Men who are regularly drink green tea as much as five cups a day have been shown can reduce the risk of prostate cancer, rather than others that only drink two cups of tea a day. Green tea or in the scientific language is called Camellia sinensis, has long been known to have efficacy for the body health, but recent study is confirmed that benefits of green tea.
Japanese scientists believe that green tea has a number of specific content, including polyphenols antioxidant, fluoride, manganese, caffeine, and tannin. Polyphenol antioxidant is useful to reduce the risk of heart disease, to eliminate the tumor cells, and inhibits the growth of the cancer cells. In addition, it can also help the smoothness of the digestion process. Fluoride is a mineral that can prevent the growth of dental caries, prevent gingivitis, and cavities.
Content of manganese, is known to help the stability of sugar levels in the blood. While the caffeine content in green tea is different from the caffeine that is found in coffee. Caffeine content in green tea only as much as 3-5%, then it will make your body and mind felt fresh enough.
While tannin, is known to prevent and treat the kidney disorders, and even tea leaves that are still wet can be used as a compress when hit by an insect bite or it could be as freshener for the tired eyes.
