A glass with food, twice a day, for a month. And eight contraindications from the state registration certificate
In brief
In the state registration certificate, Fohow Liuwei tea is recorded as a biologically active supplement — “a source of flavonoids, caffeine”. The second half of this line is what explains the contraindications: high blood pressure, disturbed heart rhythm, insomnia. The benefit for which it is drunk is recorded in the manufacturer's description: digestion after fatty food, swelling, the throat of smokers.
The composition includes three-year-aged puer, five herbs — astragalus, sage, chrysanthemum, Japanese honeysuckle and a herb that the description calls five-leaf ginseng — and the Chinese cordyceps mushroom. The name comes from the six flavors: “Liuwei” in Chinese is 六味, where 味 means “taste”, and the six are puer and five herbs.
The base of the blend is puer. It is real tea, from the tea leaf, and the caffeine in the drink comes from it; how much of it is in one bag, the certificate does not say.
State registration certificate RU.77.99.11.003.R.001358.04.21 of April 23, 2021, manufacturer — Fohow (Tianjin) Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., China. Issued on the basis of the expert opinion of the Federal Research Center of Nutrition and Biotechnology and the test report of its laboratory. In the WHIEDA catalog the tea is listed under article number F031-00. Certificate PDF
After a fatty meal
Puer in the blend is responsible for digestion and fat: tea with a meal reduces the amount of fat absorbed from food — this is what the manufacturer's description says. Hence “weight control” in the description: it concerns fat from food.
Heat
Chinese medicine calls internal overheating “heat”: the face burns, the mouth is dry. Chrysanthemum and Japanese honeysuckle relieve heat and remove toxins, and chrysanthemum also calms the liver and protects eyesight — this is how Chinese tradition describes these herbs.
Stagnation and swelling
Sage removes blood stagnation, and the tea itself is diuretic — this is the language of Chinese tradition, and it is also written in the manufacturer's description. If you take medicines that affect blood clotting, discuss the tea with your doctor.
Qi and fatigue
Astragalus replenishes Qi, cordyceps relieves fatigue, five-leaf ginseng is responsible for fat metabolism — this is how their roles are laid out in the tradition and in the description.
Smokers' throat
The description singles out smokers in a separate line: the tea eases a sore throat.
The main task of these is the first one, food: the certificate ties every glass to a meal.
The scheme is from the appendix to the state registration certificate.
Bag
One filter bag, 2 g
Water
One glass, 200 ml
Temperature
85–90 °C. Hot water, not boiling water
Steep
5 minutes
How much
One glass twice a day for adults
When
During a meal: with breakfast and lunch
Course
One month
Storage
In a dry place, out of direct sunlight, up to +25 °C, out of reach of children; shelf life — 36 months
A pack has 30 bags; at two glasses a day it lasts 15 days, so a monthly course is two packs.
The document differs from the manufacturer's description in two places: there it says “2–3 times a day” and “before and after meals”, here — twice and during a meal. We go with the certificate.
In the partner community it is drunk differently: one bag per liter to a liter and a half of hot water, and this bottle is stretched over the day, until 17:00–18:00. That way one pack lasts a month. But the brew also comes out 5–7.5 times weaker: the same 2 grams per 1000–1500 ml instead of 200. This scheme is not in the certificate. Our position is to drink by the document for the first month: this scheme was checked by the expert review, and the contraindications are written for it.
On partner sites there is usually one contraindication — individual intolerance. The annex to the state registration certificate lists eight.
Intolerance
Allergy to any component: pu-erh, herbs, cordyceps.
Pregnancy and breastfeeding
The tea is not drunk during this time.
Blood pressure and heart
High blood pressure, cardiac rhythm disorders.
Nerves and sleep
Increased nervous excitability, insomnia.
Evening
Taking it in the evening.
Separately about children: the regimen in the document is written for adults, and it contains no recommendations for children. For children — only in agreement with a pediatrician.
Before starting, the document advises consulting a doctor. If you take diuretic pills, this conversation is mandatory: the manufacturer’s description calls the tea itself a diuretic as well.
On partner sites and in training materials it is written that Liuwei lowers blood pressure. High blood pressure is a contraindication under the state registration certificate: if blood pressure is high, the tea is not drunk, and any exceptions are decided only with a doctor.
What is Fohow Liuwei tea drunk for?
After fatty meals, with swelling and heat, for smokers — for the throat. The purposes are taken from the manufacturer’s description and written in the language of Chinese tradition.
Can Liuwei tea be drunk with high blood pressure?
No. High blood pressure is a contraindication under the state registration certificate: if blood pressure is high, the tea is not drunk, and any exceptions are decided only with a doctor.
Does Liuwei tea help you lose weight?
The manufacturer’s description speaks of fat from food: with a meal, the tea reduces its absorption. Neither the description nor the certificate calls it a weight-loss product.
Is Liuwei tea a medicine?
No. Under the state registration certificate it is a biologically active dietary supplement, and it does not replace treatment.
Evening is on the certificate’s list of contraindications. Availability, price and documents are on the tea’s product page, and the stories of those who drink it are on the reviews page.
This material is for information purposes and does not replace a consultation with a doctor.
