Pu'er tea not only has a mellow taste and becomes more fragrant with age, it also has many health benefits, so much so that searches about its benefits frequently rank among the hot searches. So what are the health benefits of Pu'er tea? What is the scientific principle behind it?
Pu'er tea has the following effects on the body:
1. Improves Digestion
Tea polyphenols, caffeine and other ingredients in Pu'er tea can promote gastric juice secretion, speed up gastrointestinal motility, thereby promoting food digestion and absorption, helping to relieve indigestion, bloating and other discomfort symptoms, especially for digestion after eating greasy food. More significant. Drinking Pu'er tea in moderation is very effective in improving constipation.
2. Regulate intestinal flora
The beneficial microorganisms in Pu'er tea, such as Lactobacillus acidophilus, can regulate the balance of intestinal flora, inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria, enhance the intestinal barrier function, prevent intestinal infections and diseases, and maintain a healthy intestinal environment.
3. Protect gastric mucosa
Tea polyphenols and other substances in Er tea have astringent properties and can form a protective film on the surface of the gastric mucosa, reducing the stimulation and damage of gastric acid, alcohol, etc. on the gastric mucosa, and have a certain preventive effect on gastritis, gastric ulcer and other gastric diseases. and adjuvant therapeutic effects.
4. Lowers blood lipids
Tea polyphenols and other ingredients in Pu'er tea can reduce the content of lipid components such as cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood, inhibit the deposition of lipids in the blood vessel walls, prevent the occurrence and development of atherosclerosis, and reduce cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. risk.
5. Lowers blood pressure
Caffeine, catechins and other substances in Pu'er tea have the effect of dilating blood vessels and reducing peripheral vascular resistance, thereby having a certain blood pressure lowering effect and helping to maintain blood pressure stability.
6. Anti-thrombotic
The active ingredients in Pu'er tea can inhibit platelet aggregation, reduce blood clot formation, and reduce the incidence of thrombotic diseases such as myocardial infarction and cerebral infarction.
7. Lose weight and reduce fat
The tea polyphenols in Pu'er tea can promote the decomposition and metabolism of fat, accelerate the consumption of excess fat in the body, and at the same time inhibit the synthesis of fat, reduce the accumulation of fat in the body, and further enhance the metabolic function, thereby achieving the effect of weight loss and lipid reduction. It has a certain auxiliary therapeutic effect on obesity, hyperlipidemia, etc.
8. Lowers blood sugar
Tea polysaccharides and other ingredients in Pu'er tea have a certain blood sugar-lowering effect, can regulate blood sugar levels, improve insulin resistance, have a certain therapeutic effect on diabetic patients, and can assist in controlling blood sugar.
9. Antioxidant
Pu'er tea is rich in tea polyphenols, vitamin C, vitamin E and other antioxidant substances, which can remove free radicals in the body, reduce the damage of free radicals to cells, delay the aging process of cells, and have antioxidant and anti-aging effects. effect.
10. Boosts Immunity
The tea polyphenols, tea polysaccharides, amino acids and other nutrients in Pu'er tea can regulate the body's immune system, enhance the activity and function of immune cells, improve the body's immunity, enhance the body's resistance to disease, and prevent a variety of chronic diseases. The occurrence of disease.
11. Antibacterial and anti-inflammatory
Tea polyphenols and other ingredients in Pu'er tea have certain antibacterial effects, and can inhibit a variety of pathogens such as Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Proteus, etc. At the same time, they can also reduce inflammatory reactions and are very effective for oral ulcers, pharyngitis, enteritis, etc. Inflammatory diseases have a certain alleviating effect.
12. Refresh your mind
The caffeine in Pu'er tea can excite the central nervous system, stimulate the cerebral cortex, make people energetic, quick-thinking, improve work efficiency and learning ability, and also relieve fatigue and drowsiness.
13. Calm the mind
Theanine and other ingredients in Pu'er tea have a calming and tranquilizing effect. They can relieve negative emotions such as anxiety and tension, relax people, help improve sleep quality, and have a certain auxiliary therapeutic effect on insomnia and anxiety disorders.
14. Clears away heat and promotes salivation
Pu'er tea is cold in nature, sweet in taste, bitter with a hint of sweetness, and enters the stomach, liver, and large intestine meridians. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the polyphenol compounds in Pu'er tea can clear away heat and promote diuresis, thereby promoting the excretion of excess water in the body. At the same time, the sweet taste of Pu'er tea can promote saliva secretion and relieve the symptoms of dry mouth.
15. Clean your mouth
Tea polyphenols can inhibit the growth and reproduction of many harmful bacteria in the mouth, thus keeping the mouth clean and healthy; tea pigments can absorb odor molecules in the mouth, effectively reducing bad breath and making the breath fresher; tea saponins can produce foam, It acts like a detergent in the mouth, helping to remove food debris and dirt from the mouth, making the mouth fresher and cleaner.
