The History of Pu-erh

Posted by naturalpuerh on November 2nd, 2019

Like all true tea, black tea and pu-erh tea offers many potential health benefits. Research has found that tea (Camellia sinensis) can have many positive effects on human health, including improved cardiovascular function, cancer risk reduction, improved immune function, improved oral health, and help with weight management. Tea is also full of polyphenols, which are a class of antioxidant that help your body maintain homeostasis and balance your stress levels. Black tea specifically has been found to regulate blood sugar in diabetics better than other types of tea, according to a study done by the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Zhou Dynasty (BC 1046-BC 256)

The history of Pu-erh tea is very long. As early as 3,000 years ago, during the period of  Emperor Wu's slashing, the Yunnan tea ancestors had already offered tea to Zhou emperor Wu, but at that time there was no name for Pu-erh tea. The transitional ancient tea tree of Bangwei is a living fossil left by the ancient monks who cultivated domesticated tea trees.

Tang Dynasty (618-907)

In the historical literature, the earliest person who planted Pu-erh tea was Tang Yuchuo, who wrote in the book "The Book of the Seven" in the book, "The tea is out of the mountains of the silver city, and there is no harvest." Jiang Guihe cooks and drinks." According to the test, Yinshengcheng's tea should be Yunnan big leaf tea, which is Pu-erh tea. According to historical records, as early as more than 1,100 years ago, it was in the area of ​​Sipu District of Nannuo, “the mountains of Yinshengchengjie”, and it was rich in tea.

Song  and Yuan Dynasties (960- 1368)

In the Song Dynasty, Li Shi also recorded in his book "Continuing recording things": "The tea is silver and the mountains are born, and it is timeless, and the chowder is cooked and consumed." From the cognition of tea culture history, tea is in the Tang Dynasty. It flourished in the Song Dynasty.In the Yuan Dynasty, there was a place called "Step by Step". Since it was later written as a Chinese character, it became "Puer" (at the time "the ear" had no three points of water). The word Pu-erh is the first to see this.

Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1912)

In the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, Xie Yuzhe mentioned the word "Pucha" (ie Pu-erh tea) in his book "The Strategy". The book said: "The gentry used it, all the Pu tea, steamed into a group." This is the first time that the word "Pucha" has appeared in the text. In the Ming Dynasty, Li Shizhen’s "Compendium of Materia Medica" also recorded the "Pu-erh tea out of Yunnan Pu-erh".The Qing Dynasty Fufu "Pu-erh Tea": "Pu'an is a silver-born house. The use of Pu-erh in the Western Buddhism has been since the Tang Dynasty." Qing Daoguang "Pu-erh House" "Six Tea Mountain Relics", more than 1,700 years ago During the Three Kingdoms period, tea was planted in the territory of Pu-erh Prefecture.

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