As green, oolong, and black teas all come from the leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant. But the beverage green tea is a true tea that has undergone minimal oxidation during processing. As green tea is popular in China, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Morocco, and the Middle East now it has become more widespread in the West, where traditionally black tea is consumed. Is any other food or drink reported to have as many health benefits as green tea? The Chinese have known about the medicinal benefits of green tea since ancient times. Nadine Taylor wrote in her book green tea has been used as a medicine in China for at least 4,000 years. They use treat everything from headaches to depression.
Green tea has many benefits according to Japanese study people who drink at least a pint of green tea each day have a lower risk of death because it reduce the risk of heart disease.
Green tea's ability to fight cancer is even more potent and varied than scientists suspected. According to BBC that scientists already know that green tea contains anti-oxidants which may have a protective effect against cancer. But now they have discovered that chemicals in the tea also shut down a key molecule which can play a significant role in the development of cancer.
Scientific research in Asia and the west is providing hard evidence for the health benefits long connected with intake green tea. Like The Journal of the National Cancer Institute issue research that indicating that drinking green tea reduced the risk of esophageal cancer in Chinese men and women about sixty percent. There is also research indicating that drinking green tea lowers total cholesterol levels, as well as improving the ratio of good (HDL) cholesterol to bad (LDL) cholesterol.
Therefore green tea may helpful medical condition like cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, high cholesterol levels, cardiovascular disease, infection, impaired immune function. Green tea contains EGCG (Epigallocatechin Gallate) which is a powerful anti-oxidant. In a 1997 study, researchers from the University of Kansas determined that EGCG is twice as powerful as resveratrol. EGCG acts in a way that it kills cancer cells without harming healthy tissue and inhibiting the development of cancer cells. EGCG act to lowering LDL cholesterol levels, and inhibiting the abnormal formation of blood clots.
Some other benefits that green tea can even help stop tooth decay. Just as its bacteria destroying abilities can assist to prevent food poisoning, Green tea is believed to help boost metabolism, produce fat and calorie-burning effects, it mean it has also good choice for weight loss. Green tea can also kill the bacteria that cause dental plaque. In the same time green tea can be for use for preparations skin products from deodorants to creams.
The only side effect of green tea is that it contains caffeine which causes insomnia but green tea contains less caffeine as compare to coffee. Overall green tea is the best herbs give us so many benefits.
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