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All about Cancer and Green Tea A great interest about tea has arisen in the Western medical community, especially green and white tea. Real tea contains high levels of plant polyphenols, which many scientists believe fight illness. As most people have heard, tea—especially white and green tea—has been found to contain high levels of Epigallocatechin Gallate, or EGCG, which is a powerful anti-oxidant. Human bodies produce unstable molecules called oxidants, or free radicals, which cause tissue damage and cancer. EGCG (epigallocatechin gallate) is a flavonoid that has been shown to destroy cancerous tissues in vitro (in a test tube) and in animals. Currently medical authorities are reluctant to connect tea directly with the healing of cancer because definitive studies take time, and only long-term results will allow us to understand specific benefits. However, Chinese people have believed in the health benefits of tea for thousands of years. To mix with their daily tea, Chinese doctors often prescribe herbs, roots, or flowers for healing specific ailments. These plants are readily available in many pharmacies in China, and are more common than pills as remedies. GREEN TEA NEWS AND HEALTH RESEARCH The below articles are reports about recent studies in green tea. Almost all of the health benefits described would also include white tea, and jasmine tea if made with white or green tea as is typical. Title: Green tea extract may boost cancer-fighting enzymes (08/7) Publisher: NIH/Medline Plus Healthy subjects who received daily caffeine-free green tea extract capsules had an increased production of detoxification enzymes, which may provide some cancer-fighting benefits, study findings show. Full story > Title: Grant to Study Effects of Green Tea Drug On Prostate Cancer, Awarded to Moffitt Cancer Center (07/7) Publisher: Cancer Commentary The National Cancer Institute (NCI) awarded a $3.6 million grant over five years to a team of physicians and scientists - led by Nagi Kumar, Ph.D., director of Nutrition Research at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute and associate professor in the College of Medicine at the University of South Florida – to study the effects of Polyphenon E in preventing the progression of early signs of prostate cancer. Full story > Title: Green Tea May Protect Bladder From Becoming Inflamed (05/7) Publisher: Science Daily Herbal agents could be used to treat inflammatory bladder diseases, according to a preliminary study that looked at the ability of green tea to protect bladder cells from inflammation. The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine study, being presented at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association (AUA) in Anaheim, Calif., found that components of green tea protected bladder cells from damage in culture. Full story > Title: Drink Green Tea, Prevent Skin Cancer (05/7) Publisher: Medical News Today Green tea just keeps getting better. To add to the abundance of health-improving qualities of the beverage, UAB Researcher Santosh Katiyar, Ph.D., associate professor of dermatology, claims that it can reduce the risk of skin cancer. Full story > Title: Green Tea Compound, EGCG, May Be A Therapy For People With Rheumatoid Arthritis (04/7) Publisher: Science Daily The study, presented April 29 at the Experimental Biology 2007 in Washington, D.C., looks at a potent anti-inflammatory compound derived from green tea. Researchers found that the compound – called epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) – inhibited the production of several molecules in the immune system that contribute to inflammation and joint damage in people with rheumatoid arthritis. Full story > Title: Green Tea May Fight Lung Cancer (03/7) Publisher: WebMD Green Tea Extract Tweaks Lung Cancer Cells in Lab Tests - Green tea may fight lung cancer and could inspire the creation of new lung cancer drugs, scientists report. But it may be too soon to count on a cup of green tea to curb lung cancer. So far, the scientists have only tested green tea extract against human lung cancer cells in test tubes, not people. Full story > Title: Green Tea And COX-2 Inhibitors Combine To Slow Growth Of Prostate Cancer (03/7) Publisher: Science Daily Drinking a nice warm cup of green tea has long been touted for its healthful benefits, both real and anecdotal. But now researchers have found that a component of green tea, combined with low doses of a COX-2 inhibitor, could slow the spread of human prostate cancer. Full story > Title: Cup Of Green Tea To Keep The Bacteria Away (01/7) Publisher: Science Daily Beneficial effects of green tea have been known for millenia, particularly in Asian cultures. An ancient Chinese proverb says: "Better to be deprived of food for three days, than tea for one". A cup of green tea contains up to 200 mg of catechins, whose biological activity has been mainly attributed to its antioxidant activity. Full story > Title: Green Tea Slows Down Plaque Formation In Huntington's Disease (09/06) Publisher: US News She was able to show in an in vitro experiment that the substance epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), extracted from green tea, interferes with very early events in the aggregation process of the mutant huntingtin protein. Cytoxicity is also reduced. Moreover, the mobile function of transgenic flies carrying the Huntington's gene improved when they were fed the green tea substance. The journal Human Molecular Genetics has now published these research findings... Full story > Love of Tea Learn more about tea in this beautiful tea book