One of the most important qualities of a tea man is the ability to see high poetry in the simplest and most common things. In the murmur of clear water flowing, warmth of the hearth, a cup of oolong…
Japanese scientists have found that polyphenol oolonghomobisflavan A (or oolong-homo-bis-flavan A, if you prefer) suppresses formation of cholesterol ester hydroperoxides and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances, as well as inhibits fragmentation, carbonylation, and nitration of apolipoprotein B-100 in low-density lipoprotein oxidized by reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (ROS and RNS).
In addition to unconditional poeticity, the obtained results suggest that oolonghomobisflavan A — a polyphenol specific for oolongs — can be effective in the prevention of atherosclerosis.
Wabi-Sabi.