Organic Tea - Island Teas takes great pride in bringing you these prized teas. Each is Certified Organic by Quality Assurance International (QAI), an independent service organization developed specifically for the purpose of certifying the authenticity of produce which is organically grown. Cultivated with a zealous adherence to organic regulations, these teas and herbs are grown without the use of synthetic chemicals or pesticides, using only sustainable agricultural methods.
Every purchase of these Certified Organic teas helps support the meticulous ecological balance practiced in these remarkable gardens, resulting in these pristine, natural teas. Working in harmony with nature provides us with the highest quality Certified Organic teas and herbs in the world. These fine teas and herbs represent a commitment to a way of life that takes care of the Earth and its resources and uses them in a socially responsible way.
There is nothing more regfreshing than a cup of fresh loose leaf organic tea. Enjoy our organic black, green and white teas Too!
Pai Mu Tan is what is known as a Chinese white tea. White tea is the least processed of all types of tea, and therefore contains the least amount of natural caffeine, and the most health benefits. Pai Mu Tan has a delicate flowery taste to it, and steeps quite a light color. White tea is quite delicious and refreshing without any sweetener!
White Tea is the rarest and most delicate form of green tea. Plucked forty-eight
hours or less between the time the first buds become fully mature and
the time they open. This tea, offered here, is characteristically an exceptional down
covered silver colored bud, yielding a light yellow liquor. These
tender buds are steamed and not dried as in black or green teas. The photo
here says it all!
More and more cosmetic & pharmaceutical companies are using white tea for skin care and cancer prevention!
White tea, originally produced in China's Fujian Province, is unique. It is different from all other teas in that the fresh leaves undergo only two processing operations, in a rigorously natural fashion: Withering and drying.
Very little white tea is produced and its manufacture requires particular care. The name white tea comes from the silvery-white color of its leaves, which often have a white down on them. China is practically the only supplier of high quality white teas.
Plant: Camellia Sinensis
Tea Origin: Chinese, Fujian
Brewing: Leaves are good size but much lighter and more delicate than that of Black, Oolong and Green Tea, therefore you should use more leaves per cup than with other teas (1 ½ -2 tsp per cup vs. 1 tsp of other teas).
Water Temperature: Between 170 and 185 degrees Fahrenheit (The more delicate the tea the lower the temperature.)
Steeping Time: 1-3 minutes.
Flavor: subtle, fresh, dissipating sweetness
Liquor: pale, straw colored (multiple infusions are poissible)
Health Benefits: White tea contains the same polyphenol antioxidants found in green tea and according to Roderick H. Dashwood of Oregon State University in Corvallis because it undergoes less processing is believed to be more beneficial to health than any other kind of tea.
There are four forms of Polyphenol in green tea: epicatechin, epicatechin gallate, epigallocatechin, and epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG). They are all called Catechins. Among them, EGCG is known as a powerful antioxidant. Tea Polyphenol is a natural antioxidant which can protect easy-oxidants in the body from oxidizing, and normalize cellular activity. Excessive free radicals can induce many diseases. Tea Polyphenol supplies lots of protons which combine with free radicals to prevent diseases. Studied by numerous scientific experiments and clinical practice in the academic and medical field, Tea Polyphenol shows the following effects:
1. Prevents cardiovascular disease. Tea Polyphenol shows good effects on fibrinolysis and anti-blood agglutination, especially free catechins which prevent platelet from agglutinating.
2. Inhibits arteriosclerosis, reduces the possibility of hypertensive and coronary heart diseases.
3. Anti-carcinogenic, blocks the formation of endogenous nitrosoamine that is a carcinogen in foods.
4. Strengthens the capacity of body immunity and antisenescent.
5. Detoxifying and antiradiation. Tea Polyphenol is a natural filter to ultraviolet radiation.
6. Enhances the tenacity and permeability of blood capillary, improving the resistance of blood vessel.
7. Deodorizing and eliminating halitosis (bad breath), anticaries, and possesses germicidal ability.
8. Inhibits the activity of cranial neuropathy.
White tea is the rarest form of green tea and today, scientific research in both Asia and the west is providing hard evidence for the health benefits long associated with drinking green tea. For example, in 1994 the Journal of the National Cancer Institute published the results of an epidemiological study indicating that drinking green tea reduced the risk of esophageal cancer in Chinese men and women by nearly sixty percent. University of Purdue researchers recently concluded that a compound in green tea inhibits the growth of cancer cells. There is also research indicating that drinking green tea lowers total cholesterol levels, as well as improving the ratio of good (HDL) cholesterol to bad (LDL) cholesterol.
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