History of Tea, Buy Green Tea Online
Tea consumption has its legendary origins in China of more than 4,000 years ago.Green tea has been used as both a beverage and a method of traditional medicine in most of Asia, including China, Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam, Korea and Thailand, to help everything from controlling bleeding and helping heal wounds to regulating body temperature, blood sugar and promoting digestion.
The Kissa Yojoki (Book of Tea), written by Zen priest Eisai in 1191, describes how drinking green tea can have a positive effect on the five vital organs, especially the heart. The book discusses tea’s medicinal qualities, which include easing the effects of alcohol, acting as a stimulant, curing blotchiness, quenching thirst, eliminating indigestion, curing beriberi disease, preventing fatigue, and improving urinary and brain function. Part One also explains the shapes of tea plants, tea flowers, and tea leaves, and covers how to grow tea plants and process tea leaves. In Part Two, the book discusses the specific dosage and method required for individual physical ailments.
Unproven claims
Green tea has been credited with providing a wide variety of health benefits. However, many of these claims have not been validated by scientific evidence.
The prevention and treatment of cancer. See also flavonoid and cancer.
Treating multiple sclerosis.
Some green tea lovers restrict their intake as it contains caffeine equivalent to a third the amount found in coffee. Too much caffeine can cause nausea, insomnia, or frequent urination.
The weight loss effect of green tea has not been proven completely, though there are some studies that have come back with some promising results. People who are trying to refrain from caffeine intake should remember that Green Tea also contains caffeine. There are green tea versions available that are without caffeine, so a consumer might want to check for this on the green tea packaging before assuming that the green tea that they are purchasing has no caffeine.
[edit] United States Food and Drug Administration
The article Tea: A Story of Serendipity appeared in the March 1996 issue of the United States Food and Drug Administration Consumer Magazine and looked at the potential benefits of green tea. At that time the FDA had not done any reviews of the potential benefits of green tea and was waiting to do so until health claims were filed. The FDA has since denied two petitions to make qualified health claims as to the health benefits of green tea.
On June 30, 2005, in response to “Green Tea and Reduced Risk of Cancer Health Claim”, the FDA stated: “FDA concludes that there is no credible evidence to support qualified health claims for green tea consumption and a reduced risk of gastric, lung, colon/rectal, esophageal, pancreatic, ovarian, and combined cancers. Thus, the FDA is denying these claims. However, the FDA concludes that there is very limited credible evidence for qualified health claims specifically for green tea and breast cancer and for green tea and prostate cancer, provided that the qualified claims are appropriately worded so as to not mislead consumers.”
On May 9, 2006, in response to “Green Tea and Reduced Risk of Cardiovascular Disease”, the FDA concluded “there is no credible evidence to support qualified health claims for green tea or green tea extract and a reduction of a number of risk factors associated with CVD.”
However in October 2006, the FDA approved an ointment based on green tea. New Drug Application (NDA) number N021902, for kunecatechins ointment 15% (proprietary name Veregen) was approved on October 31, 2006, and added to the “Prescription Drug Product List” in October 2006. Kunecatechins ointment is indicated for the topical treatment of external genital and perianal warts.
Green tea with Asian spices.
Green tea, a popular tea variety in China and Japan, is an unfermented blend of young tea leaves and buds that are handpicked and steamed. Over the centuries, Asian tea drinkers have acknowledged green tea’s health benefits. We are only beginning to truly understand the science behind these beliefs: studies have revealed that green tea is a wonderful source of natural flavonoid antioxidants
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