I would be interested if other people would qualify typical effects on their bodies. I think it effects different people in different ways, as does THC, or alcohol.shah82 wrote:Cha qi is an entirely personal experience.
One thing that qi does for me personally, is make me sweat in a particular way, usually at my lower back, or further up my body if it is particularly strong.
One way to separate the effects from caffeine or hot liquid is to do a comparison. For example, if I drink hot coffee, I don't sweat. Or cold redbull, no sweat. Or just hot water, I won't sweat. (Unless I am in a hot room and I am drinking pots of hot water)
That is one way to separate out the effect for myself. Also, may puers do not make me sweat. If I have a tea with particularly strong qi, like a ban zhang, the sweat is quick and obvious.