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	ACS :: Green Tea
		Green tea is a drink made from the steamed and dried leaves of the Camellia sinesis plant, a shrub native to Asia.
		Green tea is usually brewed using 1 to 2 teaspoons of the dried tea in a cup of boiling water or is steeped for 3 to 15 minutes.
		Green tea consumption and mortality due to cardiovascular disease, cancer, and all causes in Japan: the Ohsaki study.
	www.cancer.org /docroot/ETO/content/ETO_5_3X_Green_Tea.asp?sitearea=ETO (1638 words)

	Green Tea - Supplements
		Green tea is the second-most consumed beverage in the world (water is the first) and has been used medicinally for centuries in India and China.
		In one animal study, the anti-obesity effect of green tea was evaluated by feeding different levels of green tea (1-4% in their diets) to female mice for 4 months.
		A probable theory for the thermogenic effect of green tea is an increase in levels of norepinephrine — because catechin-polyphenols are known to inhibit catechol-O-methyl-transferase (the enzyme that degrades norepinephrine).
	www.supplementwatch.com /supatoz/supplement.asp?supplementId=159 (1556 words)

	Green Tea
		Green tea is made from unfermented leaves and is reputed to contain the highest concentration of polyphenols, chemicals that act as powerful antioxidants.
		Green, fl, and oolong tea are all derived from the leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant.
		Green tea is prepared from unfermented leaves, the leaves of oolong tea are partially fermented, and fl tea is fully fermented.
	www.umm.edu /altmed/ConsHerbs/GreenTeach.html (3727 words)

	Green tea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Green tea is popular in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, and the Middle East.
		Green tea (ryokucha) is so ubiquitous in Japan that it is more commonly known as "tea" (ocha) and even "Japanese tea" (nihoncha).
		This is thought to be due to high antioxidant levels and the presence of l-theanine, which is a glutamate analog present in green tea that can cross the blood-brain barrier and reduce glutamate excitotoxicity during stress and ischemia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Green_tea (1507 words)

	Green Tea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Green tea, unlike fl and oolong tea, is not fermented, so the active constituents remain unaltered in the herb.
		To brew green tea, 1 teaspoon (5 grams) of green tea leaves are combined with 1 cup (250 ml) of boiling water and steeped for three minutes.
		An extract of green tea taken by healthy women with a meal inhibited the absorption of non-heme iron (e.g., the form of iron in plant foods) by 26%.
	www.kroger.com /hn/Herb/Green_Tea.htm (1530 words)

	Chinese Green Teas
		Green teas are rich in vitamin C. Experts contend that they stimulate the spirit better than any other blend, claiming that it improves their abilities to think and meditate for prolonged periods without fatigue.
		It is among the earliest teas produced in the spring, and the profusion of bud-sets is evident in the brewed tea.
		This organic tea is delicate and refreshing to the palate and is cherished for its earthy aroma and mellow taste.
	www.holymtn.com /tea/greentea.htm (3095 words)

	Cool Hunting: Green Tea
		With more and more reports linking green tea to weight loss, extolling its skin care, anti-infection, immune-boosting, and cholesterol-lowering benefits, and citing its potention to prevent cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and tooth decay, the green tea product boom is in full-force.
		From the makers of CH favorite Teas' Tea, Ito En's 6.4 oz Sencha Shot packs in five times the catechins, which is just about the amount that studies have shown to reduce prostate cancer and increase metabolism, among other benefits.
		Using mint and green tea essential oils, the candle (currently on sale for $11.20 from L'Occitane comes in a tin well-suited for travel and the Eau d'Toilette ($40 from L'Occitane) is equally fitting for men and women.
	www.coolhunting.com /archives/2006/01/green_tea.php (941 words)

	Green Tea
		Green tea catechins are potent antioxidants that provide health benefits beyond their ability to neutralize free radicals.
		Green tea polyphenols are potent antioxidants, especially in the brain.
		Green tea promotes the growth of friendly bifidobacteria in the intestine and prevents the growth of dangerous intestinal bacterial strains such as clostridia and E. coli.
	www.lef.org /featured-articles/greent.html (2012 words)

	Green tea (Camellia sinensis) - MayoClinic.com
		Green tea, fl tea, and oolong tea are all derived from the same plant.
		Tea varieties reflect the growing region (for example, Ceylon or Assam), the district (for example, Darjeeling), the form (for example, pekoe is cut, gunpowder is rolled), and the processing method (for example, fl, green, or oolong).
		Tea polyphenols and theaflavins are present in prostate tissue of humans and mice after green and fl tea consumption.
	www.mayoclinic.com /health/green-tea/NS_patient-green_tea (1907 words)

	Green tea Benefit: by Ray Sahelian, M.D., Green tea health benefit - side effects
		Green tea, green tea catechins, and epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) have been demonstrated in cell culture and animal models of obesity to reduce adipocyte differentiation and proliferation, lipogenesis, fat mass, body weight, fat absorption, plasma levels of triglycerides, free fatty acids, cholesterol, glucose, insulin and leptin, as well as to increase beta-oxidation and thermogenesis.
		The purpose of this study was to compare the pharmacokinetic disposition of fl and green tea polyphenols and their effect on the antioxidant capacity in plasma 8 h after a bolus consumption of either green tea, fl tea, or a green tea extract supplement.
		Some green tea catechins are chondroprotective and that consumption of green tea may be prophylactic for arthritis and may benefit the arthritis patient by reducing inflammation and slowing cartilage breakdown.
	www.raysahelian.com /greentea.html (5185 words)

	Green Tea
		Although Green Tea has not been officially recognized as a medicinal agent, it is known to be effective against diarrhea and upset stomach, while boosting mood and energy.
		Women who drank the most tea enjoyed a 33 percent reduction in the risk of colon cancer, a 43 percent reduction in the risk of rectal cancer, and a 47 percent reduction in the risk of pancreatic cancer.
		Green Tea is dried for a shorter time, and is heated sooner to prevent fermentation.
	www.pdrhealth.com /drug_info/nmdrugprofiles/herbaldrugs/101320.shtml (603 words)

	Green Tea
		Green tea is a healthy alternative to regular cafinne teas.
		Gree tea (Camellia sinensis), once the domain of the Far East, has come to the United Staes and is now being accepted by the medical profession of the Western World as a very healthy alternative.
		Green tea is filled with extremely powerful antioxidants which help protect against such health concerns as cancer and heart disease.
	www.jewishnaturecenter.org /html/green_tea.html (157 words)

	Tea and Cancer Prevention - National Cancer Institute
		Although tea is consumed in a variety of ways and varies in its chemical makeup, one study showed steeping either green or fl tea for about five minutes released over 80 percent of its catechins.
		In the laboratory, studies have shown tea catechins act as powerful inhibitors of cancer growth in several ways: They scavenge oxidants before cell injuries occur, reduce the incidence and size of chemically induced tumors, and inhibit the growth of tumor cells.
		For example, one is investigating the protective effects of a pill form of green tea against sun-induced skin damage while another explores the topical application of green tea in shrinking precancerous skin changes.
	www.cancer.gov /newscenter/pressreleases/tea (892 words)

	green tea extract : Their Benefits and for good health.
		Green tea is said to have many health benefits, including lowering your cholesterol, boosting your immune system and helping to prevent cavities and tooth decay.
		Green tea catechin and fl tea theaflavi directly act on the influenza virus and inactivate it.
		Green tea deters food poisoning It has long been known from experience that green tea has the ability to kill bacteria.
	www.green-tea.com (534 words)

	green tea Consumer Drug Information
		Green tea has not been evaluated by the FDA for safety, effectiveness, or purity.
		Green tea has been used for stomach disorders, vomiting, diarrhea, to prevent dental cavities, to lower cholesterol levels, as an antioxidant, to reduce cancer, and as a stimulant.
		Green tea contains a large amount of caffeine and may be problematic if used by people with any of the conditions listed above.
	www.drugs.com /MTM/green_tea.html (1318 words)

	Green Tea Extract - Green Tea Workshop
		Green tea is also widely consumed in Japan, China and other Asian Nations and is becoming more popular in Western Nations either in a form of water or green tea extract.
		Catechins, compounds in green tea extract are 25-100 times stronger than vitamin C and E. They protect the body from damage effects of oxidative damage from free radicals.
		Herbalists use green tea and extracts of its leaves for stomach problems, vomiting, and diarrhea, and to reduce tooth decay, blood pressure and cholesterol levels.
	www.greenteaworkshop.com /Green_Tea_Extract.htm (380 words)

	Green Tea Workshop - Green Tea Fan
		Green Tea plus Extract contains catechins, powerful polyphenol antioxidants that are 200 times stronger than vitamin E at neutralizing free radicals-molecules that attack lipids in the brain and other tissues.
		Green tea from the Camellia Leaves, is unfermented at its processing.
		Tea drinking was popular in ancient China as tea was regarded as one of the seven daily necessities, the others being firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, and vinegar.
	www.greenteaworkshop.com (2083 words)

	Tea - Bigelow Tea > Green Tea, Herbal Tea, Decaf Tea, Tea Gifts, Tea Gift Boxes, Tea Gift Baskets
		Tea is made with tea leaves from the Camillia Sinensis plant which is an evergreen related to the camellia and indigenous to Assam India and also parts of China and Japan.
		Tea flavor optimization is helped by volatile oils, its stimulating properties to caffeine and its astringency to the tannin content.
		The flavor of tea is due to volatile oils, its stimulating properties to caffeine, and its astringency to the tannin content.
	www.bigelowtea.com (541 words)

	Green tea - from Japanese green tea - Sencha, Bancha,Gyokuro,Genmaicha to Lung Ching or Gunpowder,Chunmee,Yunnan green ...
		Green tea - from Japanese green tea - Sencha, Bancha,Gyokuro,Genmaicha to Lung Ching or Gunpowder,Chunmee,Yunnan green needles and Young Hyson
		Green tea - Loose leaf green tea from China.
		The art of manufacturing green tea goes back many centuries, yet it is refined with every crop of tea There are endless methods of steaming, withering and drying green tea.
	www.bodyofmine.com /tea/Green_tea/green_tea.htm (348 words)

	Green Tea Japanese Instant Superior to Matcha-SOTA Green Tea
		Everyone knows the Chinese have known have been drinking green tea for thousands of years and are aware of the medicinal benefits of green tea.
		This research on instant green tea was conducted in Lausanne, Switzerland at the RH Stadler Nester Ltd Research Centre.
		Further study of green tea may help develop a treatment to prevent the dormant, nonthreatening type of prostate cancer many men have late in life from becoming aggressive and fatal.
	www.200.com /greentea (1436 words)

	Green Tea - Vitacost (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Green tea polyphenols have been shown to stimulate the production of several immune system cells, and have topical antibacterial properties—even against the bacteria that cause dental plaque.
		Decaffeinated tea is recommended to reduce the side effects associated with caffeine, including anxiety and insomnia.
		The most common adverse effects reported from consuming large amounts (several cups per day) of green tea are insomnia, anxiety, and other symptoms caused by the caffeine content in the herb.
	www.vitacost.com /science/hn/Herb/Green_Tea.htm (1963 words)

	Health benefits of tea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In addition to caffeine, green tea contains catechin polyphenols that raise thermogenesis (the rate at which calories are burned), and hence increases energy expenditure.
		Green tea has 67.5 mg catechins per 100 ml, and this might explain the results.
		In a July, 2005 review of claims made about the health benefits of green tea, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration concluded that it was highly unlikely that green tea reduces the risk of breast and prostate cancer.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Health_benefits_of_tea (1018 words)

	Japanese Green Tea \| GREEN TEA WORKSHOP (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Green tea (ryokucha) is so ubiquitous in Japan that it ismore commonly known as "honorable tea" (??, ocha) and even "Japanese tea" (nihoncha).
		Types of tea are commonly graded depending on the quality and the parts of the plant used.
		Matcha ("rubbed tea") is the highest grade of green tea, usedprimarily in the tea ceremony.
	www.greenteaworkshop.com /Japanese_Green_Tea.htm (265 words)

	Stash Tea: Stash Moroccan Mint Green Tea
		In the bazaars of Morocco in North Africa, tea is served on a "sinya" or three legged tray, usually made of brass, plus a smaller tray which holds three boxes, one for green tea, one for mint and one for sugar.
		Young Hyson green tea is a shiny, long, slender, twisted and curled leaf, which is rolled to hold its freshness.
		This tea is named after a rich merchant "Hyson", who was the first to sell this style of Chinese green tea in England.
	www.stashtea.com /w-050350.htm (489 words)

	Green Tea...
		Existing studies tend to concentrate on active ingredients of green tea, such as epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), a compound that belongs to a family of antioxidants known as polyphenols.
		The combination of aluminum and fluorides in tea is of urgent concern, due to the increased damage done by fluorides when in the presence of aluminum, especially neurological and renal damage)(17).
		Their results indicate that tea consumption must be considered in any assessment of the total dietary intake of aluminum in human beings (50).
	www.bruha.com /pfpc/html/green_tea___.html (8514 words)

	Green tea benefits health and life
		Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), an antioxidant found in green tea, is at least 100 more times more effective than vitamin C and 25 times more effective than vitamin E at protecting cells and DNA from damage believed to be linked to cancer, heart disease and other serious illnesses.
		Green tea polyphenols and polysaccharides are effective in lowering blood sugar.
		Green tea also boosts the immune system because of its high concentrations of polyphenols and flavenoids.
	www.japanesegreenteaonline.com /health.htm (371 words)

	Green-Tea-Extract - information, research, articles and side effects
		Of the three varieties of Camellia sinensis tea, Green Tea contains the highest levels of polyphenols, the antioxidant substance that is believed to provide the anti-cancer properties of green tea.
		The four primary polyphenols or catechins found in green tea are epicatechin, epicatechin gallate, epigallocatechin, and epigallocatechin gallate (EGCg).
		A review of studies investigating Green Tea and cancer prevention research data indicate that there is more conclusive evidence for the chemopreventive effect of Green Tea compared with fl tea.
	www.green-tea-extract.com (301 words)

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