Green Tea Power (Camellia sinensis) 60 capsules: K

Certified Potency Green Tea-Power is the highest quality, most potent and most effective form of Green Tea Extract available. A rich source of polyphenols and bioflavonoids, Green Tea-Power is standardized with the greatest concentration of naturally-balanced active principles while retaining and enhancing all the whole-plant synergistic benefits, thus making it one of the world\'s first and purest concentrated plant extracts. Note that this is not decaffeinated Green Tea extract, but the whole plant extract, which is approximately 4% caffeine. Green tea comes mainly from China, Japan, Taiwan and, to a lesser degree, India. The critical difference between green and black tea is that green tea leaves are not allowed to ferment. Green tea is, instead, steamed, rolled and fired. Green tea is the natural dried leaves of the tea plant, Camellia sinensis. Black tea is oxidized green tea. Since green tea, unlike black and oolong tea, is not fermented, the active constituents remain unaltered in the herb. Green tea is bioflavonoid-rich, proven useful for fighting free radical damage in the human body. It has a high content of polyphenols, which are a class of bioflavonoids. Green tea\'s best studied polyphenol is Epigallocatechin Gallate. Epigallocatechin Gallate (EGCG), protects against digestive and respiratory infections. A solution of 1 mcg per ml of EGCG heavily inhibited influenza virus in vitro. Green tea is beneficial in reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease as it exerts antioxidant activity, lowers cholesterol and reduces platelet aggregation (stickiness). Green tea extract is very good for the arteries and heart. Additional studies have demonstrated enhanced liver function and immune system function secondary to these polyphenols. EGCG helps block the cancer-promoting actions of carcinogens, ultraviolet light, and metastasis from an original site in the skin, stomach, small intestine, liver or lung. Higher quantities (0.5% to 1% of diet) were protective against high total and LDL-cholesterol levels on a cholesterol promoting diet in rats. EGCG also reduces platelet aggregation about as much as aspirin or Ginkgo Biloba extract. Clincial Science: http://www.thorne.com/greentea.html: Inhibition of mammary gland carcinogenesis by green tea catechins and other naturally occurring antioxidants in female Sprague-Dawley rats... Cancer Lett 83:149-156; 1994. Scavenging action of green tea extracts on singlet oxygen and preventive effect on lipid peroxidation Chung Kuo I Hsueh Ko Hsueh Yuan Hsueh Pao 15:354-359; 1993. Inhibitory effects of black tea, green tea, decaffeinated black tea, and decaffeinated green tea on ultraviolet B light-induced skin carcinogenesis in 7, 12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene-initiated SKH-1 mice. Cancer Res 54:3428-3435; 1994. A potent thromboxane formation inhibitor in green tea leaves. A decreased level of cholesterol was observed in rats consuming unprocessed tea extrac