Green Tea
GREEN TEA:
Plant name: Camellia sinensis
Active constituents: catechin, epicatechin, epigallocatechin (EGC), epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), kaempferol, quercetin, myricetin
Medicinal Properties:
- EGCG acts as an antioxidant to scavenge reactive oxygen species, leading to attenuation of nuclear factor-κB activity
- increase proportions of Bifidobacterium favorably regulating the profile of the gut microbiome and help to offset dysbiosis