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本文主要通過查閱和收集近年來有關武夷肉桂茶及茶葉研究相關的文獻和文章，介紹了武夷肉桂茶的產地、生物特性、製作工藝、審評、他學組分、相關藥理作用的研究等各方面的內容。分析了武夷肉桂茶的性味歸經、中醫學功效進而提出了目前的研究中尚存的一些問題，以及對茶療這一療法今後的研究和發展方向表達了自己的見解。 武夷肉桂茶，無性奈、灌木型、小葉類、中晚生種。原產於國家一級自然保護區武夷山，香氣辛銳濃長似桂皮香。其含有多種營養成分和藥理活性成分，如茶多盼、茶氯酸、咖啡鹼、茶多糖、複合糖、茶皂素、有機酸、芳香物質、類胡蘿蔔素、葉綠素、黃闢類、維生素C 、多種B 屬維生素、維生素P 及磷、主甲、鈣、鎮、鋒、氣、晒等礦物元素，均為人體保健的功能性物質。 經過武夷岩茶的製作工藝後的肉桂茶，其性味表現為“味辛，甘，苦，性溫’歸心、肺、腎、胃經。具有發汗解肌、補火助陽、他氣行水、溫經通絡、溫通心陽、溫脾胃、提神醒腦等功效。可用於治療外戚表邪、膀恍氣化失常、痛痹、心陽不振、下元虛冷、脾胃虛寒等證。 近年來研究資料顯示：武夷肉桂茶中的有效成分具有抗菌抗病毒、增強免疫力、利尿、抗炎、降血脂和抗動脈粥樣硬化、抗凝血及抗血桂、降壓、降血糖、對中樞性和末梢性血管系統的興奮和強心作用等因此，肉桂茶可用於外戚風寒、前列腺增生、月經不調、精神不振、風濕性關節炎、類風濕性關節炎、冠心病、高血壓、高血脂、高血糖、胃腸疾病、等防治以及日常養生。 然而，對於武夷肉桂茶乃至整個茶療體系的研究還是存在著一些問題，例如沒有從中醫方面進行有關療效的闡述等。所以，我們在瞭解中醫茶療歷史的前提下及茶葉組分的藥理研究的背景下，應當重新審視茶的醫療保健價值，開拓臨床治療及養生保健的新思路。

在中國醫藥史上，茶用作於治病已有很長的歷史。人們在食用茶葉的過程中，積累了不少經驗，茶葉除了成為日常的飲料外，亦廣泛地應用於治療疾病上。本論文旨在了解清代的醫家及養生家對茶葉藥用功能的認識。清代的茶文化雖然沒有唐、宋及明代的雅興，但從地域、階層、茶類的廣度變化，及在茶功能的認識、飲茶方式、茶具製作、茶館文化等的深度變他，可見茶在清代有相當的發展。而在清代考證的學術風氣及實踐臨床醫學風氣的影響下，茶葉在清代醫療上，亦有廣度及深度的發揮。 從廣度而言，茶葉廣泛地用於各科病種，在內科、婦科、兒科、眼科、耳鼻喉科、口齒科、外科及傷科，茶葉都能發揮其治病的功能。而使用茶葉的方法， 亦有以單味茶葉、茶葉與諸藥合煎劑、茶調下方、外洗、外敷等，配合各種病症的需要而選擇使用。而深度而言，清代本草醫家對各種茶品的認識更為深入， 使用技巧更有深度。除了適當地運用不同品種、不同炮製方法的茶葉，利用其性昧、升降的不同， 治療不同的疾病。茶葉在組方上的使用更見靈活，使茶葉能針對不同的病症，充分地利用茶的特性，發揮茶的治病功能。清代綜合了前朝茶療的經驗及知識，又完備六大茶品，所以清代茶藥的應用，是傳統中醫藥對茶作為藥品的一個知識總結。了解清代醫家如何理解茶葉的性味、功能，如何將茶葉應用於臨床治病之中，對現代中醫藥的臨床治療及用藥亦有所啟發。 有鍵詞： 清代、茶療、茶葉功能

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Farmers in Mississippi have begun planting tea (Camellia sinensis) to diversify their crops. Camellia sinensis is an evergreen shrub whose leaves are used to make commonly consumed tea beverages. Tea has the potential to benefit the agricultural industry in Mississippi. While tea has been grown in other countries for centuries, there is little research-based information to guide farmers on growing tea in the United States. For domestic production to become effective, growers need to identify areas to save money to compete with countries with lower input costs. This study showed growers can fertilize at 2 g nitrogen (N) per container, reducing input costs, and produce comparable plants to those receiving higher N rates used in this study. While lowering the amount of N applied to plants in containers is an economical benefit to producers, there is also an environmental benefit to applying less N.This research also examined whether the use of colored shade cloth would increase plant growth and survival rate of newly planted tea. This study indicated in year 1, plants grown under shade treatments had 100% survival rate compared to plants grown without shade which had a survival rate of 46.67%. Shade cloth may be useful for tea producers in Mississippi when irrigation is limited. For tea producers with irrigated fields, the added expense of shade cloth may not be justified. Finally, planting date was evaluated to determine effects on plant growth and survival rate. In all planting dates except 3 April 2017, survival rate was over 70%, suggesting producers can plant tea in late fall and winter in Mississippi. While only in its infancy, the US tea industry has the potential to reduce the amount of imported tea, providing a boost to local economies and potentially reducing the environmental impact from shipping.

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