Astral Health

Gunpowder green tea is the stuff that is often served in Chinese restaurants. This is the highly caffeinated yellow tea that is also known as Zhucha. It is sometimes sold as pellets or as a powder made out of the ground and dried green tea leaves.
 
Gunpowder tea gets its name from the appearance of the leaves, which are manually masticated and rolled tightly into small, round pellets. The tight roll helps Gunpowder remain fresher longer than other teas.
 
Gunpowder has a sweet yet smoky taste.  It originated in Zhejiang but is now grown everywhere in China. 
 
If you want a real lift have a glass of gunpowder!
 
Peace Be Still Sam

In the late nineties there were quite a few studies about green tea’s ability to cure cancer. However recently there is even more evidence that the green stuff can inhibit tumor growth.

 
. In 2006 a research group headed by Dr. Jerzy Jankun from the Medical College of Ohio found that. epigallocathechin -3 gallate (EGCG) acts as a good inhibitor of urokinase, an enzyme that causes tumors to grow. Furthermore, green tea was compared to a well-known urokinase inhibitor called amiloride which can be consumed in a maximum dose of 20 mg per day. By contrast, a single cup of green tea contains up to 150mg of EGCG. Green tea lovers who consume five or more cups per day are benefiting from very high levels of this cancer cell inhibitor. It acts by preventing cancer cells from growing new blood vessel networks and building tissue masses.
 
Let’s just say that if you do have cancer it probably couldn’t hurt but it is probably a good idea to check with your doctor about this first.
 
Peace Be Still  Sam

As an ex smoker I was pretty interested in the idea that drinking green tea can help heal damaged. Lungs.

 
It also appears that green tea can help mitigate some of the damage that heavy cigarette smokers have done to their lungs. In two different studies, one by scientists at the Academy of Preventive Medicine in Beijing, China and the other by James Klaunig at the Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, the effects of green tea on the oxidative stress created by cigarette smoke toxins were examined.

 
 It was found that when  cigarette users drank an equivalent of six cups of green tea a day, their bodies suffered 40% to 50% less oxidative damage. This means that green tea could potentially lower a smoker’s risk of cancer, emphysema, heart disease and other illnesses. In some cases, the oxidative damage to lung cells was reduced to that of levels found in nonsmokers. Still the fact that green tea is so good for the lungs does not give you permission to smoke your head off!

 
Peace Be Still Sam