Tea
Camellia sinensis
Green tea's catechins turn down cathepsin K and MMP-9, the two enzymes bone-dissolving cells use to eat into bone, in laboratory testing.
Matcha抹茶Japanese Buddhist medicine and Traditional Chinese medicine
Drunk as a health and longevity beverage said to strengthen the heart; Chinese materia medica used tea leaf to clear the head and eyes, quench thirst and aid digestion.
Source: Macomber A. Religions 2022;13(6):525. doi:10.3390/rel13060525 | ShennongAlpha nmm-0963
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What the evidence shows
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In 26 men awaiting prostate surgery, green-tea extract lowered PSA and two growth signals, with normal liver enzymes.
In a double-blind trial of 197 healthcare workers in elderly care, green tea catechins with theanine cut clinically diagnosed influenza over five months from 13.1% on placebo to 4.1%.
Catechins with L-theanine and a little caffeine sharpen attention and memory together, without the jitter or the crash.
Among 49 women having chest-wall radiotherapy nobody's skin broke down past the mild stages, and by the end pain had eased in 86%, burning in 90%, itching in 88%.
Pooled across 27 randomized trials in 2,194 adults, tea leaf lowered fasting blood sugar.
Where it appears
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- ACB (Cell-Cycle Checkpoint Restraint)
- Adipocyte Apoptosis (Mature Fat Cell Clearance)
- Anti-Fatigue (Cellular Energy Endurance)
- Autophagy Activator (Cellular Self-Renewal)
- EKG Cardioprotective (Contractile Reserve)
- Force Field (Genomic Radioprotection)
- GLP-1 Activator (Endogenous Incretin Support)
- Glucose Blocker (Postprandial Control)
- Heavy Metal Detox (Toxic Burden Excretion)
- Holy Grail (Fat Leaves As Breath)
- Lipolytic (Stored-Fat Mobilization)
- NRF2 Activator (Endogenous Antioxidant Induction)
- Peel (Flavonoid Powerhouse)
- Purge (Intestinal Clearance)
- Senolytic (Senescent Zombie Cell Clearance)
- Titanium (Skeletal & Articular)
- Victorious (Antiviral Immunity)