Yinzhen Tea

Yinzhen Tea

　　   The term “Bitter Thorn Heart” refers to the tender leaves of the “Bitter Thorn.” Bitter Thorn, also known as Sanjia Pi, Ci Sanjia, or San Ye Wu Jia (Taiwan), is a member of the Araliaceae family. It is an evergreen, sprawling shrub or vine with scattered hook-like thorns throughout its body, and grows naturally in cultivated marginal lands, plains, mountain forests, and up to elevations of 2000 meters. The Bitter Thorn found in the Lianhua Mountain Range of Haifeng is a vine, and due to factors such as soil quality, water, and climate, it has superior medicinal efficacy and flavor.

　　    According to local records on traditional Chinese herbal medicine: “Bitter Thorn is neutral in nature, with a slightly pungent, bitter, and cool taste, and a faintly fragrant aroma. Its roots dispel wind and dampness, disperse blood stasis, and relieve pain. Its leaves dispel wind, reduce swelling, and relieve itching. It is effective in treating conditions such as colds with fever, rheumatoid arthritis, intercostal neuralgia, jaundice, leukorrhea, urinary tract stones, stomachache, enteritis with diarrhea, coughing up blood-streaked phlegm, lumbar and leg pain, bruises and injuries, boils and abscesses, scabies, bites from green bamboo snakes, and foreign objects embedded in the skin.” Experiments have shown that “Bitter Thorn Heart Tea” meets all health standards, and contains abundant trace elements beneficial to the human body, such as zinc and selenium.