Green Tea Huangshan Maofeng

The word "Huangshan" means Yellow Mountain - the Mountain that has given birth to 4 of China's 10 Famous Teas.The word "Maofeng" means hairy mountain peak. It refers to the silvery downy hairs that cover tippy end of a tea bud, which is so pointed that it resembles the sharp contour of a Yellow Mountain peak.The high esteem in which Huangshan Maofeng tea is held by scholarsexplains why today she is regarded as the one of top 3 amongst Chinese green teas. Green tea is naturally rich in antioxidants called polyphenols. The polyphenols present in green tea are un-oxidised polyphenols and are called catechins. These polyphenols exhibit very high antioxidant properties and help our body to fight various disease conditions. The antioxidants acts as free radical scavengers and keeps our system free of damaging free radicals.