Dancong as a hangover tea, a special recipe
A while ago a reader asked me to write some recipes for the festivals involving...
Tea Guardian deciphers myths, claims, and scientific researches so you can use tea wisely to the advantage of your health. Concepts in traditional Chinese medicine ( TCM ) and field facts are also covered.
Concepts in TCM / Featured / Infusion / Tea Usage
by Leo Kwan · Published 2023.01.26 · Last modified 2023.02.01
A while ago a reader asked me to write some recipes for the festivals involving...
Health Benefits of Tea / Special Features / Tea and Health
by Leo Kwan · Published 2020.03.20 · Last modified 2025.12.10
In honour of all the victims and their families and friends, and in the hope that we learn something from this largely preventable pandemic, this is my sharing as a tea specialist and a multiple times epidemic witness. Quotation: These ( tea ) catechins can bind differently to neuraminidase ( i.e. the chemical in viruses that breakdowns the defence of our cellular wall ) and might overcome known drug resistance related virus mutations…
Health Benefits of Tea / Special Features
by Leo Kwan · Published 2016.03.23 · Last modified 2019.01.19
The most expensive disease of our time and incurable, Alzheimer’s destroys the brain slowly before killing a person. Tea maybe a useful daily habit against it.
As Nature manifests its power over us earthlings with fatal blizzards and cold fronts, paralysing...
“Can I use the same tealeaves for a couple of infusions? I mean, I read in some places that it’s ok, but I don’t know if there will be any health benefits after the first infusion. Any tips?” A question from Kate…
Health Benefits of Tea / Tea and Health
by Leo Kwan · Published 2015.12.29 · Last modified 2016.03.15
Mouth Ulcers, aka aphthous ulcers, ( Chinese: 痱滋 ) are sores or open lesions in the...
Christmas sober Every year on Christmas Eve, people gather to celebrate the birth of Christ...
Some tea merchants complained that the recent attention on tea for better health is actually...
Pu'ers & other post-fermented teas: the Dark tea category / Tea Usage
by Leo Kwan · Published 2015.12.11 · Last modified 2023.01.25
Shengcha pu’er looks and tastes differently from its dark colour cousin, shu cha pu’er. Yet...
What to do with that cup of cold tea? Don’t drink it, at least not...