Green Tea 绿茶
Lǜ Chá · Camellia sinensis (Folium)
Food & Ingredients 食材·药食同源- Nature
- Cool 凉
- Flavour
- Bitter, sweet 苦、甘
- Channels
- Heart, Lung, Stomach 心·肺·胃
- Part used
- Unfermented leaf
- Species
- Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze
- Origin
- Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian
Traditional actions
Clears heat and the head, promotes urination, refreshes the mind, aids digestion of greasy food.
Traditionally used for
Heaviness/heat, greasy-meal fullness, mild drowsiness; topically an antioxidant.