Authentic da hong pao tea harvested from the six remaining mother plants in Wuyi Mountains, each of which are officially 'only' three hundred to four hundred years old but are truthfully much older, is a wonder substance when prepared and consumed properly in the traditional manner, which is similar to other wuyi teas but requires strict adherence to special protocols regarding its purity and handling. The Wuyi mountains are a range similar to the American Mt Shasta range, for clarity in regards to it's historical reputation. Harvesting from the mother trees is strictly limited by the government, and clippings are reserved for rare ceremonial gifts. There is a culture of immortality-pursuing in the highest levels of chinese society no different than in previous centuries, but those within the inner circle who have been made aware of the Grand Scarlet Robe's true nature are allowed to do so because, as it merely guarantees good health and unfettered minds in one's old age, it cannot configure youth and one with aspires to such an old age should have a positive legacy with one's offspring, grandchildren, and friends and associates. Those da hong pao varieties of lower grades are positive in and of themselves in their effects, but do not have the true, guaranteed life extension capacities da hong pao, such as geidou.
As far as what it actually does; it's a super diuretic, cleanses the liver and kidneys like nothing else (with the associated positive long term effects for every other organ in the body), and it's very high in caffeine and other specific substances associated with high grade dried and fermented teas from the wuyi region; those teas which come the second oldest batch of legitimate trees from the region, themselves supremely expensive, can produce brews which have effects on individuals with weaker constitutions which can legitimately be compared to high purity cocaine. As far as the actual value of the true strain; as these trees are considered something greater than a mundane national treasure, being valued over the centuries by various religions groups regional to the mountains and individual imperial dynasties which valued the tea, the only time pure-strain tea from the mother trees have been given out as a gift was by Mao to Nixon; the tea was later given willingly over to Henry Kissinger, who consumed the tea as it would've been prepared traditionally for centuries, and not only lived to his ripe old age, but kept his mind and body as well. Kissinger likely had genetics on his side, but his consumption of a relatively small amount of pure strain da hong pao is one of the few known instances of a figure consuming it in the 20th century which is publicly known.
Naturally, this is not something which can be easily confirmed by those who do not have the will and the way to travel to a relatively small and rural part of China, but I do believe that it would be within the interests of any who have the money and the time to visit the region and try the second-tier da hong pao, which, due to the issues with provenance many will find familiar when it comes to agricultural goods with a high demand, is really best consumed while in the region it has been produced in, to guarantee it's purity and authenticity. This grade still has health benefits, and is to what other high grade teas what high grade tea is to swamp water; it is a cleansing drink with properties which cannot be replicated except through extensive pharmaceutical consumption and inner cultivation.
>>41341380To be honest I wish you had used AI to write this, this is the most Eastern boot licking thread I have ever seen.The goal of existing in 3D baryonic space-time is to die, under specific conditions.You actually do NOT want immortality here.Trust me, it's a bad thing in this Universe.All historical figures that achieved immortality, left Earth.There's a reason.Those who achieve immortality here, are behind the manifold curve for a timescale that I am not going to describe here.We leave them behind, and they get converted into a utility. You don't want to do it, unless you understand that process.A normal human does not possess the framework to understand the process. You would need one eternity of training time.Those who have achieved immortality and left Earth are preparing for their processing. There is a radius they must be, away from this world, for the process to work properly.They have literal locations that they have to be at, within space-time, when certain events occur.Which is why it would be bad, as a human that doesn't know about these details, to achieve immortality.You will suffer what you don't understand .
finally an interesting thread
>>41341561If I became immortal, traveling off world would be my primary goal as well.
Also caffiene and cocaine are hardly immortality drugs.Theres no evidence anyone has attained biological immortality. It would eventually not be enjoyable anyway.
>>41341380This is a great thread, if only because it's actually a new thing. Instead of rewarmed 2014 nonsense for the trilionth time.Imo when I have time I'll do a thread about some odd books about Buddhism I found.P.S:Hi, Landshark, you content stealing faggot.
>>41341561Immortality was a hyperbole term; da hong pao, if a individual had unlimited amounts, could absolutely guarantee an extensive long life in the hundreds of years from my understanding, but this was impractical at best for most of recorded history and, in practice, only those who cultivated the plants in ancient times, when the old groves were still existent, had access to such a thing. True immortals, if they have existed, could come only from advanced cultivation techniques, but da hong pao can guarantee a biologically uneventful old age at the very least. Would it not surprise you that the Wuyi Mountains have had a outsized role in the history of Taoism and Buddhism, and many of the oldest Taoist monasteries are present in the region? Many records were unfortunately destroyed, but, for a lack of better way to put it, the region abounds with legends of religious figures who are recorded as having great longevity and vigor in their old age. Again, to the modern immortality seeker who knows of things such as da hong pao and other such things, most who are 'on the same page' recognize that the future for most is not one that would be worth living, if one cannot do so in a way that matters or guarantees power. There are few elites in China who would want to live as, say, brains in jars or as cyborgs on the moon; da hong pao can make one a earthbound elder of sorts, with a natural lifespan allowing one to live well past one hundred years of age, but one would still need to live in this world. >>41341608>Also caffiene and cocaine are hardly immortality drugs.They are not, but to have clean blood, steadied blood pressure, a clear mind and great energy with a steady heart has great benefits for the aged in particular, and that is what is known of the lesser trees, to the public. What is harvested from the mother trees has the same effects, but with a greater, positive effect on one's organ health and preserving one's mental acuity.
>>41341750Are these trees connected to any specific Taoist sect? Like Zengyi or Quanzhen?
>>41341380Bump. Please respond man.
>>41342197Wait, was this herb used in internal Alchemy? What happened to all the other Mother Trees? Why can't they plant more?
>>41341561my made up shit > your made up shitt. expert in this field
>>41343578He sounds exactly like the type of person who nuked his brain with strong psychodelics.
>>41342197The region has been a center of Quanzhen teachings since ancient times, but the trees were cultivated by every major organized religious group with activity on the mountain, particularly Zen and Chan buddhist groups, with the last remaining grove of mother trees having been protected by the old Tianxin Yongle buddhist temple, and truthfully most organized religious groups of Taoist leanings took the form of semi-independent talisman/fulu groups which organized and dispersed in accordance to the needs of the individuals involved. However, the most important historical spiritual site of note, the Wuyi Palace (which has gone under many names throughout history, but has always remained a taoist temple), has both a storied 'secular' history as well as having been the site of intensive interest as well. The principle legend regarding the importance of Mt. Wuyi, which itself was once worshiped as a deity itself, was that it was a place for dixian, or earthly immortals, to gather in order to be assessed for the potential to be promoted to the status of a tian xian, or heavenly immortal. This tradition is well represented with the regional beliefs surrounding the deification of Mt Wuyi as a god which governed this process, and the Wuyi Temple's importance was due, in part, to this belief. I do believe that it should be plainly obvious that the deification of Mt Wuyi has always been associated with the harvesting of tea.
>>41345716>>41341750>>41341486>>41341434>>41341380Lot of words to say very little.
>>41343576>Wait, was this herb used in internal Alchemy?Yes, the region has been valued for the quality of its tea since recorded history and the cultivation of tea by the learned groups which have been attracted to the mountain has been noteworthy in its iniquitousness. The tea has always been plentiful and high quality, and the finest was always reserved for those who tended to the most precious of the groves, generally protected by monasteries, and the highest quality teas were reserved for the utility of serving as a tribute good and offering for highly respected patrons and imperial families. The six remaining mother trees in particular exist in a area once owned by a buddhist temple, but records in the region are sparse at best, due to certain events which happened in the middle of the 20th century which caused quite a lot of damage to local records, which were not widely circulated out from the region due to it's rural nature.>What happened to all the other Mother Trees? Why can't they plant more?Records are again sparce, but the mother trees were severely reduced in number over the course of the 19th and 20th centuries due to mismanagement and the dissolution of the various temples and shrines which once dotted the region, interrupting the cultivation of tea as a whole and causing many old groves to be mismanaged, lain fallow and destroyed. If clippings of the remaining six trees were to be propagated, then they could hypothetically be restored in number, but it would take centuries for them to reach an appropriate age and the clonal trees which produce the leaves which now make up the legitimate teas which can still accurately be called da hong pao are very young comparatively, and the conditions the mother trees experienced in their youths cannot easily be replicated today.
>>41341380>geidouYou must mean Beidou?But i love to drink also Sheng und Lu Cha, Hongcha and Heicha ^^
>>41341380mountain oolongs are tasty, but no need to blog it up with dogma slop.
>>41341380>>41341434>Be chinese>Have magic tea>Only person who's ever benefited it in the west is Henry Kissinger
I have this theory that may be critical to super longevity. It seems so obvious that I don't understand why no one is looking into it. If I'm right, then I should live much longer than most people and look healthier for my age. I can't tell you guys cause I don't like people enough to share my views on immortality.
>>41348367Lel
>>41341561OP actually refuted this anon, he even said that the 'immortality seekers' in China aren't jumping at the gun to extend their lives because they'd still be stuck in modern China and they're probably in the know enough to know that stuff would only get worse down the line
