Tea
All types of tea (green, black, oolong, and white) are produced from the Camellia sinensis plant using different methods. Tea is usually brewed and drunk as a beverage, but green tea extracts are also sold in capsules and sometimes used in skin products.
Featured:
Information about green tea, studied for mental alertness, cancer, diabetes, heart disease. From the U.S. government’s NCCAM, NIH.
For Consumers
General Information
Research Spotlights
Ongoing Medical Studies
- Find Active Medical Research Studies on Tea (ClinicalTrials.gov)
For Health Professionals
NCCAM Clinical Digest
Scientific Literature
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Systematic Reviews/Reviews/Meta-analysis (PubMed®)
- Randomized Controlled Trials (PubMed®)
- Herb-Drug Interactions (PubMed®)
