Is purple bud tea hot or cold?

Heat and cool are the temperature attributes of food in TCM theory.

Hot food often has the functions of warming, stimulating and strengthening the body yang, and is suitable for eating in cold winter and when the body is weak and afraid of cold. For example, ginger, leek and mutton are all hot foods. However, cool food has the functions of cooling, desalination and reducing body yang, and is suitable for eating in hot weather and overheating. For example, watermelon, spinach and tea are all cold foods.

Back to Ziya tea. Although there is no unified understanding of the heat and coolness of purple bud tea, this kind of tea is generally considered as hot food in Chinese medicine theory. The production method of purple bud tea is very similar to Pu 'er tea, which has gone through the processing steps of squeezing, fermentation, steaming and drying. Although these steps make the taste of tea richer and more fragrant, they also increase the temperature properties of purple bud tea, making it easier to be heated.

In addition, the efficacy of purple bud tea also supports this view. According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, purple bud tea has the functions of clearing away heat and toxic materials, invigorating spleen and appetizing, and reducing blood fat. These effects are consistent with the characteristics of hot food. For example, clearing away heat and toxic materials means removing damp heat and toxins from the body, usually through hot food. Strengthening the spleen, appetizing and lowering blood fat also belong to the effect of enhancing body heat.

However, although purple bud tea is considered as a hot food, its actual temperature attribute may not be so extreme. First of all, the temperature of tea is different from that of food. The temperature of tea usually refers to the mode of action of active ingredients (such as catechins and caffeine) in tea. Secondly, different people have different constitutions and needs, and their sensitivity to hot and cold foods may be different, so it is not necessary to deliberately follow the cold and hot classification of purple bud tea.

To sum up, purple bud tea is generally considered as a hot food, which has the functions of clearing away heat and toxic materials, invigorating spleen and appetizing, and lowering blood fat. But at the same time, it should be noted that different people have different physiques and different needs, and there is not necessarily a unified standard answer to the heat or cold of purple bud tea. Therefore, while enjoying the delicious and healthy tea, you need to adjust your diet according to your actual situation to achieve better health effects.