Botanical Name: Camellia sinensis
Description: The useful parts of green tea are the leaf
bud, leaf, and stem. Green tea is not fermented and is produced by steaming
fresh leaves at high temperatures. During this process, it is able to maintain
important molecules called polyphenols, which seem to be responsible for many
of the benefits of green tea.
Aromatic Scent: Herbal scent
Common Uses: Green tea is used to improve mental alertness and thinking.
It is also used for weight loss and to treat stomach disorders, vomiting,
diarrhea, headaches, bone loss (osteoporosis), and solid tumor cancers.
Some people use green tea to prevent various cancers, including breast
cancer, prostate cancer, colon cancer, gastric cancer, lung cancer, solid tumor
cancers and skin cancer related to exposure to sunlight.
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