Did you ever realize that simply by drinking two cups of green tea can actually save you from so many health problems? The Chinese have been using it since ancient times for treating everything from headaches to depression. Green tea has been used as a medicine in China for at least 4,000 years.

The process:

The Chinese are said to be the first ones to discover tea. China produces the world's finest green teas. At the time of Tang Dynasty wild tea was gathered and then processed which involved steaming the tea on a bamboo tray and grinding the tea into a fine pulp called tea mud. Then this mud was placed into moulds. After that the tea was pressed and left to harden. It was then transferred out of the mould, dried in the sun, and baked to prevent rotting. This is very different to how green tea is processed today. Green teas are rich in vitamin C. It is believed that they stimulate the spirit better than any other blend thus improving the abilities to think and meditate for prolonged periods without fatigue.

Benefits of Green Tea:

According to a research it has been estimated that drinking green tea reduced the risk of esophageal cancer in Chinese men and women by nearly sixty percent. The reason being that green tea is rich in catechin polyphenols, particularly EGCG-Epigallocatechin Gallate which is a powerful anti-oxidant: besides inhibiting the growth of cancer cells, it kills cancer cells without harming healthy tissue. There is also research indicating that drinking green tea lowers total cholesterol levels, as well as improving the ratio of good (HDL) cholesterol to bad (LDL) cholesterol. It has also been effective in inhibiting the abnormal formation of blood clots.

Apart from this green tea has been claimed to be good for: