Zhangjiajie's Unique Treasure: Eucommia Tea
Zhangjiajie can be called a source of tea, with particularly rich varieties such as Chunming Cui Tea, Lobster Flower Tea, Maojian Tea, Ganlu Tea, Tujia Lan Guiren Tea, and Tujia Cloud Mist Tea — all famous teas of Wulingyuan. The "king of teas" is Eucommia Tea, known as "Zhangjiajie's Unique Treasure." Introduction: According to the "Bencao Huiyan," all deficiencies of the lower burner can only be tonified by Eucommia...
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Zhangjiajie can be said to be the source of tea, with an especially rich variety. Chunming Cui Tea, Lobster Flower Tea, Maojian Tea, Ganlu Tea, Tujia Lan Guiren Tea, Tujia Yunwu Tea, and so on are all among the famous teas of Wulingyuan. But the 'king of teas' is Eucommia tea, known as 'one of Zhangjiajie's unique wonders.'
Introduction: According to the Bencao Huiyan, 'No deficiency of the lower jiao can be tonified without Eucommia; no dampness of the lower jiao can be resolved without Eucommia. No soreness of the feet and shins can be eliminated without Eucommia; no pain of the waist and knees can be removed without Eucommia.' Eucommia is one of China's precious medicinal herbs, and the scenic Zhangjiajie enjoys the reputation of 'Hometown of Eucommia.' This product is made from selected premium tender fresh leaves of Eucommia, refined through Tujia tea-making techniques. It is rich in more than ten kinds of amino acids, flavonoids, lignans, vitamins, and trace elements needed by the human body such as zinc and selenium. It has the effects of nourishing the liver and kidneys, bidirectionally regulating blood pressure, strengthening bones and muscles, eliminating fatigue, boosting body immunity, resisting hepatitis B virus, reducing fat and beautifying the complexion, and slimming the waist. Because the components contained in Eucommia can promote metabolism and calorie consumption, thereby reducing body weight, and in addition it also has the effects of preventing aging and strengthening the body, it is one of the five widely circulated secret weight-loss medicines. It can be brewed as tea or soaked in liquor, and is truly a green and healthy drink.
Health Benefits of Eucommia
1. Blood pressure-lowering effect:
In trials, the total effective rate reached over 92%.
2. Bowel movement promotion and diuresis:
It has a particularly remarkable effect in treating constipation. It is also beneficial for diuresis.
3. Enhancing the body's immune function:
It has the function of resisting viruses that destroy the human immune system. It enhances the body's nonspecific immune function.
4. Regulating cardiovascular function:
It participates in the regulation of cardiovascular function.
5. Anti-inflammatory, antiviral, and enhancement of the pituitary-adrenal cortex system function:
Patients with 'kidney yang deficiency' often show low function of the adrenal cortex system. Eucommia has the effect of exciting the pituitary-adrenal cortex system and enhancing adrenal cortex function.
6. Sedative and analgesic effects:
It has a clear sedative effect.
7. Lowering cholesterol:
It can promote the synthesis and decomposition of protein collagen in human skin, bones, and muscles, and has the function of promoting metabolism and preventing aging.
8. Inhibiting uterine contractions:
It restores a contracted uterus to normal.
9. Antitumor activity:
Aucubin and geniposide contained in Eucommia have antitumor activity. The anticancer effect of Eucommia may also be related to beta-carotene.
10. Anti-aging effect:
Eucommia accelerates the metabolism of collagen in the human body and prevents aging. Long-term use of Eucommia can promote blood circulation and metabolic function, accelerate the metabolism of intercellular collagen, promote the activation of brain cells, prevent senile dementia, and thus prevent aging.
11. Weight-loss effect:
Taking Eucommia continuously for more than one month can significantly reduce the content of neutral fat under the skin and around the internal organs in the human body, producing a weight-control and weight-loss effect without exercise and without changing diet or lifestyle. Eucommia can promote the metabolism of collagen protein, which connects cells to cells, and accelerate the synthesis of other proteins, consuming energy in the body, thereby naturally reducing neutral fat accumulated in the body. According to relevant weight-loss data, continuous use of Eucommia for one month can reduce weight by 1.5 to 2.0 kg.
12. Beauty and hair care effects
Skin aging is mainly caused by the loss of elasticity of collagen protein between the dermal cells beneath the skin. Eucommia can delay the aging of collagen protein, accelerate the metabolism of collagen protein, and improve the ability to synthesize collagen protein, thereby preventing or delaying skin wrinkles and aging and increasing skin luster. Since the main component of hair is keratin protein, rooted in the endothelial layer (composed of 70% collagen protein), Eucommia can activate keratin protein and improve hair texture, thereby making hair shiny and reducing hair loss. Japanese human trials have shown that Eucommia can turn white hair black; this research has obtained a Japanese patent, and it can also make nails supple and lustrous. Lipofuscin and age spots are related to OH produced when human skin is exposed to sunlight and ultraviolet rays. Eucommia is rich in a variety of active ingredients that can scavenge free radicals. Experiments have shown that it can eliminate age spots on the faces of the elderly and various pigment spots on the faces of young people.
How to Consume
Put Eucommia tea into a cup, brew with about 300 cc of boiling water for 5 minutes, and then it is ready to drink. It can be repeatedly brewed until there is no flavor left, then replace with new tea leaves; decocting and taking it gives an even better effect; ice can also be added to the tea to make Eucommia iced tea.
In addition to the effects recognized by traditional Chinese medicine, modern medicine has already proven that Eucommia tea has anti-aging effects, can beautify the face and nourish the skin, maintain skin elasticity and luster, remove age spots and various pigment spots on the face, and can make your nails bright and colorful and your complexion rosy, giving a natural sense of beauty. It can regulate your body to be in its optimal state and effectively improve your immunity.
Eucommia tea can burn neutral fat in the body and accelerate metabolism in the body, allowing you to easily lose excess fat. This has already been proven. It is the first choice for beauty-loving people with a health-conscious philosophy.
When drinking Eucommia tea for weight loss, you need to pay attention to the following issues:
1: Brew with boiling water for 5 minutes and let it cool before drinking. The first infusion must be made with freshly boiled water, so that the useful components in Eucommia tea can be effectively released;
2: Drink it half an hour before meals and 1 hour after meals. Be sure to drink it on an empty stomach. In particular, drinking a cup of strong Eucommia tea before bed has a better effect, but be careful not to drink too much before bed, and it is best not to get up at night.
3: A certain amount of physical exercise can better help your healthy weight loss. Combining physical exercise with drinking Eucommia tea brings faster results!
4: Maintain good regularity in three meals a day. Do not deliberately diet, otherwise the effect will be worse. Drinking Eucommia tea does not require dietary restrictions.
Some minor ailments in our daily lives that are not taken seriously can all be easily cured by Eucommia tea, such as bleeding gums, periodontitis, hair loss, premature heartbeats, and so on. For some major hidden disease risks, the effects are even more remarkable, such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia, fatty liver, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, constipation, insomnia, and so on.
What should be noted when drinking Eucommia tea?
1. Because Eucommia tea can effectively remove waste from the body and break down cholesterol and neutral fat, a small number of people with sensitive constitutions may experience slight loose stools when they first start drinking it. This is the removal of internal waste from the body. If this occurs, please reduce the amount, and after adapting for a period of time, return to the normal amount.
2. Because the Eucommia tea in this shop is made from pure fresh Eucommia leaves and has not had any artificial colors, flavors, or chemical substances added, it retains the original taste of Eucommia. Some friends may not be used to this taste, so it can be adjusted according to personal preference with various flower teas (chrysanthemum, osmanthus, rose, etc.) or lingzhi, honey, or fructose.
3. Please store the tea in a cool, dry place as much as possible; freezing can extend its shelf life.
4. The ingredients of Eucommia tea differ from those of ordinary tea. It contains no caffeine, so drinking it regularly will not cause insomnia, and it has no side effects such as addiction. It tastes even better when served cold or iced.
5. Natural Eucommia tea is different from ordinary tea, so once brewed it does not look as attractive as other teas. Depending on the production method, it may appear dark green, yellow, or reddish-brown. Our shop's premium-grade and top-grade Eucommia tea is dark green, close to black. Because digital cameras are sensitive to light, the tea in photos may differ slightly from the actual product. Please note: the way to identify Eucommia tea is that it has a Eucommia flavor and produces stringy threads when pulled apart, while other teas do not.
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