Health benefits of green tea

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Silver Needle Green tea: the top grades silver needle green tea is rich in antioxidants, Vitamins, minerals, L-theanine (amino acid), etc, which helps improve longevity and health. There's a story can prove it: In old times, lots of sailors and marine soldiers died of scurvy after months/years of working in the sea and nobody knows why. But Chinese crews did not have this problem. The reason for that was that Chinese always brought dried green teas with them and green tea is rich in Vitamin C, minerals and fiber.

When tea was discovered thousands years ago, it was used as a medicine. Shen Nong, one of Chinese emperors, was believed the first person tasted tea. The legend goes, in Shen Nong's tribe, people died of contaminated diseases. The emperor wanted to cure his people, so he started searching for healing herbs. One day he tasted a golden green leave and lost consciousness immediately. Days later, he recovered after he had some dewdrops from the tree he fell under. As a doctor, he realized he found the magic leaves. People say Shen Nong had very special skin that his heart, lung, liver can be seen clearly. The emperor noticed that tea leaves inspected his whole stomach; he then called this tree Cha, meaning inspection in Chinese.

When the Chinese religion Taoism is formed, one of the major believes, different from Buddhism and Christian, is we humans have immortality and tea is believed an elixir to help people achieve longevity. This belief quickly made tea popular after Tang Dynasty when more people converted to Taoism.

L-Theanine, discovered in 1949 to be a constituent of tea leaves, is a non-protein amino acid. It accounts for 1-2% of dried tea leaves and gives tea the 6th taste (besides acid, bitter, sweet, salty, and spicy). A study by Oxford University shows �L-theanine significantly modulates the resting state of brain activity. In the current experiment, the power in the alpha band increased linearly with time and this linear increase was significantly enhanced by L-theanine. This increase in alpha-band activity supports a role for L-theanine in achieving a relaxed but alert mental state via a direct influence on the central nervous system.

L-Theanine may help relieve stress by introducing relaxing effect without drowsiness. It may also help improve immune system by boosting the disease-fighting capacity of T cells. So far most clinical studies are done in Japan. Japanese company Taiyo Kagaku Co. Ltd has developed an enzymatic method to manufacture synthetic L-theanine.

Flowers: The flowers selected are based upon Traditional Chinese Medicine.

English Marigold: is astringent, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, detoxifying and is a menstrual regulator. It helps remedy a wide range of skin problems such as eczema, cuts, slow healing wounds, dry skin, and sunburns. It also helps boost a weakened immune system. In old times, Europeans used English marigold petals in their salads or to color cheese or butter.

Jasmine Flower: Jasmine has long been used as a major fragrance in China and Asia for its delightful aroma. It can be used both externally and internally. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jasmine is used to relieve the fire (Chinese 5 elements: Wood, Water, Metal, Fire and Earth), adjust mood, remove odors, and good for your liver. Externally, jasmine can help restore skin's elasticity by relieving dryness and restoring balances of your skin.

Sweet Olive: Native to China, sweet olive is the �king of fragrance. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, the flower can be used to protect against coughs and good for your stomach and liver, if used internally. Sweet olive is widely used as food in China as well. For example, it can be used to make cake, candy, liquor and jam.

Globe Amaranth: In Traditional Chinese medicine, Globe Amaranth is used for coughs, asthma, urinary conditions, and eye pain.

Lily: Lily is one of the ancient herbs used in both China and Europe. In 1300 AD, British used Lily for skin conditions, such as burn, scald, and swelling. Romans used lily for wound and bleeding. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, lily is used to improve lung function, relieve coughs, and help nurture Yin (Yin Yang theory).

Peony: Peony, which symbolizes prosperity, has been extensively cultivated in China for both ornamental and medicine purposes. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, peony is used to relieve chest pain, muscle cramping, and used as the remedy for women reproductive conditions, such as painful menstruation.

Tea Flower: Like tea leave, tea flower is astringent and anti-inflammatory. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, tea flower is used for sun burns, swelling, bleeding, and coughs.

Carnation: In European Medicine tradition, Carnation flowers are prescribed for nervous and coronary disorders. It was recorded that Europeans used to use carnation for boat sick. Because carnation flower has the fragrance close to clove, it was also used in wine in England. The flower symbolizes devotion and loyalty.

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