What Are the Health Benefits of Pu'erh Tea? What if you combine it with Acia or Green Tea?

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   Benefits in Traditional Chinese Medicine

   • Traditional Chinese medicine classifies pu'er tea as being rich in qi, or life force. This makes it good for circulation, toxin removal from the blood and relief of minor aches and pains. It is further classified as a "hot" food, which helps treat conditions that are caused by too much "cold" in the body, such as stomach ailments and problems of the spleen. Pu'er is often served after large meals, especially those consisting of fatty foods, as the tea is believed to help the body digest and cleanse itself of fats.
     

   Cholesterol

   • Perhaps related to this fat-cleansing idea, pu'er tea is reputed to help lower cholesterol. A 2006 study conducted by Chun-Te Chiang, Meng-Shi Weng, et al. at the College of Medicine of the National Taiwan University in Taipei, Taiwan, showed a significant lowering of cholesterol and triglyceride levels in rats fed pu'er tea leaves. Pu'er is reputed to aid in weight loss, which has also been substantiated in rats in this study. A second study from the College of Medicine of the National Taiwan University by Tzong-Der Way, Hui-Yi Lin, et. al. confirmed these findings.
     

   Antioxidants

   • Pu'er tea is high in antioxidants. Antioxidants are substances that inhibit cell oxidation, a process that can lead to cell damage. Reducing cell oxidation is often considered to be a protection against cancer. The Taiwanese studies support the idea that substances in pu'er tea can reduce enzymes connected with the growth of cancer cells.