Health-promoting effects of green tea

Effects of dried Rose Petals (Rosa damascena) on the antioxidant capacity of Green and Black Tea

The health benefits of green and black tea are mainly associated with their antioxidant potential and phenolic compounds. The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of dried rose petals (Rosa damascena) on the antioxidant capacity of green and black tea. Antioxidant capacities of tea and rose infusions were assessed using 2, 2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and 2, 2-azinobis-3-<...

Green tea and its polyphenolic catechins: medicinal uses in cancer and noncancer applications.

Can drinking several cups of green tea a day keep the doctor away? This certainly seems so, given the popularity of this practice in East Asian culture and the increased interest in green tea in the Western world. Several epidemiological studies have shown beneficial effects of green tea in cancer, cardiovascular, and neurological diseases. The health benefits associated with green tea consumpt...

Effects of Dietary Green Tea Polyphenol Supplementation on the Health of Workers Exposed to High-voltage Power Lines

Emerging Possibilities of Green Tea as a Potential Treatment Regimen for Hepatic Fibrosis

After water, tea is the world’s most widely consumed beverage. Tea is enjoyed by many people for its cooling and slightly bitter flavor and is known to have many particular health benefits [1-3]. There are several types of tea according to its fermentation processes such as black tea, oolong tea, white tea, yellow tea and green tea [4,5]. Green tea is, like many another type in general and gree...

Nutraceutical Properties of the Green Tea Polyphenols

Green tea is manufactured from the leaves of the plant Camellia sinensis and has been regarded to possess anti-cancer, anti-obesity, anti-atherosclerotic, antidiabetic and antimicrobial effects. The main bioactive components present in green tea are polysaccharides, flavonoids, vitamins B, catechin compounds, fluoride and etc. Among them catechin compounds have been proven to have a variety of ...