Green tea is a very old drink, known thousands of years ago in Asia. It is especially popular in China and Japan. Green tea leaf extract is available as a drug helpful in many diseases, in every pharmacy and in some drugstores. Currently, green tea is also grown in the countries of the Western world, gaining more and more popularity, which it owes to its healing properties.
Tea leaf extract: properties
The properties of green tea and green tea leaf extract are still being studied by scientists. Interest in this topic in the scientific world is so great that individual research units confirm each other’s previous discoveries. The health-promoting properties of green tea are therefore one of the best confirmed by scientific research.
- Positive effect on the heart and circulatory system and help in the treatment of cancer
- Green tea extract helps in increasing fat burning and in maintaining a constant body weight. These results were confirmed at the University of Birmingham
- Improvement of the body’s sensitivity to insulin and the ability to consume glucose
Tea Leaf Extract: Uses
- Slimming and detoxification of the body
- Prevention of heart disease and cancer, especially recommended if there is a risk of disease
- Protecting the skin and improving the condition of the skin. Especially green tea leaf extract is recommended for people with oily and dry skin, as well as with problematic skin (acne).
- Tea leaf extract is also worth using in the case of various types of burns and skin irritation
Green tea leaf extract
- Composition: B vitamins, vitamin K, vitamin C, mineral salts, alkaloids, tannins
- Action: inhibiting inflammation, toning, regenerating
Tannins help in the treatment of burns and irritation, as well as inflammation of the skin. Alkaloids reduce swelling and improve circulation. Vitamin C strengthens immunity, and vitamin K improves healing time of fresh wounds. Mineral salts (magnesium, calcium, zinc, phosphorus, fluorine and others) and various types of B vitamins, such as riboflavin, cobalamin or thamine, generally affect the functioning of the entire body, mediating in many processes and strengthening the body from the inside.
Green tea extract can be purchased separately in pharmacies, adding it to your own home cosmetics or using it as a medicine. However, it is also found in many ready-made cosmetics, most often with rejuvenating, anti-acne or soothing irritations.