Green Tea and Health

• Heart
• Cancer
• The immune system
• Bone
• Alzheimer's
• Other benefits
  
  
• Nutrition facts
• Dos and don'ts
• Chinese herbal medicine
• Recipes

For centuries tea has been recognized in China for its role in a healthy lifestyles. But the ancient Chinese could not have imagined all the possible benefits from the leaves of Camellia sinensis, a white-flowered evergreen from which black, oolong and green teas are derived. A growing body of evidence suggests that tea, rich in a class of disease-fighting antioxidant, can do far more than soothe a sore throat or a sunburn with a soaked compress. Many tests suggest that tea, whether black or green tea, may fight diseases and help our body protect itself.