Drinking Chinese tea has a number of benefits to one’s health. Since the tea has cooling properties, Chinese tea can be a good choice of refreshments during the hot season. This is also a perfect tonic to boost concentration. By tradition, Chinese used this tea as a way to relieve indigestion and at the same time help persons with bowel movement problems.

The tea may also be helpful in relieving headaches, dizziness, sleepiness and heat stroke. Tea is believed to reduce risk of heart disease, cataracts, colon cancer, and even help women conceive. A cup of Chinese tea can soothe, rejuvenate and relax.

Tannic acid in tea is known for its anti-inflammatory and germicidal properties. Chinese tea also eases digestion, prevents halitosis, and brings about a slight drop in blood pressure. Chinese tea is rich in various vitamins and, for smokers, helps discharge nicotine out of the system. After wining, strong tea may prove to be a sobering pick-me-up. If the tea is processed together with vinegar, then the solution may be used for diarrhoea. The decoction content of tea could also address dysentery.

Studies have shown that Chinese tea contains more than 300 chemical substances that prove effective in relieving a number of ailments. Some of these important chemicals include caffeine, flavonol, butyric acid, vitamins, minerals, pectins, saccharides and saponin. These chemicals act on the body's central nervous and the cardiovascular systems. They act as anti-oxidant muscular relaxants and as diuretics.

Amongst various types of tea, green tea possesses the most health benefits. Countless studies continue to discover health benefits in drinking green tea. Green tea has been found as having the highest concentration of antioxidants. Antioxidants prevent free radicals, which are incomplete cells that attack healthy cells, causing damage that may lead to certain diseases, especially cancer and heart disease.