I used Red during the seventies. In the eighties I discovered White.
I think Red is for short term application and White longterm. I now
use Red for the body and White for the head. When I'm sick I'll put
Red on my feet and belly and White on my face and buttocks. I imagine
my white blood cells getting mixed signals and rushing to all compass
points at once and cleaning up anything they find on the way. My
brother was drinking black tea and from what I remember about the post
said he lowered his LDL 13 points. My brother got interested because
of the scientific literature about the efficacy of tea lowering
cholesterol. In the meantime I sent him white and green tea so I don't
know those results if any. I think the specific attributes given to
Puer also seem to apply to tea in general. I can say anecdotally that
black puer does help with digestion.

Jim

Dominic T. wrote:
> Space Cowboy wrote:
> > Which one do you like the best, white or red? I've used it 30 years
> > for everything including fevers. I supply some to my neighbor who is
> > almost invalid from rheumatoid arthritis. She says it provides better
> > pain relief than topical prescription pain medication. You can see a
> > earlier post of my brother running lab tests on himself to monitor his
> > cholesterol levels. I'm not sure of any recent numbers. I'm about
> > ready to send him some Puer. I drink tea for the taste and if it keeps
> > me alive another day to drink some more it didn't cost me anything.
> >
> > Jim
>
> I've always used Red, simply because it was all that was available. I
> was a boxer and a hockey player for 12 years, so it has come in handy
> more times than I can count and in as many ways. I have arthritis in my
> knee's due to the sport and it helps a bit sometimes there, but not
> anything major. Fever's, Sinuses, colds, headaches, muscle pain... its
> all good.
>
> I will search for the Pu-Erh and cholesterol thread, did it work? It
> seems like it would for a couple real reasons so that is why I figured
> I'd give it a shot. It can't hurt him, and he gave up cigars years back
> so some Pu-Erh may just bea soothing thing for him on a couple levels.
>
> I agree with you, if it keeps me alive one day longer, that is just one
> more cup of tea I get to enjoy.
>
> - Dominic