BACKGROUND
Ingredient Type: Botanical, Extract
Also Known As: Camellia sinensis, Chinese tea, Common tea, Tea camellia
Green tea, and all true tea (in contrast with herbal tea), comes from a single plant – Camellia sinesis – which is processed in different ways to yield white tea, oolong, black tea, and other varieties. Green tea is native to China and is minimally processed. All tea contains beneficial polyphenols, which have antioxidant and health-promoting properties.
Green tea is used in supplements today for its antioxidant benefits.
MORE COMING SOON
In the meantime see the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health entry for green tea, the Penn State Hershey Health Information Library entry for green tea, this European Medicines Agency monograph on Camellia sinensis, or the Examine.com entry for green tea catechins for more information.
