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苦丁茶中含有苦丁皂甙、氨基酸、维生素C、多酚类、黄酮类、咖啡碱、蛋白质等200多种成分。成品茶清香有苦味、而后甘凉，具有清热消暑、明目益智、生津止渴、利尿强心、润喉止咳、降压减肥、抑癌防癌、抗衰老、活血脉等多种功效，素有“保健茶”、“美容茶”、“减肥茶”、“降压茶”、“益寿茶”等美称。

冲饮苦丁茶的要点一是水要开，二是水质要好，最好是矿泉水、泉水或纯净水等优质水。三是选用瓷器或陶器做茶具，味道更佳。四是放的量要少，苦丁茶有量少味浓、耐冲泡的特点。

Ku Ding Tea (AKA (kǔdīng chá;  literally "bitter piece tea") is a famous, cleansing and refreshing Chinese tea made from the wax tree Ligustrum robustum and the holly species ILex kudingcha plant. The long leaf is twisted to make a “rope” like a bitter nail. The former is more commonly grown in Sichuan and Japan while the latter is most commonly grown and used mostly produced in the provinces of Yunnan, Hainan, and Fujian. In Chinese, "ku" means bitter, describing the taste, and "ding" means nail indicating the shape of the dry leaves. Your first impression is strong bitterness that makes your tongue numb followed by a slight bitter/sweet flavor like fresh bitter melon and a cooling refreshing feeling for the face, eyes and throat. 

Kuding tea is a health and longevity tea. Because of its bitter, cleansing properties it is a slimming tea. It promotes blood circulation and improves the health of blood vessels. Kuding tea used regularly can reduce inflammation and ease pain, cleanse digestive and other toxins, reduce fat and blood pressure, and keep the body fit. The tea is widely used to cure cold, rhinitis, itching eyes, red eyes, sore throat and headache. 

You might add one piece of KuDing tea to a pot of your regular tea and do not steep the first infusion longer than 30 seconds to 1 minute. The bitter taste increases the longer it steeps. Use the KuDing piece several times. As you increase your enjoyment of the bitter taste you can add two pieces as a tea.