News and discussion on Green Tea (EGCG)

Green tea is a drink made from the steamed and dried leaves of the Camellia sinesis plant, a shrub native to Asia. Green Tea has been used as a medicine in China for about 4000 years. There are four primary polyphenols in green tea & they are often collectively known as catechins. Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) is one of most powerful polyphenol and it has anti-oxidant properties.

Thursday, June 22, 2006

A Cup of Green Tea Per Day May Help Keep Skin Cancer Away

Polyphenolic antioxidants are derived from the extracts of green tea. Also, the most widely studied component of green tea, (-)-epigallocatechin gallate, may work by inhibiting ultraviolet induced DNA damage.

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Green Tea & skin cancer