饮茶自古为养生良方。《神农本草经》即称茶为“久服安心益气、轻身耐老”;12世纪时日本高僧云“:茶乃养生之仙药,延龄之妙术。”我国历代皇帝都希望找到灵丹妙药而长生不老,但什么是灵丹妙药却各有所说。唐玄宗时,有一位高僧活到了130岁,仍然四肢灵活,身体健康,精力充沛。唐玄宗问他长寿秘诀,他回答,臣从小贫贱,从不吃药,平生只喜欢饮茶,常饮百碗而不厌。明代,吴中文人文征明才华横溢, Tea since ancient times for the good recipe. “Shen Nong’s Materia Medica” is called tea for “long service reassurance, light patience”; 12th century Japanese monk cloud “: tea is a health fairy medicine, Trillium of the magic. ” The emperors all want to find a miraculous cure, but they are immortal, but what is a panacea has its own meaning. Emperor Xuanzong when a monk lived to 130 years old, still flexible limbs, good health and energetic. Tang Xuanzong asked him the longevity tips, he replied, Chen was a poor man, never take medicine, only like to drink tea in his life, often drink a hundred bowls and not tired. Ming dynasty, Wu Chinese cultural Zhengming talented,