Treat All – Green Tea
It took until 1994 for Western medicine to formally recognize the health benefits of Green Tea. That year the US National Cancer Institute published a paper noting a 60% reduction in esophageal cancer in Chinese men and women. Since then green tea has been recognized in many additional capacities.
The healing capabilities of Green Tea have been known for at least 4000 years in China. Green tea along with almost 6000 other substances make up the natural pharmacy of traditional Chinese herbal medicine. The efficacy of herbal medicine can hardly be denied after so many years of trial and error selection my generations of healers, and yet the use of herbal medicines still is look askance at in many quarters of Western medicine even today.
This is unfortunate, for while much remains to be learned and understood about the active ingredients in many of the herbs used, the results appear to be proof positive of their functionality.
A good number of studies since 1994 have demonstrated uses for green tea in preventing cancer, improving the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis, lowering cholesterol levels, decreasing the chances of cardiovascular disease, fighting infections and restoring impaired immune systems. It’s even been established that people burn more calories when drinking green tea so it’s also good for dieters.
Dentists have discovered that it also can help prevent tooth decay and beauticians and others are adding it to skin care products to promote healthy skin. And while it may not be a cure all, it certainly has a strongly positive role for many circumstances. This in turn suggests that maybe those traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine practitioners may have had it right all this time. What other herbal secrets might they share?
