Vine Tea – 霉茶

【 Origin 】:
Vine Tea, also known as Qingshuang Ancient Vine Tea, is a small leafed snake grape plant that grows in the Wuling Mountains and is centered around Zhangjiajie. It is also known as Small leafed Vine Tea.

This plant contains natural active ingredients flavonoids, with an average total flavonoid content of over 26% in young stems and leaves. Among them, the total flavonoid content in the bud tip is the highest at 43.78%, making it the plant with the highest flavonoid content among all discovered plants and known as the “king of flavonoids”.

Due to the cell breakage during its processing, the flavonoid active ingredients contained in the cells penetrate to the surface and form a layer of “white frost”, which looks moldy and is commonly known as moldy tea. The literati and scholars referred to Qingshuang Ancient Vine Tea in the “Tea Classic”, hence it is called “Qingshuang Ancient Vine Tea”.

【 Introduction】:
Vine Tea, commonly known as Tengcha or Ganlu tea, also known as Tujia Shencha or Shenxiancao, is a perennial vine plant with medicinal and drinking properties. Its medicinal name is “Xianchi Snake Grape”. In history, it was once known as “Tengcha”, “Baicha”, and “Shencha”.

【 Uniqueness】:
Vine tea does not contain theophylline or caffeine, and will not cause excitement after drinking. It can improve and enhance sleep quality and is suitable for all ages; The active flavonoids in berry tea can kill bacteria and can still be consumed after brewing for a week without spoilage