Green Tea Research

[RAF]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...eentearesearch

A little piece on upcoming research with Green Tea.

[j-himself]

cool

gots to make some green tea now

[RAF]

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Green Tea Touted Once Again
Tue Oct 28,11:46 PM ET Add Health - HealthDay to My Yahoo!



TUESDAY, Oct. 28 (HealthDayNews) -- Here's more evidence for the strong brew of benefits offered by green tea.

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It's already believed green tea helps lower cholesterol and prevent heart disease, fights bacteria and dental cavities, and possibly helps people lose weight.


Now, two new American studies say it may have anticancer properties, too.


The studies were presented Oct. 28 at the American Association for Cancer Research's conference in Phoenix.


"Laboratory studies have suggested green tea consumption may produce many health benefits, including the prevention of cancer, but the beneficial effects in humans are not clearly known," C.S. Yang, of Rutgers University, says in a prepared statement.


"Research is now showing how this novel chemopreventive agent might work at the molecular level and in the human population," he says.


More information


Here's where you can learn more about green tea.

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Ginger slows cancer growth in mice: study
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MINNEAPOLIS, United States (AFP) - An active compound in the herb ginger appears to inhibit the growth of human colorectal cancer cells, US researchers said, citing preliminary experiments in mice.


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In a small trial involving 40 mice who were injected with human colorectal cancer cells, the ones given supplements of the compound 6-gingerol showed slower rates of cancer growth, according to a study from the University of Minnesota.


The first tumors appeared 15 days after the beginning of the experiment, and 13 of the control mice had developed measurable tumours by this point.


Among the other 20 mice, who were given human cancer cells but were also fed half a milligram of the ginger compound three times a week, only four had similar-sized tumours by day 15.


By day 38, all of the control mice had measurable tumours. But it was not until 10 days later that all the mice on ginger supplements reached that milestone.


The study protocol called for the animals to be euthanised once the tumour reached a certain size -- about the size of nickel or small coin -- out of concern for the animal's welfare.


All of the control mice reached that point by day 49, whereas 12 of the 20 6-gingerol were still alive on that day.


"The results strongly suggest that ginger compounds may slow the growth of cancers or reduce the size of established tumours," said Ann Bode, an associate professor of research at the University of Minnesota's Hormel Institute in Austin, Minnesota.


Bode presented the findings at a meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research in Phoenix, Arizona, Tuesday.


The herb has long been reputed to have medicinal properties: in India, ginger tea is touted as a remedy for the common cold and studies have shown that the herb counteracts motion sickness or nausea as anecdotal evidence suggested it did.

[rubthebuddha]

sweet news on the tea. i just gave up my morning (and afternoon) mountain dew or sobe and replaced it with tea -- usually black. i did it mainly to cut back on the refined sugar, but if it's going to keep me healthier in other ways, all the better.

thanks for the news, RAF.

[Meat Shake]

Black tea is higher in caffeine, lower in antioxidants. Go with some green tea or some oolong tea.

Does this forum ever go off topic? Im impressed.

[rubthebuddha]

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we go off topic every now and then, but we're a pretty well-adjusted bunch. i haven't challenged ford prefect to a death match for having such a weak lineage in at least two weeks. ironfist's and fatherdog's feud over the sparring argument has died down and each person's ribs are healing just fine. the only concern i have now is whether or not sevenstar will make it through surgery after complications from his duel with inic.

[SevenStar]

part of my big toe was left in his rear, but we're working on getting it back...

[FatherDog]

Originally posted by rubthebuddha
<blows on fingernails, buffs on shirt>



we go off topic every now and then, but we're a pretty well-adjusted bunch. i haven't challenged ford prefect to a death match for having such a weak lineage in at least two weeks. ironfist's and fatherdog's feud over the sparring argument has died down and each person's ribs are healing just fine. the only concern i have now is whether or not sevenstar will make it through surgery after complications from his duel with inic.

Wait, Ironfist and I had a feud? Why wasn't I informed?

[Serpent]

So, this just went off topic then!

I love green tea, btw, lovely stuff.

[rubthebuddha]

yeah, we were off topic. so what. i drank enough green tea last saturday night to wake a dead elephant, so i'll probably be on topic in this thread for the next week.

[Starchaser107]

"part of my big toe was left in his rear, but we're working on getting it back..."

you still want it after that???...
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all this talk of green tea is making me thirsty.

[jun_erh]

I buy this tea "extra gunpowder" or something. It ccosts 60 cents and which makes like a dozen cups. The slightly larger size is 1.10 but I saw it online for like 12 bucks! I'm pretty sure it was the same size.

[RAF]

You guys in California, Chicago and New York are lucky. Here's a site for some serious tea drinking:

http://www.tenren.com/index.html

Maofeng Green Tea
http://www.tenren.com/yelmounmaofg.html
Yellow Mountain (Huangshan) Maofeng Green Tea comes from the Yellow Mountains in China, one of the most beautiful natural settings in the world. The Yellow Mountains are famous for their rolling fog, steep rock faces, hot springs and small mountain pines.

Yellow Mountain Maofeng is a green tea grown in the foothills of the Yellow Mountain range where it is almost always foggy and humid. It is considered one of China's most famous teas. The leaves are picked only in the spring when they are very young and only contain a bud and a single unfolding leaf. Only unbroken buds and leaves are processed for this tea.

$70.00 a lb.! Received it as gift when I was at HuangShan. Best green tea I have ever come across.
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http://www.tenren.com/pearljasmine.html

Ten Tea's Pearl Jasmine tea is our finest and most exquisite Jasmine tea. There are many grades and qualities of pearl jasmine teas, but we only select the finest for Ten Tea. This tea is special due to the scenting process, the tea that is used as its base, and the care taken afterwards. A typical grade of jasmine tea is scented once with jasmine petals, but in Ten Tea's Pearl Jasmine the tea leaves are scented seven or more times to give the tea that strong Jasmine aroma. The green tea that is used as the Pearl Jasmine's base is a very high grade of young and tender green tea leaves grown in China.

After the tea has been scented, the Jasmine petals are removed since they no longer provide any additional scent or flavor. Lower grade Jasmine teas will leave the petals in. Finally, the scented tea leaves are hand rolled into pearl shaped balls which gives this tea its name. When steeped, these leaves unroll and produce a tea with a pronounced floral and fresh green tea scent, a full-bodied refreshing sweet taste, and a pleasing long lasting floral aftertaste. The hue of this tea is a light peach color.

$100.00 for 1.04 lbs. In my estimation, the best I have ever tasted. You can get a version of this a little cheaper in China.

Some people spend enormous amounts on Wine,Scotch, Bourbon etc.. others find it in tea!

I always keep a pot at my side when I train. Unfortunately you have to mark out a great deal of time---early mornings are best.

[yu shan]

I know what your thinking...moonshine and herb. Well your half right anyway.

After one trip to Taiwan, my folks are hooked on tea. This is a ritual, just the preparation, and the drinking of the tea is second to none. Have you really experienced drinking tea? And all that goes with it. A way of life...

[RAF]

Green tea extract may fight HIV
Green tea could form the basis of a new generation of HIV drugs, say experts.
Scientists in Japan have found a component of green tea can stop HIV from binding to healthy immune cells, which is how the virus spreads.

Their laboratory tests suggest a chemical called Epigallocatechin Gallate (EGCG) protects cells.

Writing in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, the scientists said the discovery could lead to new treatments to fight the disease.

Key chemicals

Green tea is made up of a class of chemicals called catechins, the most abundant of which is EGCG.

It is believed that EGCG is responsible for green tea's health benefits. Previous studies have suggested it can protect against a range of diseases, including cancer and heart disease.


A drug form of EGCG for HIV infection might be a further development of these investigations
Dr William Shearer,
Baylor College of Medicine
Dr Kuzushige Kawai and colleagues at the University of Tokyo carried out tests to see if the chemical could help beat HIV.
They found that EGCG stopped the virus from binding to CD4 molecules and human T cells.

These are vital parts of the body's immune system. Usually HIV is able to sneak inside these cells and wipe them out.

The scientists said further research is needed to see if EGCG could be used in new anti-HIV drugs.

They said simply drinking green tea would not offer people protection from the virus.

The concentration of EGCG used in the laboratory tests are many times over the blood concentration that could be achieved by just drinking green tea.

But in an accompanying editorial, Dr William Shearer from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, welcomed the findings.

"Molecular modelling of a drug form of EGCG for HIV infection might be a further development of these investigations," he said.

Previous studies have also indicated this chemical may have a role to play in fighting HIV.

However, much further research is needed before the laboratory findings will lead to drugs for patients with HIV.

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