Huaqiao Vine Tea [Hunan Hengnan Specialty]

What is Huaqiao Tengcha? Authentic Hunan Hengnan specialty: Huaqiao Tengcha

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Introduction to Huaqiao Vine Tea

Huaqiao Vine Tea, also known as Mountain Sweet Tea/Eyebrow Tea/White Tea/Dragon Beard Tea, is the stem and leaf of Ampelopsis Grossedentata, a plant in the family Vitaceae. Its scientific name is HandMazzWtwang. Tengcha is a climbing vine with no hair on the whole plant. The tendrils and leaves are opposite to each other, and the leaves are alternated. The two feather shaped compound leaves have 9-13 small leaves, and the one feather shaped compound leaves have 3-7 small leaves. It is elliptical or egg shaped, 2.5-9cm long and 1.6-5cm wide, with obvious small teeth on the edges, obvious network veins, five flowers, yellow green. The umbrella shaped inflorescence is opposite to the leaves, and the berry is egg shaped. When mature, it is purple black with a diameter of 5-6mm It has a sweet and mild taste and a cool nature. It has the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory, dispelling wind and dampness, strengthening muscles and bones, lowering blood pressure, lowering blood lipids, and protecting the liver. It is a valuable dual-purpose plant resource for food and medicine, commonly used in the prevention and treatment of hypertension, cold and fever, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, eczema, dermatitis, etc. It has played an irreplaceable role in the era of medical shortage

Research conducted by China Pharmaceutical University and other research institutions on its extract has found that its active ingredients are flavonoids such as snake grape extract and dihydromyricetin, with a minimum inhibitory and bactericidal concentration equivalent to an equal amount of berberine