Silver Needle Tea
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The Very Finest White Tea

Silver Needle Tea, also known as Bai Hao Yin Zhen, is a rare and exquisite tea, the finest white tea produced in the Fuding and Zhenhe districts, in the Fujian province.

It is made only of silvery white buds, unharmed and still closed, picked between mid-March to mid-April. It is the imperial harvest. The buds are later steamed and dried, without rolling or firing them. This organic white tea stands out for its uniform shape, with no stems or leaves.

This peculiar process makes Silver Needle the highest grade of white tea and also one of the most expensive teas available.

Its taste is delicate, light, sweet and fresh. An experience that you will cherish forever!

As it undergoes minimal processing after harvesting, Silver Needle tea has one of the highest antioxidant levels present in tea, making it a natural antiviral and antibacterial beverage.

Let’s have a look at this and other health benefits of Silver White Needle Tea.

Silver Needle Tea Benefits

• Boost Immune System
  
  White tea antioxidants help you keep bacteria and viruses away! The high amount of catechins and flavonoids will strengthen your immune system at the first sign of symptoms of influenza, flu and prevent the onset of these diseases.


• Digestion Aid
  
  Do you often feel stomach cramps or nauseas? Silver Needle may be the right tea for you. Its antioxidants improve digestion by relieving stomach acidity and removing harmful toxins.
  
  Here’s a tip: start drinking white tea during or after meals to avoid cramps or heartburn. This tea goes well with steamed poultry and milky desserts.


• Promotes Body Fat Loss
  
  The great combination of antioxidants and caffeine in tea accelerate your metabolism, which help you lose weight faster. This makes Silver Needle tea a natural fat burner and a healthy diet option.
  
  So if you want positive and lasting results, start your day drinking white tea to give you an energy boost and speed up your metabolism. This added energy will give you the extra push you need to exercise.


• Coffee Substitute
  
  As mentioned before, the presence of caffeine in tea will help you speed your metabolism, allowing you to feel sharper and also to lose weight.
  
  If you are trying to reduce your caffeine intake, than tea is a more healthier option. The caffeine in tea stays in your system for about 6-8 hours, so you won’t feel caffeine cravings all the time.


• Healthy Mouth
  
  If you are having trouble with your teeth, white tea benefits you! This calming tea promotes healthy teeth and gums by killing bacteria that provokes tooth decay, bad breath and plaque.
  
  Treat yourself to a cup of unsweetened silver needle after a meal and not only will you be taking advantage of all the benefits of tea, but you will also feel your teeth fresher and healthier.
  
  Give it a try!

To learn more about the white tea health benefits, read on and discover everything this type of tea has to offer you.

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Silver Needle Tea Side Effects

Like other white tea varieties, Silver Needle tea doesn’t have any known side effects apart from those derived from its caffeine content. The fact that it comprises of young tea buds only, make this a tea high in caffeine.

Although caffeine in tea is less than that in coffee, you should know that too much caffeine may cause insomnia, headaches, restlessness, nausea and increase blood pressure and heart rate.

If you are pregnant you should also reduce the consumption of caffeine and consult your physician about what is the right amount for you, as too much caffeine may lead to premature and underweight babies or neural birth tube defects.

Drinking Silver Needle Tea

To get the best out of the white tea health benefits, you must brew your tea correctly. Therefore, it’s time to take your white tea leaves and your tea pot and find out how to brew Silver Needle Tea.

• To enhance the flavour of your tea, choose spring water over tap water to avoid any possible impurities. This is such a fine tea that you deserve to taste it in the best possible conditions.


• This delicate tea mustn’t be boiled. Very high temperatures tend to cook the leaves and ruin the flavour, so the ideal temperature is about 70ºC to 80ºC (160ºF to 175ºF).


• Place 2 teaspoons per cup (approx 250ml or 8oz) and let it infuse for 5-7 minutes and inhale its light, fresh, delicate and subtle fragrance. White tea takes longer to infuse than other teas due to its delicate nature. For an even more subtle flavour you may let it infuse for a shorter period of time.


• Once your tea is ready it will show you a limpid, pale yellow colour. And remember, you can reuse Silver Needle leaves 1 to 3 times.

Silver Needle tea is the sweetest of white teas and the highest grade.

Embark on this adventure and give it a try! Experiment an organic white tea and discover new senses. It just might be your right tea!

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”In the Taste of a single cup of tea you will eventually discover the truth of all the ten thousand forms in the universe.”
- Attributed to Kyongbong Sunim, Ch'an (Zen) Master