The origin of tea

China is the origin of tea trees, and tea production has a long history. The origin and legend of tea are recorded in Shennong Materia Medica, the first monograph of pharmacology in the Warring States Period.

There is a saying in Shen Nong's Materia Medica: "Shen Nong tasted a hundred herbs and encountered 72 poisons a day, so he eliminated them with tea."

According to Shennong's Classic of Food, Lu Yu believes that tea drinking began in Shennong's era, and "tea is a drink, which originated from Shennongjia". (Tea Classic Six Drinks) Shennong, a native of jiyan, is the tribal leader of the ancient capital of China with the Yellow Emperor. However, Shen Nong Shi Jing was written according to the textual research of modern people. It is only a legend in history, not a belief. After the Han Dynasty, the ancient primitive society began to drink it.

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The origin and legend of tea;

There is a legend that Shennong treats diseases and personally tries the efficacy of various plants to treat diseases. When boiling water, tea leaves occasionally float from the branches to the pot, so people find that tea leaves can be used as a diet drink.

The second legend is that when Shennong tried to cure diseases with vegetation, he tasted the poison of gold and green balls and died under the tea tree. The water from the tea tree flowed into Shennong's mouth and was saved.

No matter what kind of legend it is, we can all know that tea trees were discovered in Shennong period. According to Shennong Materia Medica, tea has the effect of detoxification. Physicians of all ages have proved that tea has been used as an antidote, so it is regarded as a treasure.

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-history of Chinese tea