History of Assam Tea :
Assam is a black tea named after the region of its production: This tea, most of which is grown at or near sea level, is known for its body, briskness, malty flavor, and strong, bright color. Assam teas, or blends containing Assam, are often sold as "breakfast" teas. English Breakfast tea, Irish
Breakfast tea, and Scottish Breakfast Tea are common generic names.Though "Assam" generally denotes the distinctive black teas from
Assam, the region produces relatively smaller quantities of green and white
teas as well with their own distinctive characteristics.Historically, Assam is the second commercial tea production region after
southern China. Southern China and Assam are the only two regions in the world
with native tea plants. Assam tea revolutionized tea drinking habits in the
19th century since the tea, produced from a different variety of the tea plant,
yielded a different kind of tea.
Benefits of Using Tea :
The potential effects of tea on health have been touted for
infusions made from the plant Camellia sinensis for more than 4700
years, ever since its discovery was attributed to the legendary emperor,
Shennong. The Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing claimed its taste and stimulative
properties were useful for treating tumors, abscesses, bladder ailments, and
lethargy, among other conditions.
The possible beneficial health effects of
tea consumption have been suggested and supported by some studies, but others
have found no beneficial effects. The studies contrast other claims, including
antinutritional effects such as preventing absorption of iron and protein,
usually attributed to tannin. The vast majority of studies have been of green
tea; however, some studies have been made of the other types of tea derived
from Camellia sinensis, such as white, oolong, and black tea.
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Green tea has been
claimed to be helpful for atherosclerosis, LDL cholesterol, cancer,
inflammatory bowel disease, diabetes, liver disease, weight loss,
neurodegenerative diseases, and even halitosis.
Loss of Using Tea( using chinees tea):
There
are herbal and nonherbal teas and the Camellia sinensis plant is the source of
all nonherbal teas. Leaves from the plant are processed three different ways to
produce the three major classes of tea, known as black, green, and wu-long.
About 75 percent of the tea produced worldwide is black; about 23 percent is
green; and about 2 percent is wu-long.
Wu-long tea differs from other teas in the degree to
which it is allowed to ferment after the tea leaf has been picked. The
fermentation process is what gives tea its color. Green teas are made from
leaves that have been prevented from fermenting through an intial boilng
process, while at the other end of the spectrum black teas are made from leaves
that have been permitted to fully ferment. Wu-long teas are in between green
teas and black teas in that the leaves have been allowed to partially, but not
completely, ferment.