On Saturating Guinea Pigs with Indian Tea
Indian scientists have undertaken a study on a group of guinea pigs. The animals spent a week of adaptation period on a polyphenol free diet. Then they were divided into…
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Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate Helps Mice Swim Longer
Experts from Liaoning Normal University (Dalian, China) have conducted a study on the anti-fatigue effect of green tea polyphenols. To this end, four groups of mice (12 mice each) received…
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Antioxidant Activities of Japanese Post-fermented Teas
Japanese scientists have studied four traditional Japanese post-fermented teas (awabancha, goishicha, ishizuchi-kurocha and batabatacha) and green tea as a control sample and found the following. The content of caffeine and…
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Radical scavenging activity of Yabukita and Benifuuki
German researchers have tested the ability of green teas made from Yabukita and Benifuuki cultivars to protect skin cells from the effects of free radicals. 32 people took part in…
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The most secret polyphenol knowledge
One English professor wrote a remarkable article in which he described the specificity of polyphenols as components of a diet. Among other interesting topics, the author of the article explains…
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Identification of epigallocatechin-3-O-methyl-gallate in a Korean tea cultivar
Epigallocatechin-3-O-methyl-gallate (or methylated catechin) is not as widely known as other catechins — components of tea. And this is not due to the fact that its name is more complicated.…
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Effects of oolonghomobisflavan A on oxidation of low-density lipoprotein
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…
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