The tradition of tea drinking has a huge history, tea lovers can not do without this fragrant, warming drink for a day. A variety of varieties and species allow you to diversify your daily tea drinking. Now we will talk in more detail about white tea, which is not so popular, but very useful and tasty.
This kind of tea is produced in China, the tea bushes grow up to 2.2 meters, the leaves start to be harvested from the end of March and until the middle, respectively, fresh white tea comes to us already in June. Real gourmets know that by the end of the summer they are not selling fresh tea, so its useful properties and taste qualities are lower.
The benefits of white tea can be said for a very long time, we list its main advantages. Delicate, fragrant white tea helps improve metabolism in the body, is a diuretic, helps to reduce the weight, unlike other varieties contains the most antioxidants that allow the aging process to be delayed. High content of vitamin E is beneficial to the walls of blood vessels, strengthening them, it is especially useful to drink white tea with the habitual probability of varicose veins.
This drink is perfectly suited as a supplement to the dietary program, thanks to the improvement of metabolism, it helps in the short term to get rid of excess kilograms, while it will saturate the body with an additional set of vitamins. The positive effect of white tea is noted by the dentists, they claim that the composition of this drink has components that help prevent caries. In turn, cosmetologists noted the positive effect of tea on the skin. With its regular use, the complexion improves, in addition, white tea has an anti-inflammatory effect and helps strengthen the immune system. White tea regulates the blood pressure, which serves as another significant advantage for its use, drinking white tea is very useful for hypotonic patients.
Buying white tea, you should remember about some of the nuances, you need to store it only in a closed airtight bag. The storage space itself should have no foreign smells and products with a particularly pronounced aroma. Also, you should save it from light and direct sunlight. As for the preparation, the norm for this drink is 3 full tablespoons per 1 liter of boiling water, or 1 teaspoon per 1 cup of boiling water. It is also worth considering that you should not brew this drink with boiling water, for white tea, the temperature should not exceed 70-75 degrees. You need about 10 minutes to tea, after which you can enjoy a fragrant, wonderful, delicious, and, most importantly, a useful drink. Drink it best without sugar, avoiding any artificial sweeteners. If desired, you can add only a spoonful of honey.
After brewing of white tea, its useful properties are preserved for 15-20 hours. Despite his good, all the same, one should adhere to a certain norm. Doctors recommend drinking no more than 2-3 cups a day. Like any other kind of tea, white tea is not recommended for consuming pregnant and lactating women, because the caffeine content can negatively affect the baby's condition. Also from this drink should be kept suffering insomnia, stomach ulcers, gastritis, diabetes and hypertension and people with kidney disease.
White tea can be called a champion in the content of useful substances, it will help to normalize the work of the nervous system, purify the blood, kidneys, liver, saturate the blood with oxygen, help to avoid heart disease and blood vessels. White tea - one of the most useful and delicious drinks, you can doubt it.