有些回忆录中曾提到毛泽东有“吃茶”的习惯:他不仅爱喝茶,还喜欢把泡过茶的茶叶细嚼后吃下。在战争年代的行军途中,饮茶不便,毛泽东便用一小撮茶叶放在嘴里咀嚼,他说,吃茶叶除了能解渴外,提神醒脑的效果更好。在中南海,工作人员常常见到毛泽东吃泡过的茶叶,并对此感到不解。毛泽东风趣地说,茶的主要成分在茶叶里,我这样做也是节约嘛!其实,“吃茶”之举古已有之。现今湖南等地区尚有此风俗。从茶叶中分离提取有效成分是近代才开始的,咖啡因、 Some memoirs have mentioned Mao Zedong has “eat tea” habit: he not only love to drink tea, but also like to brew the tea after eating chewed. On the way to the march during the war, inconvenient for drinking tea, Mao Zedong chewed it in his mouth with a handful of tea leaves. He said that in addition to being able to quench their thirst, eating tea leaves is even more refreshing. In Zhongnanhai, staff often saw Mao Zedong eating tea, and feel puzzled. Mao Zedong humorously said that the main component of tea in tea, I do it is also saving it! In fact, “eat tea ” move has existed. Today, Hunan and other regions still have this custom. Separation and extraction of active ingredients from tea is the beginning of modern times, caffeine,