Tea for your health

Tea is the most consumed drink in the world after water. The father of Agriculture and Medicine, the Chinese Emperor Shen Nung has always inextricably linked tea and health after its legendary discovery, approximately 5000 years ago. It is obvious that the world’s popularity of this elegant dink: the is refreshing taste and stimulation effect. In recent years, there has been increased interest in the potential health benefits of tea consumption. Tea that contains many antioxidants is a pleasant and safe drink that is enjoyed by people across the globe. Tealeaves are manufactured as black, green, or oolong. Black tea represents approximately 78% of total consumed tea in the world, whereas green tea accounts for approximately 20% of tea consumed. Green tea is a ‘non-fermented’ tea, and contains more catechins, than Black tea or Oolong tea. Catechins are in vitro and in vivo strong antioxidants. In addition, it’s content of certain minerals and a vitamin increases the antioxidant potential of this type of tea.

The concept of “use of tea for promotion of human health and prevention and cure of diseases” has become a subject of intense research in the last decade. Diseases for which tea drinkers appear to have lower risk are simple infections, like bacterial and viral, to chronic debilitating diseases, including cancer, coronary heart disease, stroke, and osteoporosis. Initial work on green tea suggested that it possesses human health-promoting effects.

Recent human studies suggest that green tea may contribute to a reduction in the risk of cardiovascular disease and some forms of cancer, as well as to the promotion of oral health and other physiological functions such as anti-hypertensive effect, body weight control, antibacterial and antivirasic activity, solar ultraviolet protection, bone mineral density increase, anti-fibrotic properties, and neuroprotective power. Thus, modern medical research is confirming the ancient wisdom that therapy of many diseases may reside in an inexpensive beverage in a “teapot.”