HISTORY AND PROSPECT OF TEA MEDICINE IN CHINA

ZHU Yong-xing; Sufang Li

doi:10.20425/ijts.v5i3and4.4682

ZHU Yong-xing The Editorial Office, JOURNAL OF TEA SCIENCE, Hangzhou 310008, China
Sufang Li College of Life Sciences, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.20425/ijts.v5i3and4.4682

Keywords: Tea medicine, health maintenance, history of development as medicine, achievements in medicinal uses, China.

Abstract

Tea was first used as medicine during the reign of Emperor Shengnong in ancient China. The development of more than 4000 years of Chinese tea divided in 3 stages of development. In this paper we briefly discuss the history of medicinal uses of tea in China, review the stages of development, and focus upon the modern achievements. The trend and future direction in tea medical study in China are also briefly discussed.