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Oolong (Also Known As Wu Long) Tea Is An Old, Yet New Health Discovery!
This tea has been known for centuries (and more) in China and and Taiwan, and has been revered for its taste and health benefits.
But, more recently science has caught up with tradition and proven what the Chinese have known all along....
That Oolong (Wu Long) Tea is just as amazing as they thought!
Read on for information about incredible Chinese Oolong (Wu Long) Tea!
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Where is Oolong From?
Up in the mountainous regions of some areas in China (one famous area is Wuyi), grows an incredible type of tea plant. This tea plant has been known by the Chinese for tens of centuries, and has been cultivated for literally ages there.is(It is also grown in the mountains of Taiwan).
The Chinese revere this tea and drink it for all kinds of ailments that they have, as well as for the taste.
Western people have mixed feelings, apparently, about the taste.
I have read reviews written by people who adore the flavor of this tea, and others by people who couldn't stand it.
The type of tea that I'm talking about is "oolong" tea.
While regular ole' green tea is still the tea of choice among many health seekers, oolong tea is gaining fast as it gets more well-known and becomes more available in the general marketplace.
Oolong tea is Camellia sinensis in scientific terms, and in China is also known as Wu Long (a variant pronunciation).
The word "oolong" means "black dragon" in Chinese (according to one source, but that is, apparently, not the only story of how oolong tea got its name).
This tea is halfway between green tea and black tea, being partially fermented.
You can click on the image to buy Oolong Tea from Adagio Gourmet Teas.
Amazing Chinese Oolong
It rates very highly on all reviews.
Coming directly from the mountains of China, this is a wonderful tea!!
The Incredible Health Benefits of Oolong Tea
While oolong tea has been shown to have many incredible health benefits, probably the most famous health benefit of all is its ability to help people lose weight.
According to scientific studies that were done in China in 2009, the use of oolong tea promoted overall body weight reduction and particularly waist and abdominal fat reduction in both men and women, with a stronger action being found in women.
In the same study, oolong tea drinking was found to help in the increase of overall fat metabolism, which affected the pancreas in a positive way, reducing the likelihood of hyperlipidemia.
Another study done in Japan even earlier (in 1999) showed that oolong tea consumption helped, not only to prevent obesity by helping to metabolize fats, but also could reduce disease in those who already suffered from a fatty liver.
The overall effect was weight reduction, even while on a very high fat diet.
One of the active ingredients that were found to be helpful in the overall effect was caffeine, but it was specific to oolong tea.
The other health benefits that are associated with oolong tea are:
Antioxidant activities (oolong tea is a free radical killer!)
Helps to reduce high blood pressure
Helps with diabetes, particularly type 2
Tooth decay prevention
General anti-allergy properties, including skin ailments, and histamine reactions
Bronchial ailments
Reduces blood cholesterol
Helps to reduce triglycerides
Promotes overall heart health
Helps with a variety of digestive problems
Promotes bone strength and health
Helps reduce stress reactions
Helps to reduce the likelihood of getting a variety of cancers
Click on the image to buy the Ali Shan Oolong in the picture from Adagio Teas.
Chinese Blue and White Rice Pattern Tea Set for 4 - porcelain
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THIS is how you drink Chinese Oolong Tea!
Great Video About Oolong Tea
What Does Oolong Have In It?
Oolong tea is also very high in several important minerals, including potassium, and several important amino acids.It is also loaded with a variety of flavonoids, which are the free radical fighting molecules.
It has Quercitin, which is similar to that which is found in natural cacao, making Oolong tea an amazingly beneficial tea.
It has less caffeine effect than either black or green teas.
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A Gorgeous Chinese Tea Set
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This fantastic Cast Iron Chinese Tea Set is exactly what you need to have your Oolong tea in the traditional way.
So, What Else About Oolong?
- Pair brew up a new tea venture
- They have launched teacargo.co.uk to bring handpicked Oolong, Puergh and Green tea from the Yunnan Province. Their website offers health tips and descriptions of the benefits of different types of tea. Mr Hadfield and Mr Morrison said they were drawn ...
- What are the health benefits of green tea extract?
- When the emperor sampled his new brew he savored a light, slightly earthy flavored drink that we now know as Green Tea. Green Tea Extract is derived from the plant, Camellia sinensi (the same plant that both black and oolong teas stem from); however, ...
- Black tea shows heart health benefits: RCT data
- Green tea contains between 30 and 40 per cent of water-extractable polyphenols, while black tea (green tea that has been oxidized by fermentation) contains between 3 and 10 per cent. Oolong tea is semi-fermented tea and is somewhere between green and ...
- Research and Markets: RTD Tea Drinks In China - 2012
- RTD tea is seen by many consumers as a healthy and natural beverage. The growing popularity of RTD herbal tea indicates that consumers want more out of their RTD tea and are increasingly looking for functional products that have obvious benefit to ...
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Sylvestermouse
Jan 9, 2012 @ 10:52 pm | delete
- I love Oolong tea and I had no idea it would help you lose weight! Awesome side effect :) Blessed
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GabrielaFargasch
Jun 15, 2011 @ 3:22 pm | delete
- I love Oolong tea! I used to go to my favorite Chinese restaurant just for the tea!
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