Oolong tea can prevent and reduce blood lipids in aortic atherosclerosis. It also can reduce blood viscosity, prevent red blood cell aggregation, improve blood hypercoagulability, increase blood fluidity and improve microcirculation. According to in vitro thrombosis test, Oolong tea also can inhibit thrombosis.
Tannic acid, the major constitute of Oolong tea, is closely related to fat metabolism. Oolong tea can reduce cholesterol in the blood.
Polyphenols contained in Oolong tea can inhibit the production of tartar enzymes, so drinking a cup of oolong tea after dinner can prevent dental scaling and decay.
Drinking Oolong tea can help maintain a high level of vitamin C in blood and reduce the excretion of vitamin C in urine. Vitamin C has anti-aging effect. Thus, drinking Oolong tea can improve anti-aging ability of human body from many aspects.
Oolong tea has the effects of beautifying, detoxification, defecation, anti-chemical activity, elimination of reactive oxygen molecules in cells and so on. Drinking Oolong tea often can help middle aged and elderly people keep hearing, and the protective effect on male is greater than that of female. Though drinking Oolong tea is helpful for hearing, it is not suitable for excessive drinking.
