If you were asked, off hand, to define Camellia sinensis, you’d most likely say that you’d never heard of it. Actually, it’s something you’re probably very familiar with already. Camellia sinensis is the scientific name for the common tea plant. From its leaves is produced the well known green tea.

Green tea is produced in a special way. The leaves of the Camellia sinensis must be dried and steamed for the tea to be prepared. This process prevents the epigallocatechin gallate, or parts of the plant with antioxidant properties, from oxidizing. This sets green tea apart from other teas.

It is arguable that green tea can be placed on the top of the list of the products that are beneficial to your health. The Chinese have used green tea for more than 4,000 years to treat a wide range of ailments from headaches to depression.

A great deal of research has been conducted about these long purported benefits. It has been found that green tea normalizes a number of processes in the body. For example, it reduces the risk of esophageal cancer, or cancer of the throat.

Green tea is also known for other positive properties, such as aiding in the prevention of infection, cardiovascular disease, stomach disorders, vomiting, diarrhea and others. It has also been shown that green tea helps lower cholesterol.

Specifically, when cholesterol is measured, the low density lipids (LDL) level is usually referenced pertaining to health problems. A higher level LDL means a higher disease risk. High Density Lipids (HDL) work in antithesis. The higher the HDL, the better. The goal is to normalize the ratio between the HDL and the LDL, something that green tea is able to do.
Research shows that 80 percent of cholesterol is produced within our body and only 20 percent is brought into the body through food ingestion. Therefore, it is far more efficient to simply adjust metabolism than to follow stringent diets.

Specific areas in the brain are responsible for cholesterol production and it is possible that those areas can be “deactivated.” However, our body needs cholesterol. Cholesterol helps maintain cell membranes and without it, our bodies will shut down.

Green Tea contains epigallocatechin gallate, a powerful antioxidant that has been known to combat cancer cells and lower LDL levels. It also inhibits the forming of blood clots, meaning that green tea could be used to help prevent heart attacks and strokes.

Cinnichol is a natural food supplement that contains green tea and unlike many synthesized medicines it does not have any negative side-effects.