Darjeeling Tea

Darjeeling tea

Darjeeling tea is considered as champagne of tea for its rich flavor and aroma. The tea is grown only in tea estates of Darjeeling in India and cannot be replicated anywhere else in the world as the tea possesses its flavor and aroma mostly due to its geographical location. This tea has a robust and slightly spicy flavor with grape overtones.

The health benefits of Darjeeling tea is not a recent discovery. The therapeutic properties of tea have been written for about centuries. Many of its medicinal benefits are linked to its high antioxidant levels that combat diseases as well as free radicals.

Darjeeling tea is known to:

• Stimulate the nerves and helps to combat alcoholism.
• Provide energy.
• Help to strengthen teeth, prevent dental plaque and eliminating certain oral bacteria that can cause gum diseases
• Stimulate the overall digestive system.
• Cleanse the bowel and has proved to be beneficial in curing dysentery.
• Help treat abscess, quenching thirst, and reduction of obesity.
• Cleanse the blood of impurities.
• Help eliminate phlegm.
• Help make skin look younger.
• Lower cholesterol.
• Help burn fat thus helping to lose weight.
• Helps improve blood vessel function (According to a study conducted in Boston Universtiy School of Medicine, on black tea Darjeeling, for example.)
• In order to get the most benefit out of Darjeeling tea, it is advised to consume the tea without milk and sugar. The reason for this is that milk lessens most of the useful effects of this tea.

Instead, you can use a pinch of lemon juice to enhance the taste of the tea. However, do consult your nutritionist to better understand if tea drinking is suitable to your health.

Some modern studies have also indicated that Darjeeling tea has some cancer preventive properties. In a research study conducted at Rutgers University in New Jersey, it was mentioned that Darjeeling tea helps prevent cancer of breast, colon, stomach, and prostrate.

Similar to other forms of black tea, Darjeeling tea comprises of beneficial antioxidants that are called flavonoids. These flavonoids combat cellular damage, which is a key cause of many serious health ailments like atherosclerosis and cancer. The detoxifying properties of antioxidants protect cells from the harm linked to free radicals. Frequent Darjeeling tea intake may thus act as a measure for atherosclerosis prevention. Flavonoids also inhibit clotting of blood platelets thus improving the function of blood vessels and helping to ensure the healthy flow of blood in the body thereby minimizing the risk of dangerous blood clots that can lead to strokes and heart attack.

Drinking Darjeeling tea offers relaxation because of a certain amino acid known as L-theanine that is present in it. This amino acid lessens both physical and mental stress and offers the user a great feeling of well-being and relaxation. Individuals with either anxiety attacks or depression are recommended Darjeeling tea to better control their conditions. Although, Darjeeling contains a similar amount of caffeine as compared to coffee its L-theanine content softens the effect of the caffeine s uneven and speedy effects resulting in the drinker to feel energized and relaxed simultaneously.