
Apart from preventing diabetes, this Chinese tea is known to be heart-healthy and brain-healthy as well. Oolong tea extracts may also help stave off breast cancer.

Da Hong Pao, which translates to "Big Red Robe" in Mandarin, is a celebrated oolong tea grown in the stunning Wuyi Mountains of China's Fujian Province.

A popular choice among several tea lovers across the world, it is basically a semi-oxidised tea that lies somewhere in between green tea and the regular black tea.

Weight loss: Puerh tea, native to China's Yunnan district, has long been touted as one of the best teas to help shed extra kilos.