EGCG: Potent extract of green tea
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This PDF was generated from an article on http://drhoffman.com/ © 2017 Ronald L. Hoffman MD, PC. All Rights Reserved | 1 Archeological evidence suggests that tea leaves steeped in boiling water were consumed as many as 5,000 years ago. Botanical evidence indicates that India and China were among the first countries to cultivate tea. Although the English are known for their love of tea, Americans invented the tea bag and began the practice of drinking iced tea in the early 1900s. Today, hundreds of millions of people drink tea around the world, and studies are now suggesting that one variety of tea in particular—green tea (Camellia sinensis)—has many health benefits.
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