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There has been increasing attention to the benefits of green tea to cure ailments in recent years. Because of its antioxidant ingredients, green tea is thought to offer health benefits in many areas, from helping prevent heart disease, to its use in anti-aging skin care remedies. Antioxidants help prevent cellular damage by fighting free radicals, and boosting our bodies’ natural immune function. The soothing aroma and refreshing taste of green tea has made it the most popular tea in Asia.

A study carried out at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in the UK showed that certain types of tea contain an amino acid called L-theanine, which appears to help strengthen the body’s immune system when fighting infection.

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Dr. Okada has noted that tobacco growers use an exudate of green tea to prevent crop damage by the tobacco mosaic virus, and verified that green tea catechin suppresses the growth of this virus. In addition, Prof. Shimamura has determined that green tea catechin and theaflavin (an oxidized from of catechin) present in black tea, have a strong effect on the influenza virus. It is also thought that the anti viral capability of green tea catechin may have some beneficial effect on the AIDS virus, which is now the world’s most feared infectious disease. Dr. Nakane and Dr. Ono at Aichi Cancer Institute have suggested the green tea catechin can inhibit the activity of the AIDS virus in laboratory tests, although this research is just in its nascent stage.

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