main health benefits of drinking Fu Brick Tea
Fu brick tea is a special type of dark tea that undergoes unique microbial fermentation. It is well-known for its regulating, harmonizing and centering properties. This tea contains abundant Eurotium cristatum, known as the golden flower fungus. It can help relieve metabolic diseases like hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia, improve human immunity and regulate intestinal flora.
During the course of tea’s history, it has been praised by various cultures for its unique sensory properties developed through microbial processes. It is also known to have powerful health benefits, such as reducing hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia and improving immunity. However, it is important to remember that tea is food and not medicine; its effects on health depend on consumption quantities and duration.
This study aimed to investigate the effect of Fu Brick Tea (FBT) on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). It was found that FBT alleviated NAFLD in mice by enhancing gut microbiota diversity and changing the profile of liver metabolites. In addition, it also improved blood lipids, liver function and histopathological morphology. Furthermore, hepatocyte apoptosis was significantly reduced in FBT-treated NAFLD mice. These results suggest that FBT may have potent lipid-lowering and anti-apoptotic activities, which can be partly explained by its unique metabolic effects. This is the first study demonstrating the therapeutic potential of FBT for NAFLD.
What are the main health benefits of drinking Fu Brick Tea?
Fu brick tea can help people lose weight and control blood sugar levels. It also has a positive effect on gut microbiota. It can improve the diversity of gut bacterial species, especially Aspergillaceae and E. cristatum, which can help reduce obesity-related diseases.
Researchers used liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry and untargeted metabolomics to analyze the changes in metabolites and microorganisms during natural fermentation of tea for six months. They found that the levels of most flavor-related compounds decreased during fermentation, but the content of epigallocatechin increased. The results suggest that metabolites related to the phenylpropanoid biosynthetic pathway are responsible for this phenomenon.
The process of making Fu cha involves steaming the hei mao cha to stop oxidation (kill green), piling the raw material, pressing the bricks and aging them for further fermentation. The resulting dark tea has complex flavors and aromas, which include gingerol and purine reduction. It also has the potential to enhance metabolism and promote adipose browning.
As people’s living standards advance, there is an increasing emphasis on health, particularly in relation to chronic metabolic diseases. This has led to a worldwide pursuit of safe and effective functional foods or drugs.
Fu brick tea (FBT) is a dark tea made by a special fermentation process. It contains many nutrients and can effectively relieve metabolic disorders. Currently, researchers are studying the effects of FBT on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). They have found that it can significantly reduce body weight and liver weight in mice fed a high-fat diet. Additionally, it can improve the intestinal bacterial flora and blood lipid levels. In addition, it can inhibit the pro-inflammatory cytokines TNF- and IL-6 in mice. These results suggest that FBT can prevent NAFLD by restoring the gut microbiota. In turn, this can reduce inflammation and oxidative stress in the liver. This effect is attributed to the polysaccharides in FBT.
The people living in desert and high mountain areas often rely on Fu Tea to get more minerals and organic substances, as they can’t get enough of fresh greeneries from their daily diet. In addition, the climate in these regions is very cold and harsh, which makes their bodies lose a lot of fat and calories.
In this study, 60 five-week-old SPF male mice were divided into six groups: control group (CK), HFD model control group (NK), positive control group with medicine (YK), compound Fu brick tea low-dose group (FL), medium-dose group (FM), and high-dose group (FH). The bacterial microbiota in feces was isolated and sequenced.
The results show that FBTN significantly restored the gut microbial flora disrupted by HFD, thereby improving metabolic syndrome. It also enhanced hepatic glycogen metabolism and alleviated liver steatosis in NAFLD mice. These effects were mainly attributed to the polysaccharides in FBTN, which could regulate the expression of oxidative stress-related genes.