The Benefits of Black Tea

Black tea is made from the same plant with green tea, oolong tea and white tea, from leaves of tea (Camellia sinensis). The difference is only on processing. The black tea is oxidized fully. That’s why black tea is often mentioned as oxidized tea or fermentation tea.

Black tea contains caffeine, fluoride, flavonoids, teofilin, antioxidant and others. Like green tea, drinking black tea has so many advantages for health.

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The benefits of black tea:

• can reduce the risk of heart attack.

According to Dr. Joseph Vita from Boston’s School of Medicine, drinking black tea can help reverse an abnormal functioning of the blood vessels that can contribute to stroke or heart attack. Furthermore, improvement in the functioning of the blood vessels was visible within two hours of drinking just one cup of black tea. Heart attack is reduced 40% for people getting used to drink black tea. Whereas according to research of 3000 adults in Saudi Arabia found that regular consumption of the black tea can reduce the risk of coronary heart disease by 50%.

• can reduce blood pressure
• can reduce cholesterol
• can reduce the risk of stroke

According to research in Netherlands National Institute of Public Health, drinking 1-2 cups of black tea per day will pressure accumulation of cholesterol 46 %; 4 cups /day will pressure 68%; drink 4-7 cups/day regularly will reduce the risk of stroke. The flavonoids in black tea helped reduce the production of LDL – the “bad” cholesterol that can lead to stroke and heart attack.

• helps to stop overload of iron in the body.

Researchers in Germany found that a daily cup of black tea can help stop excess iron damaging the bodies of people who suffer from hemochromatosis due to its high content of flavonoids, which limit iron absorption.

• as anti diabetes

Scientists in Scotland have unexpectedly discovered that black tea may help to combat 2 types of diabetes. They found that the compounds of theaflavins and thearubigins behaved like insulin

• can sharpen memory. A team from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne found that green and black tea inhibits the activity of certain enzymes in the brain which are associated with memory.
• can relieve stress. A study at a university in London shows that black tea has an effect on stress hormone levels in the body.
• can prevent bad breath (halitosis); prevent tooth decay and stronger bones
• prevents diarrhea, pneumonia, and skin infections
• Good for blood circulation because it has low caffeine
• can strengthen body immunity system
• can repair digestive problem
• can help to delay the aging process.

NOTE: In order take advantage of the health benefits of black tea, it is recommended to not take your tea with milk or sugar. Although tasty, the mixing will reduce the amazing benefits of this tea.