100g Broadleaf holly leaf / 苦丁茶 For $4.50 ! Dispel wind-heat refresh oneself promote digestion!
Product: Dried Broadleaft Holly Leaf
In Chinese, "Ku" means bitter, describing the taste, and "Ding" means nail, or a small piece, indicating the shape of the tea leaves. Kuding tea has a very special type of bitter taste which people sometimes find hard to accept in their first encounter. However the more one drinks, the more one will be able to appreciate the sweet flavor accompanied by the bitterness. Kuding however is one of the most famous types of tea in Chinese history. According to Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) compiled and written over the course of twenty-seven years by the famous physician Li Shizhen (1518-1593), the medicinal properties associated with Kuding Tea include its ability to disperse wind-heat, clear the head and the eyes, alleviate thirst, invigorate digestion, keep up the spirits, resolve toxin, and reduce inflammation as well as what is regarded today as its ability lower blood pressure and blood lipids. Kuding tea contains more than 200 elements including Kuding Saponins, Amino Acids, Vitamin C, Polyphenols, Flavonoids, Caffeine, Protein.
Country of origin: China
Net Weight: 100g
Price: $4.50/100g