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Oolong (UK: / ˈ uː l ɒ ŋ /, US: /-l ɔː ŋ /; simplified Chinese: 乌龙茶; traditional Chinese: 烏龍茶; pinyin: wūlóngchá; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: o͘-liông tê, "black dragon" tea) is a traditional semi-oxidized Chinese tea (Camellia sinensis) produced through a process that includes withering the leaves under strong sun and allowing some oxidation to occur before curling and twisting. [1]
Ginseng tea, or insam-cha (Korean: 인삼차; Hanja: 人蔘茶; insam means ginseng and cha means tea in Korean), is a traditional Korean tea made with ginseng. [1] While it is called a tea, ginseng tea does not contain tea leaves. It is a herbal tea infusion made out of the ginseng plant's root. [2]
It is a tea produced from leaves bitten by the tea jassid, an insect that feeds on the tea plant. Terpenes are released in the bitten leaves, which creates a honey-like taste. Oriental beauty, white-tip oolong, and champagne oolong are other names under which dongfang meiren is marketed in the West.
Oolong Tea. Yusuke Murata/Getty Images. How It’s Made: The leaves are harvested, wilted, oxidized, fired, rolled and dried; sometimes they’re also roasted for a warmer, nuttier flavor.
Teaghrelins are acylated flavonoid tetraglycosides found in semi-oxidized oolong teas (Camellia sinensis), such as Chin-shin oolong tea [1] and Shy‐jih‐chuen oolong tea. [2] Teaghrelins are ghrelin receptor agonists in vitro. [1] In an animal model, teaghrelins induce hunger and accelerate gastric emptying. [1]
Oolong tea: In September 2014, Teatulia launched its newest variety of tea, oolong. Oxidation levels in oolong can vary from 8% to 80% depending on the production style of the tea master, which is why the flavor profile of some oolongs may lean more toward a fresh green tea (less oxidized) and others toward a malty black tea (more oxidized).