Rice cooked in tea can control diseases

In India, tea is the most popular drink. But doctors particularly Ayurvedic doctors who are calling Vaidya, always appose it. They believe it is harmful to our body. But, quite the opposite, in China, they believe that tea is useful to body. Here are some interesting facts about Chinese people’s obsession about tea. This may be, because of the fact, that tea is first found in China. Anyway whatever the reason is, knowing this is not only interesting but useful too.

In china, rice is the family food. Chinese People usually like to eat new harvested rice, not old rice like it is popular in India, because new rice contains rice mellowness. Actually, in order to eat the fragrant rice, which is also a type of rice and popular in China, it is not necessary to use the new rice. Cooking with tea can make rice get color, smell and taste. The most amazing fact is that tea may have the benefits of cleaning mouth, digesting food and disease prevention. According to nutritionists research, often eating rice, cooked with tea can prevent four diseases.

Cardiovascular disease: In tea, polyphenols is a most important substance; water extracts it up to about 70% to 80%. Scientific evidence shows that tea polyphenols can enhance the flexibility of capillaries, and prevent capillary from rupturing and bleeding. Moreover, tea polyphenols may reduce blood cholesterol, slow down atherosclerosis. Elderly, often eating tea rice, it can soften blood vessels, reducing blood fat, preventing cardiovascular disease.

Stroke: One reason of stroke is lipid peroxide formation in the human body, so the loss of vascular wall elasticity. And the tannins in tea can suppress the role of lipid peroxide formation, and it can effectively prevent stroke.  

Cancer: Tea polyphenols in the body can block the synthesis of N-nitrosamines. Amines and nitrite are widespread in food substance; they are easy to produce N-nitrosamines at 37 ℃ temperature and with appropriate acidity circumstances. Overall, tea rice can easily prevent the formulation of nitrosamines and can be effective in preventing the gastrointestinal cancer.

Dental desease: Tea contains fluoride, which is very important and indispensable for dentin material. If we keep a small amount of fluoride immersed in teeth, it can strengthen the flexibility of the teeth and enamel to prevent caries.

Rice-tea cooking is simple. 2-4 grams of tea, with 500-1000 ml. of water to soak for 8-10 minutes, take a sieve, tea will be ready after filtering; then put rice into another pot, wash, then put tea into the pot, cook and serve. If the water is not enough, may appropriately add.