Recently, I went to deliver ripe tea to a friend, which aroused the curiosity of many people. They asked me why, as a person who doesn't drink freshman tea, I give people ripe teaThe reason is simple, I am not a tea addict and do not have a specific tea preference. Drinking tea for a long time has given me a revelation that as long as it is good for the body, you can drink any tea at any time. This is my experience of drinking tea for a long time, unlike those old tea people who are addicted to tea, they are addicted to tea, and according to TCM, these tea leaves are actually poisonous, and long-term consumption can lead to chronic poisoning, which TCM calls it"Rheumatosis"。Someone asked me, which teas are prone to chronic poisoning?I will not hesitate to answer those teas that you like the aroma and taste that can cause chronic poisoning. As for why this is the case, you need to know about Pu-erh tea.
When it comes to understanding Pu-erh tea, what you need to know is:"Drink Pu'er tea"。Actually,"Drink Pu'er tea"It is to know how to drink Pu-erh tea properly. What is the right Pu-erh tea?It is in line with the standards of Lu Yu's tea scripture, that is, long-lasting, powerful, and pleasant. Why is the standard of the Lu Yu Tea Sutra related to Pu'er tea?Because the ancients drank tea based on the concept of the homology of medicine and food, that is, tea is medicine, and medicine is tea. Under this concept, all herbaceous plants, including various minerals, such as blood charcoal and rose salt, which we eat today, may not seem suitable for consumption, but they are actually edible. In the opening part of the Lu Yu Tea Sutra, tea is called"Originated from Shennong"If you think this is a legend, then is the concept of the homology of medicine and food in Chinese medicine also a legend?According to the standards of traditional Chinese medicine, tea needs to be long-served, powerful, and pleasing to the mind, and these standards are recorded in the writings of Lu Yu and Sun Simiao, the king of medicine. And in the Tang Dynasty where Lu Yu lived, there was already black tea, so why did Lu Yu only recognize fresh tea?The answer is simple, fresh tea contains more substances, which is scientifically proven. Traditionally, fresh foods are healthier than fermented foods, and this is also a proven fact. Therefore, ancient Chinese medicine almost always used crude drugs, and rarely used fermented medicinal materials, unless it was processed by nine suns and nine steaming, Chinese medicine would consider it relatively safe. Of course, only a few Chinese medicine practitioners can judge the safety of Chinese medicine. Therefore, to drink Pu'er tea correctly, it is ultimately necessary to meet Lu Yu's standards. Only in line with Lu Yu's standards, such tea can be called the medicine of all diseases, in line with the Rongxi Zen Master in the "Eating Tea Health Record" said, tea is the medicine of all diseases, is the last elixir. Zen Master Rongxi called it the medicine for all diseases because he quoted Lu Yu's standard of long-term service, strength, and joy. Therefore, if you want to stay healthy, you need to learn to drink Pu-erh tea properly.
So, what does the right Pu-erh tea look like?The correct pu-erh tea refers to raw tea. Raw tea is a traditional sun-dried green tea, which is different from modern scientific sun-dried green tea. Traditional sun-dried green tea needs to be stored at room temperature for a long time, while scientifically made green tea, whether it is sun-dried or roasted, cannot be stored at room temperature for a long time. From our modern IQ logic, we think that tea with a long shelf life is better, but in fact this is a false notion. Just like cosmetics, although the shelf life of one year is marked, in fact, after three months, the shelf life begins to decay, which is actually the spoilage period. Science education has subjected our minds to the point where we don't know what the real shelf life looks like. So we have always thought that scientific green tea is better, and traditional green tea is garbage. Now I'm going to tell you how it works, do you know what's wrong?Yes, if you want to drink tea, you have to choose the right newborn tea. Only the correct newborn tea that meets Lu Yu's standards is truly harmless tea, and the tea that does not meet Lu Yu's standards is harmful.