The properties of green tea can be described as contradictory: for some people it is a real panacea for diseases, and for others it is a drink that exacerbates infirmities. The fact is that green tea undergoes minimal treatment, because of which its influence on the body is intensified (if compared with other types of tea), and that is why its properties are favorable for some and contraindicated to others.
Useful properties of green tea
The division of the properties of tea into "useful" and "harmful" slightly distorts the idea of it: green tea itself is not harmful, it only activates certain processes in the body that are appropriate for one person, but for another there. Therefore, the evaluation of the properties of tea must proceed from the individual characteristics of the organism.
Therapeutic properties of green tea for immunity
This drink contains a large amount of vitamin C, because of what it is useful to drink during a cold. Green tea also contains a large number of catechins - tannins, which have a beneficial effect on the tissue. Thanks to them, tea has an antimicrobial effect: coccoid, dysentery and typhoparathyphoid bacteria are especially sensitive to it.
Healing properties of green tea for the nervous and cardiovascular systems
This drink contains a large amount of caffeine and tannin, which tones the vessels. It also contains many B vitamins that normalize the activity of the nervous system. Vitamin B3 helps to lower blood cholesterol level due to the stimulation of the production of red blood cells, which makes tea useful for atherosclerosis. The properties of green tea are also manifested in the regulation of pressure: weak welding helps to lower the pressure, and strong tea, on the contrary, raises it. Also, the level of blood pressure is affected by substances that are contained in green tea: these are the tannin and caffeine already mentioned and other representatives of alkaloids - theophylline and theobromine, which expand the vessels.
Properties of Chinese Green Tea for Skin
First, the diuretic properties of green tea help to speed up the metabolism, so that the update processes are faster. And secondly, this drink has a positive effect on the work of the intestines: with diarrhea it is brewed strong tea - so it helps to kill harmful bacteria, and with constipation they drink weakly brewed green tea - it speeds up the motility of the intestines, which contributes to the normalization of defecation. Everyone knows that flabby, unhealthy skin in the absence of diseases suggests that there are a lot of toxins in the intestine, which helps to get rid of green tea. And, thirdly, the leaves of this drink are rich in vitamin E, which helps the skin maintain its elasticity for many years. The extract of green tea has the same properties as the drink (in the extract they are more pronounced due to the concentration), because of what it can be found in the composition of natural cosmetic products for the skin.
Harmful properties of green tea
This tea is contraindicated in people with kidney disease due to diuretic action. It is also not recommended to use in a strongly brewed form for heart diseases, ulcer of the stomach and duodenum.
Due to the content of iodine, this drink is not recommended for certain diseases of the endocrine system (thyroiditis, thyrotoxicosis, etc.).
Because of the caffeine content, the drink is not recommended for people with arrhythmia, pronounced neurosis and constant insomnia.
Which green tea to choose?
- Properties of green tea with jasmine. Especially useful Chinese tea with the addition of jasmine: so, in addition to the characteristic properties of tea leaves, the drink appears new: jasmine is known as
female aphrodisiac, which is beneficial for the treatment of frigidity, and also it additionally stimulates the nervous system. - Useful properties of green tea oolong tea. This tea contains many beneficial substances that are beneficial to the body, but its most pronounced effect is the burning and excretion of fat, making it useful to drink to people with excess weight.
- Properties of Uzbek green tea. This tea helps to digest fatty foods, so it should be drunk to those who suffer from gastrointestinal diseases and have insufficient fermentation.