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The influence of tea spreading to the west on Britain

Tea has a profound influence on British society, and MacFarlane has personal experience. For a simple example, in traditional British society, women's status is very low. No matter in public or at home, women are just a foil for men. In early pubs and cafes, only handsome men were generally seen, and women had no occasion to express and vent.

Tea drinking was completely different after it was formed in Britain. Afternoon tea in the family provides a special occasion for the hostess to express herself. Here, men, women, children, relatives and friends sit together. Only in this way can women become real masters. Especially in families above the middle class, women don't have to go out to work. Inviting girlfriends to have tea with them is the best way for them to get rid of loneliness.

Over time, afternoon tea in Britain has developed into a ceremony similar to Japanese tea ceremony, which has become an inseparable part of the nation's living habits and culture. It can be said that the improvement of the status of British housewives is closely related to the formation of tea drinking atmosphere.

Time and taboo

It is best to drink tea after meals, because drinking tea on an empty stomach will harm your health, especially for people who don't drink tea often, it will inhibit the secretion of gastric juice, hinder digestion, and seriously cause palpitations, headaches and other "tea drunk" phenomena. In addition, when drinking tea at night, you should put less tea leaves and don't make the tea too strong.

It should be noted that you must not drink overnight tea. In addition, the temperature is generally high in summer, so tea should not exceed 12 hour. You can't make tea in a thermos cup to avoid the loss of nutrients.

Berberine and tea cannot be eaten at the same time. Do not drink tea within 2 hours before and after taking berberine. Tea contains about 10% tannin, which is an alkaloid precipitant, and can combine with alkaloids in berberine to form insoluble tannin precipitate, which reduces the efficacy of berberine. Drinking tea on an empty stomach will dilute the gastric juice, leading to a decline in digestive function, resulting in palpitation, dizziness, headache, fatigue and other phenomena.