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  

Decrease inflammation through reduction in CRP