2019.01.02 周三 Wednesday mutation /mju:teiʃən/ n. 变异 Hongyacha, a new type of wild tea plant from the mountains of southern China, contains little or no caffeine, according to a study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 根据一篇发布在《农业与食品化学期刊》上的研究,一种在中国南方山区发现的新品种野生茶,只含很少的咖啡因,有的甚至不含;这种茶被称为洪崖茶。 “Hongyacha is a wild tea plant only distributed in the narrow mountain area at altitudes of 2,300-3,300 feet (700-1,000 m) of several neighboring villages in the southern region of Fujian Province,” said lead author Dr. Liang Chen from China’s Tea Research Institute and colleagues. 该论文的主要作者是来自中国茶叶研究所的Liang Chen博士,Chen博士及其同事说:“洪崖茶这种野生茶树只在福建省南方山区很窄的一个村落带附近生长,海拔700-1000米。” “Local people believe that drinking this tea can reduce internal heat, cure colds, and heal stomach pains, etc.” “当地人相信喝这种茶能够去内热、治疗感冒、治胃痛等等。” “However, given its narrow and special distribution, detailed information about hongyacha is lacking.” “不过,受限于它狭窄且特殊的生长区域,现在有关洪崖茶的详细信息还比较少。” |