Lijiang Snow Tea

Lijiang Snow Tea

　　    Lijiang Snow Tea is cool in nature and sweet in taste, rich in snow tea acid, scale acid, oncinic acid, D-arabitol, mannitol, amino acids, various vitamins, and trace elements. It has been tested by pharmaceutical authorities and is confirmed to be a safe beverage with no toxic side effects. It offers medicinal benefits such as promoting saliva production to quench thirst, clearing heat and detoxifying, calming the liver and reducing internal heat, nourishing yin and moistening the lungs, as well as lowering blood lipids and blood pressure. It can also be brewed with boiling water and consumed as a tea. When suffering from a sore throat, slowly chewing the snow tea will cause its taste to shift from bitter to sweet, leaving an endless aftertaste and producing rapid therapeutic effects.

　　　　         The history of drinking Snow Tea in Lijiang dates back a long time. As early as the Ming Dynasty, Snow Tea had become a tribute delicacy of the Mu clan chieftains. Nowadays, several companies in Lijiang produce boxed Snow Tea products and beverages, making it a great gift for friends and family during travel.

　　　　         Lijiang Snow Tea holds a notable place in Chinese pharmacopoeia. According to “Supplement to Compendium of Materia Medica,” it states: “Snow Tea is not a type of tea, but a naturally grown sprout. Locals pick it, stir-fry, and roast it to use as a tea substitute... When cooked and consumed, it warms the stomach, and its taste is also bitter, sharp, fragrant, and delicious.”