I have been an exclusive green tea drinker, but because of comments on in
this group, and a chance encounter with Rishi Pu-er at a local store, I
bought some pu-er. I know it is probably not as good as a tael purchased on
eBay and drop-shipped from China, but I am a neophyte. In the flyer
accompany the tea (which was loose, and dark grey, sort of like pi lo in
shape (sorry, don't drink black/red so can only compare to green)), it
stated,

"Pu-erh is widely consumed throughout Asia and Europe for its time-tested
health and slimming properties." It continues describing studies that pu,
"reduces cholesterol, cleanses the bloodstream, assists with slimming and
works to detoxify the body of impurities from a heavy meat diet. . . [it] is
also known to relieve hangovers and constipation."

Hmm . . . I bought it to try (not so bad, but I don't have anything to
compare it to. It is definitely not like greens. Earthy, which was nice).
I did not buy it for slimming, cleansing, detoxing, etc. <<I noticed the
taste was described as like camphor and like "banana leaves." Never tried
banana leaves, nor have any idea what they would taste like.>>

My question, is this just marketing hype? I usually get my greens thru
Upton and Adagio, but Rishi has a Jade Cloud green that isn't bad. It
didn't seem like Rishi is the type to market to health food holistic types.
I was wondering about the "slimming" aspect also. No, I'm not going on a
diet, but what is that about?

Thanks
L