia Medica.