What kind of Dahongpao is good? What are the effects of Dahongpao?

Da Hong Pao is the best oolong tea. It has been cultivated in Wuyi Mountain for hundreds of years and was even praised by ancient emperors. It can also eliminate fatigue, invigorate the spirit, enhance thinking, and improve work efficiency. So, what are the effects of Da Hong Pao?

Contents of this article

1. What kind of Dahongpao is good?

2. Can Da Hong Pao be put in the refrigerator?

3. What are the effects of Dahongpao?

What kind of Da Hong Pao is good?

1. Look at the appearance

First of all, the appearance of good Dahongpao is very delicate and uniform. The tea leaves are in the shape of ropes and the particles are very tight. Even if you twist them slightly in your hand, they are still of uniform thickness. Dahongpao tea is the traditional representative of oolong tea. Its color is dark black, which is one of its major characteristics. The color of Dahongpao tea is also a glossy gem color, while the color of aged Dahongpao tea is gray-brown. If the tea leaves are very thick and old, the color is uneven, and there are many broken tea leaves or they are very mixed, then it is definitely a bad Dahongpao.

2. Smell it

The second step of identification is of course to smell the tea leaves. Da Hong Pao is a cooked tea with a relatively high temperature. It smells like the natural fragrance of tea leaves and the smell of charcoal fire tea. The fire smell is strong and there are not too many other smells. If you smell other strong smells or sweet-scented osmanthus, then it is not Da Hong Pao tea.

3. Taste it

It would be best if you could taste the tea before buying it. Don't miss this opportunity. In fact, no matter how much you observe its appearance or smell its taste, it is not as good as tasting it directly. First of all, Dahongpao must be brewed with boiling water above 50 degrees. The soup color of Dahongpao is brown-yellow and very transparent. After drinking it, there is a slightly bitter and sweet fragrance. If it is very sweet, it is not real Dahongpao tea. But one thing to note is that Dahongpao will never taste bitter, but just a slightly bitter and sweet fragrance. There is a difference between bitterness and slight bitterness.

4. Price

The prices of Dahongpao tea on the market are endless. Which of the prices is true? Generally speaking, the price of Dahongpao tea is not too low. At least one hundred yuan per kilogram is a normal price. The most expensive one will reach about six hundred yuan, so friends should not be greedy for small profits and buy some Dahongpao tea for a few dozen yuan per kilogram. After all, inferior or cheap Dahongpao tea may have different degrees of impact on the body, so for the sake of health, you should be cautious when buying.

Can Da Hong Pao be put in the refrigerator?

Dahongpao and Pu'er tea cannot be placed in the refrigerator, but Tieguanyin must be placed in the refrigerator. Unfermented tea is the most suitable for the refrigerator, especially green tea with a strong aroma like Longjing tea. If the storage time is short and you need to drink it at any time, you can put the green tea in the refrigerator and adjust the temperature to about 5℃; if it is unopened and you want to store it for more than a year, you should put it in the freezer; secondly, the light-fragrant Tieguanyin must also be stored in the refrigerator, because the light-fragrant Tieguanyin has a low degree of fermentation and is easy to deteriorate.

What are the effects of Da Hong Pao?

1. Eliminate fatigue. The caffeine in tea can excite the central nervous system. Da Hong Pao can excite the nerve center, strengthen the heartbeat, promote sweating, and promote diuresis, thereby eliminating fatigue, invigorating the spirit, enhancing thinking, and improving work efficiency.

2. Diuresis and swelling. Caffeine and theophylline in tea have diuretic effects and are used to treat edema and hydrostasis. The detoxification and diuretic effects of black tea syrup can be used to treat acute icteric hepatitis.

3. Relieve heart disease. The caffeine and aromatic substances in Da Hong Pao are beneficial for eliminating lactic acid, uric acid (related to gout), excessive salt (related to high blood pressure), harmful substances, etc. in the body, and relieve edema caused by heart disease or nephritis.

4. Lose weight. The caffeine, inositol, folic acid, pantothenic acid and aromatic substances in tea can regulate fat metabolism, especially oolong tea has a good decomposition effect on protein and fat. Tea polyphenols and vitamin C can lower cholesterol and blood lipids, so drinking tea can help lose weight.

5. Inhibit cancer cells. The flavonoids in tea have different degrees of in vitro anti-cancer effects, and the strongest ones are vitexine, morin and catechins. Da Hong Pao tea can prevent gastrointestinal cancer and reduce ovarian cancer and breast cancer in women. Drinking four cups of Da Hong Pao tea a day can also prevent skin cancer.