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As the saying goes, "food is the paramount necessity for all people." Diet is the basic guarantee of continuity of life. Different nations and countries have their own unique food cultures. Influenced by theories of traditional Chinese medicine, Chinese diet culture has formed the theory of "homology of medicine and food," with soup, porridge, tea, and wine as the carriers.

Lu Yu in the Tang Dynasty recorded in the Tea Sutra: "Tea is a drink, originated from Shen Nong." It shows the relationship between the tea and Shen Nong. In Shen Nong's Herbal Classic of Materia Medica, it is recorded more in detail: "Shen Nong tasted countless herbs and encountered 72 poisons every day. He used tea as the antidote." It means that tea can detoxify. The pronunciation of "cha (tea)" is related to Shen Nong's tasting of herbs to "cha (examine)" the poisons, and the "cha" for examination is homophonic. Therefore, "tea" has directly shown medicinal effects since its appearance.

The Chinese "tea" culture is developed by brewing plants, mainly lighter-textured flowers and leaves, etc., that have conditioning effects on the body with boiling water at a certain proportion.

Content source:
Chongqing Municipal Health Commission
Chongqing Municipal Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine