1. Exciting effect: The caffeine in tea can excite the central nervous system, helping people to cheer up, improve thinking, eliminate fatigue, and improve work efficiency.
2. Diuretic effect: Caffeine and theophylline in tea have diuretic effect and are used to treat edema and hydrodemuloma. Acute jaundice hepatitis can be treated by utilizing the detoxification and diuretic effects of black tea sugar water.
3. Cardiotonic and antispasmodic effects: Caffeine has the effects of strengthening the heart, relieving spasms, and relaxing smooth muscles. It can relieve bronchial spasm and promote blood circulation. It is a good auxiliary drug for the treatment of bronchial asthma, cough and phlegm, and myocardial infarction.
4. Inhibit arteriosclerosis: Tea polyphenols and vitamin C in tea can activate blood circulation and remove blood stasis to prevent arteriosclerosis. Therefore, among people who drink tea regularly, the incidence of hypertension and coronary heart disease is lower.
5. Antibacterial and antibacterial effects: The tea polyphenols and tannic acid in tea act on bacteria, coagulating bacterial proteins and killing them. It can be used to treat intestinal diseases, such as cholera, typhoid, dysentery, enteritis, etc. If the skin develops sores, ulcers and pus, or if the skin is broken due to trauma, rinse the affected area with strong tea, which has anti-inflammatory and bactericidal effects. Oral inflammation, ulceration, and sore throat can also be treated with tea, which also has certain effects.
6. Weight loss effect: Various compounds such as caffeine, inositol, folic acid, pantothenic acid and aromatic substances in tea can regulate fat metabolism, especially oolong tea, which has a good decomposition effect on protein and fat. Tea polyphenols and vitamin C can lower cholesterol and blood lipids, so drinking tea can help you lose weight.
7. Anti-caries effect: Tea contains fluorine. Fluoride ions have a great affinity with the calcium in teeth and can turn into a kind of "fluoroapatite" that is relatively insoluble in acid, just like adding a protective layer to teeth. Improves the acid and caries resistance of teeth.
8. Inhibition of cancer cells: According to reports, the flavonoids in tea have varying degrees of anti-cancer effects in vitro, with vitexine, morin and catechin being the strongest.