Green
Tea has been used as a medicinal beverage to
promote health of mind and body since
ancient times and was even recorded as a
medicinal aid in China as early as 2737 B.C.
Green, Oolong and Black teas are derived
from the same plant; they are simply
processed differently. Green Tea has been
cultivated in Burma, India, Japan, Turkey,
Malawi, Argentina, Sri Lanka, Pakistan,
Africa and China, where it has been consumed
as a beverage and medicinal tonic for five
thousand years. Green Tea is high in
polyphenols that are said to possess potent
antioxidant and anti-carcinogenic
properties. The catechin in the polyphenols
called epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) is
said to be over two- hundred-times more
powerful than the known antioxidant, vitamin
E, in neutralizing free radicals.















