The Historical Origins of Fuding White Tea and Taimu Mountain
Introduction Chinese name
Fuding White Tea
Foreign name
Fuding white tea
Alternative name
White tea
Main raw materials
Tea leaves, Fuding Dabaicha, Fuding Dahao Tea
Contains preservatives
No
Main nutritional components
Flavonoids, amino acids
Main edible effects
Clearing heat and reducing internal heat, relieving summer heat and detoxifying, promoting urination and removing toxins, antioxidant, anti-tumor
Suitable population
Suitable for all ages
Side effects
None
Storage method
Store in a cool, dry place
Grade classification
Baihao Yinzhen, Bai Mudan, Gongmei, Shoumei
Fuding White Tea belongs to Fujian white tea and has characteristics such as unique geographical origin, natural processing and distinctive effects. Due to differences in tea tree varieties and the standards for picking raw materials (fresh leaves), the main varieties are divided into: Baihao Yinzhen, Bai Mudan, Gongmei, Shoumei.
White tea is cool in nature, clears heat and reduces internal heat, relieves summer heat and detoxifies.
Research on white tea in European and American countries has found that, compared with other types of tea, white tea has the lowest free radical content, the highest flavonoid content, and an average amino acid content higher than other types of tea, and it lowers blood pressure, lowers blood lipids, lowers blood sugar, is antioxidant, anti-radiation and anti-tumor, and increases the secretion of interferon in human immune cells by 5 times.
Place of origin
Fuding Dabaicha originated in Taimu Mountain, Fuding. Legend has it that Taimu Mountain was anciently named Cai Mountain. During the reign of Emperor Yao (2358-2257 BC), an old woman lived here, making a living by growing orchids. She was kind and charitable, and deeply loved by the people. She once used the Luxueya tea she grew as a miracle cure for measles, saving many children. Out of gratitude, people revered her as a deity and called her Taimu, and this mountain was therefore named Taimu Mountain.
By the time of Emperor Wu of Han, Shizhong Dongfang Shuo was sent to confer titles on famous mountains across the land, so Taimu Mountain was titled the first of the thirty-six famous mountains of the world and was formally renamed Taimu Mountain. At Fuding Taimu Mountain, there still remain the ancient Luxueya tea tree, said to be the original mother tree of Fuding Dabaicha planted by Lady Taimu herself, the cave where Lady Taimu discovered Luxueya, and the Dan Well used to water Luxueya. More than 150 years ago (around 1857), Chen Huan of Zhulantou Village, Bailiu Township (Zhulantou Natural Village, Guojian Village, Diantou Town) transplanted this tea to his home and propagated it, giving rise to Fuding Dabaicha
Effects
White tea has the lowest free radical content, the highest flavonoid content, and an average amino acid content higher than other types of tea. Moreover, Fuding White Tea has the effect of clearing heat and removing internal heat, and white tea extract has a preventive effect on the growth of bacteria that cause staphylococcal infection, streptococcal infection, pneumonia and so on. Fuding White Tea has the lowest free radical content. Drinking red wine together with white tea, combining one red and one white, Fuding White Tea can solve the problem that drinking red wine easily causes internal heat, so it can be said to be a good companion for modern successful people in social gatherings.[6]
Regarding the unique and remarkable health benefits of Fuding White Tea, it can be described with five kinds of tea:
Heat-clearing and anti-inflammatory tea: white tea has the effect of clearing heat and removing internal heat, and the latest research also shows that white tea extract has a preventive effect on the growth of bacteria that cause staphylococcal infection, streptococcal infection, pneumonia and so on.
Women's tea: white tea has the lowest free radical content. Drinking more white tea or using white tea extract can delay aging and beautify the skin, so it is welcomed by modern fashionable people, especially urban women.
Companion tea: drinking red wine together with white tea, the combination of "one red and one white", white tea can solve the problem that drinking red wine easily causes internal heat, so it can be said to be a good companion for modern successful people in social gatherings.
Dream tea: white tea can clear heat and reduce internal heat, calm the mind and relieve irritability, soothe the nerves and steady the mind, and help people obtain healthy and good sleep.
Travel tea: white tea has the characteristic of being resistant to multiple infusions. One cup of tea a day while traveling can effectively relieve or eliminate fatigue during the journey.