• Ito En Study: Green Tea Inhibits Swine Flu

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  Dec 31

  

  Tuesday, 29 December 2009

  by WTN Staff

  The research division of Japanese tea manufacturer Ito En says its most recent study has demonstrated that green tea catechins have the ability to reduce infections from flu, including H1N1.

  Ito En’s Central Research Institute and Takashi Suzuki, a professor in the University of Shuzuoka’s School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, jointly conducted the study. They based the current research on previous work indicating that epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), a catechin found in green tea, has antiviral properties….

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