How much does Yunnan Pu'er tea cost per jin now? Benefits, effects and brewing method

Pu'er tea is a large arbor tree, reaching up to 16 m tall, mainly produced in Xishuangbanna, Lincang, Pu'er and other areas of Yunnan Province. Its aroma is high, sharp and long-lasting, its aroma type is unique, its taste is rich and mellow, and it stays flavorful through many infusions.So how much does Yunnan Pu'er tea cost per jin now? What are its benefits and effects? How should it be brewed?

How much does Yunnan Pu'er tea cost per jin now?

1. Yunnan Pu'er tea varies greatly in price depending on age, variety, quality and place of origin; the cheaper kind costs a few dozen yuan per jin, while the expensive kind costs several thousand or even tens of thousands of yuan per jin.

2. After years of development, Pu'er tea prices have been continuously driven up, which has also stirred up all kinds of chaos in the industry. For example, a 357-gram cake of Banzhang, once the seller puts “gorgeous outer clothing” on it, instantly rises in value more than tenfold. Not only that, in the past two years the Pu'er tea circle has even auctioned off “sky-high ancient tree teas.” In March 2017, a so-called 1280-year-old Lao Banzhang “Tea King Tree” fetched a sky-high first-spring price of 320,000 yuan per kilogram; and this year that record was broken again, with market reports that the first-spring tea from the “Tea King Tree” and “Tea Queen” was bought at 680,000 yuan and 460,000 yuan per kilogram respectively.

What are the benefits and effects of Pu'er tea?

Health care

Pu'er tea has multiple effects such as lowering blood lipids, aiding weight loss, inhibiting bacteria and aiding digestion, warming the stomach, promoting salivation, quenching thirst, and sobering up and detoxifying. It can clear the stomach and promote salivation, aid digestion and resolve phlegm, relieve alcohol and detoxify, promote urination and dispel cold, stop cough and resolve phlegm, and lower blood lipids and cholesterol.

1. Lowering lipids, aiding weight loss and lowering blood pressure, and resisting arteriosclerosis. Long-term drinking of Pu'er tea can reduce cholesterol and triglycerides, so long-term drinking of Pu'er tea has the function of treating obesity. Drinking Pu'er tea can cause physiological effects such as vasodilation, lowered blood pressure, slowed heart rate and reduced blood flow to the brain, and has a good therapeutic effect on patients with high blood pressure and cerebral arteriosclerosis.

2. Nourishing and protecting the stomach. At a suitable concentration, drinking mild Pu'er tea does not irritate the stomach and intestines; the thick, sweet-smooth and mellow Pu'er tea forms a film in the human stomach and intestines that attaches to the surface of the stomach, creating a beneficial protective layer for the stomach, and long-term drinking can nourish and protect the stomach.

3. Reducing inflammation, sterilizing, and treating dysentery. Medical research and clinical experiments have proven that Yunnan Pu'er tea has a bacteria-inhibiting effect; taking strong tea liquid 10 times a day can treat bacillary dysentery, which is directly related to the rich tea polyphenols contained in Yunnan large-leaf tea.

4. Anti-aging. The catechin compounds in tea have an anti-aging effect. The catechins contained in Yunnan large-leaf tea are higher in total amount than those of other tea tree varieties, and its anti-aging effect is better than that of other teas; the rich tea polyphenols help skin resist aging.

5. Pu'er tea can promote salivation and quench thirst, relieve summer heat, detoxify, and relieve constipation. Pu'er tea can regulate the stomach and intestines, restore them to normal function, and solve the problems of acne and bad breath caused by constipation.

Others

Pu'er tea itself contains lipase, which breaks down fat; this lipase has a good effect on fat decomposition, can help many people who are trying to lose belly fat by digesting and burning fat, and Pu'er tea can also beautify the skin and protect the stomach.

How should Pu'er tea be brewed?

There are only two basic elements to brewing a good cup of Pu'er tea: 1. Water temperature——rolling boiling water; 2. Tea steeping time

Water temperature: The water temperature for Pu'er tea is best kept at 100°C. Isn't that easy? Unlike Longjing, which needs 85°C, or Biluochun, which needs 75°C, which are hard to control, Pu'er tea just needs the water to be completely boiled.

Tea steeping time: Discard the first and second brews, and drink from the third brew onward, but the steeping time for the third brew can be shorter, such as 10-20 seconds; the steeping time for the fourth brew is slightly longer than the third, such as 30-40 seconds, and so on. The more times it is brewed, the lighter the tea liquid becomes, so the steeping time can be made longer.

Specific steps:

1. Put the Pu'er tea leaves into the filter cup, 5 to 10 grams (depending on how strong you like your tea; use more for strong, less for weak);

2. Pour freshly boiled water into the filter cup, covering the tea leaves;

3. After a moment, take out the filter cup and discard the first brew;

4. Repeat steps 2 and 3, and discard the second brew;

5. Pour in boiling water a third time, covering the tea leaves, put on the cup lid, and let it sit for about 20 seconds;

5. Open the cup lid and invert it, take out the filter cup, let the tea liquid drip off slightly, and place it inside the cup lid.

6. Done, a cup of fragrant, rich and mellow Pu'er tea is brewed.

7. While enjoying it, do not forget the tea leaves in the filter cup, and never throw them away; Pu'er is very resistant to many infusions. When you have finished the first cup, you can put the filter cup back into the teacup, pour in water again in the same way, cover it, let it sit for a while, and the second cup of Pu'er is brewed.