Green Tea

Green tea also known as Chinese tea has been a popular beverage in Asia for over 3000 years. The Chinese have known about the medicinal benefits of green tea since ancient times, using it to treat everything from headaches to depression.

All true teas come from the same warm climate bush, Camellia Sinensis, Black, Green, Oolong and White teas are all made from its leaves but differ in the way they're processed. Green tea leaves are steamed and then dried helping to retain many more of its medicinal properties. By contras black and oolong teas are made from fermented leaves, to produce a milder taste. White tea has the distinction of being made from younger leaves and buds plucked from the branch ends.

Green teas secret is that its rich in catechin polyphenols particularly epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) these polyphenols are potent antioxidants that are more powerful then vitamin C and vitamin E in their ability to suppress free radicals.

Green teas popularity stems from its reported ability to aid with the following diseases.

Cancer
Rheumatoid Arthritis
High Cholesterol levels
Cardiovascular disease
Infection
Impaired immune functions

Other benefits include

Aiding with weight control
Helps prevent tooth decay

Scientific findings suggest that green tea may help prevent bladder cancer, colon cancer, esophageal cancer, rectum cancer and lung cancer.

The polyphenols epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) is a powerful anti-oxidant that inhibits the growth of cancer cells with out harming healthy tissue and is also effective in lowering LDL cholesterol levels and inhibits the formation of blood clots. Some studies have shown that drinking green tea with meals can reduce the risk of bacterial food poising. Drinking green tea can also aid in killing oral bacteria that causes cavities and bad breath. Its reported that green tea is effective against staph infections that have become resistant to antibiotics. Green tea aids in promoting the growth of friendly bifidobacteria in the intestine and prevents the growth of dangerous intestinal bacterial strains such as clostridia and E. coli.

Green tea contains one third as much caffeine as coffee, if your looking for caffeine free tea with comparable properties as green tea please try rooibose the red bush tea.

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