Benefits and Side Effect of Green Tea

Green Tea Ingredients

It is water that is dried tea leaves or tea leaves so that chlorophyll is left intact without fermentation.

 

Green Tea Origin and Production Site

Its origin is known as China, and the tea tree is an evergreen broadleaf shrub in the family Epithelidae.
Leaves are tea, berries are milked, and stems are used as buttons.
It is known to have been introduced to Korea during the Three Kingdoms Period, and is known to have spread widely around temples along with Buddhist culture.
Boseong-gun, Jeollanam-do, accounts for more than 70% of green tea production, but green tea fields are now widely created in Gangjin, Haenam, and Jeju Island.

 

Green tea effectiveness

1. Antioxidant action
The bitter taste of green tea catechin acts as an anti-virus, anti-inflammatory effect
Catechin has the effect of preventing the spread of the virus in the body and alleviating various symptoms.

2. Promoting vascular health
EGDG in green tea lowers blood pressure and increases blood flow to the heart
It inhibits cholesterol absorption in the digestive system and inhibits intracellular deposition of the lipids, thereby reducing blood pressure, strengthening the heart, and preventing fatty liver/artery.

3. Restores fatigue and improves concentration
The sweet and refreshing taste of green tea is delivered, but the ingredients increase alpha waves without side effects, making the mind relaxed, recovering stress, and helping to get a good night's sleep.
It also affects improving concentration and memorization.

4. Antibacterial effect
Green tea has a strong sterilizing effect, which also eliminates salmonella and cholera bacteria, which are food poisoning-causing bacteria, even if the concentration is not strong.
It also has the effect of reducing harmful bacteria that produce ammonia and amines in the intestines and increasing lactobacillus such as lactobacillus and bifidobacteria, which are beneficial for health.

5. Removal of heavy metals and environmental hormones
Catechins in green tea are effective in removing heavy metals and environmental hormones accumulated in the body, and polyphenols are effective in releasing nicotine accumulated in the human body.
(According to a study by a veterinary professor at Seoul National University, green tea has the effect of removing dioxin environmental hormones that reduce sperm count in men.)

6. Promote immunity
When a deanine, a green tea component, is metabolized in the body, a substance called ethylamine is produced.
Because the immune cells in our body have recognized this substance as an antigen and learned the corresponding immune response, when immune cells are exposed to cancer cells, bacteria, etc., they can quickly perform defense mechanisms to remove it.

7. Skin beauty
Vitamin C in green tea helps eliminate the active oxygen that causes aging.
A good role for preventing aging and making smooth skin. Good for skin beauty when used for washing and bathing with green tea residue

8. Diet
The catechin component of green tea promotes the body's metabolism, which breaks down the fat in the body evenly, and inhibits oxidative stress by eliminating the active oxygen accumulated during high-intensity exercise.

 

Side effects of green tea

1. Catechin in green tea interferes with the absorption of iron and calcium. It's not a problem for ordinary people, but young infants, pregnant or menstruating women, or kidney dialysis people need to consult a specialist for a drink.

2. If you drink green tea when you take medicine, the diuretic effect of green tea reduces the time remaining in the collection and reduces the effectiveness of the medicine.

3. If you drink it right before or after meals, it dilutes digestive enzymes, so if you have gastrointestinal problems, you may be burdened with digestion. Preferably 30 minutes after meals.

4. Vitamin K in green tea acts as a clot in the blood, so people who take preventive drugs usually need to consult a specialist.

 

Green tea notes

1. Korean brands generally use brown rice and green tea products with a ratio of 7:3
In foreign brands, fruits such as lemons, peaches, apples, and black tea products and blending products are common.
In order to absorb the ingredients of green tea, it is recommended to purchase products that contain a large amount of pure green tea.

2. In the case of tea bag green tea, you should drink the ingredients of green tea with water.
Powder green tea is made by grinding green tea leaves, so you can take more ingredients such as catechin, vitamins, and deanine.