Wednesday, 13 April 2011

Number 9 - Green Tea

Recently increasing in popularity in the West, Green tea is produced from the Chinese plant Camellia sinensis.

Teas that can also be created with this plant are white tea, green tea, oolong, pu-erh tea, black tea and kukicha tea. It depends on the maturity of the plant in which tea is made, however kukicha tea is made with branches.

The tea has many health benefits including helping decrease cholesterol  levels, blood pressure, body fat and weight, and possibly helpful to Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and cancer. However, it can cause liver damage, and it is more harmful when digested on an empty stomach.

It is most popular in teas; in premade mixtures and teabags. It also can be used in flavouring food.

Twinings Green Tea (Source Unknown. Product of Twinings)

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20 comments:

  1. Marian13 April 2011 at 13:21

    the bad thing is nobody knows it can do any harm, they drink it like water and think it's healthy.

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  2. M13 April 2011 at 13:47

    Yeah, nothing is good in extreme proportions.

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  3. Dan13 April 2011 at 14:08

    Interesting. It's strage how so many herbal medicines come from China more so than in any other country except perhaps India or the US.

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  4. TDurdy13 April 2011 at 14:11

    Really interesting stuff. Great post.

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  5. Mike13 April 2011 at 14:19

    Hell yea, I love green tea!

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  6. M13 April 2011 at 14:21

    Ah thanks guys! :)

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  7. aikino13 April 2011 at 14:32

    I drink green tea every morning, it makes me feel much more alert than coffee and it doesn´t upset my stomach. Cool blog¡¡

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  8. M13 April 2011 at 14:34

    Awesome for you aikino! A cup a day won't hurt, just don't have 50 :D Thank you!

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  9. Naxorrø13 April 2011 at 14:58

    MmM love botanichals :D

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  10. Dank13 April 2011 at 15:00

    I never drink tea, I guess I dont like the taste.

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  11. Jack13 April 2011 at 15:07

    This is really cool, something i never had the chance to enjoy. maybe now ill start drinking tea.

    following (:

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  12. n0kS Phr33d0m13 April 2011 at 16:02

    I prefer black tea, but green is also very healthy.

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  13. LoreBlogger13 April 2011 at 16:35

    tea is yummy

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  14. mellowgold34613 April 2011 at 17:21

    Its been so long since I've had tea... You've inspired me to make some right now. Thank you.

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  15. Anonymous13 April 2011 at 18:30

    I've tried it but it just tasted like warm water :(

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  16. Blog Hunt13 April 2011 at 19:56

    that's awesome!

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  17. C Mo Gunz14 April 2011 at 15:55

    awsome blog, awsome post! followed!

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  18. Azoo14 April 2011 at 17:38

    It tastes good too =p.

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  19. Nom de Plume3 May 2011 at 15:52

    Can't beat green tea! But I don't really like the twinings one.

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  20. Anonymous25 October 2011 at 08:13

    That's interesting, I've never heard green tea can be harmful or cause liver damage. Can you please elaborate because I love green tea! I found an article that suggests increased amounts of green tea actually benefit the liver:

    http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/green-tea-000255.htm

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