More about Green Tea

Sep 28
2010

Herbal extracts are among the world’s best studied nutrients and have been researched for years in leading European universities and hospitals. Some have been in clinical use in Europe for decades, with millions of documented cases.

Almost all of what we know as modern day medicine has been derived either directly or indirectly from folk medicine, which relies on herbal treatments. Even today, as much as 80% of the world (four billion people) use herbal supplements as part of their primary health care. Many of the drugs that are commonly used today are herbal in origin. In fact, the Office of Alternative Medicine of the National Institutes of Health reports that about one-fourth of the prescription drugs dispensed in the United States have at least one active ingredient derived from plant material.

Green tea polyphenols are members of flavonoids. Catechins found in green tea have been shown to provide a number of health-promoting benefits:

  • Catechins are antioxidants with the ability to scavenge reactive oxygen species such as superoxide and the hydroxyl and peroxyl radicals1-5
  • Catechins have fluid stabilizing properties6-7
  • Catechins have a thermogenic (fat burning) effect in the body8
  • Green tea can boost the effectiveness of enzymatic phase II detoxification9-14
  • Catechins appear to help maintain healthy cell colonies15

The active constituents in green tea are polyphenols, with an antioxidant called epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) being the most powerful. The antioxidant activity of EGCG is about 25-100 times more potent than vitamins C and E.16 One cup of green tea may provide 10-40 mg of polyphenols and has antioxidant effects that are greater than a serving of broccoli, spinach, carrots, or strawberries.

The botanical extract in Mega Green Tea Extract has been concentrated and dual standardized to ensure the highest quality, consistency, and biological activity. Each serving contains a small amount of caffeine (max. of 3.6 mg). Since one cup of decaffeinated tea contains at least 9 mg of caffeine, the amount of caffeine in this supplement will most likely not induce a stimulating effect.

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