Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Review Article | OPEN ACCESS

Health Benefits of Tea Consumption

V K Sharma¹ , A Bhattacharya², A Kumar³, H K Sharma⁴

¹Vivek College of Technical Education, Bijnor (Utter Pradesh INDIA),; ²Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh (Assam INDIA),; ³Renssselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy (USA).; ⁴Vivek College of Technical Education, Bijnor (Utter Pradesh INDIA),.

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Published: 16 September 2007

Citation: Sharma VK, Bhattacharya A, Kumar A, Sharma HK. Health Benefits of Tea Consumption. Trop J Pharm Res 2007; 6(3):785-792 doi: 10.4314/tjpr.v6i3.8

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Abstract

Tea is the most common beverage after water. It is extracted from the leaves of Camellia sinensis (family: Theaceae). It is consumed in different forms, namely, oolong, green, black and Ilex tea depending on post-harvest treatment and chemical components. Being rich in natural antioxidants, tea is reported to be used in the management of colon, esophageal, and lung cancers, as well as urinary stone, dental caries, etc. The present review focuses on the beneficial effects of tea consumption on human health.

Keywords: Antioxidants, Theaflavonoides, Anticaries, Ethanol intoxication, Tea consumption.